Open AccessOccurrence and Course of Suicidality During Short-term Treatment of Late-Life Depression
Author(s) -
Katalin Szántó,
Benoit H. Mulsant,
Patricia R. Houck,
Mary Amanda Dew,
Charles F. Reynolds
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.60.6.610
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , depression (economics) , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
Elderly persons (> or =65 years) have the highest rate of suicide; still, little is known about the occurrence, course, and responsivity of suicidal ideation during treatment of depression in late life and how suicidality affects treatment response.