@article{ref1,
title="Do cerebrovascular risk factors confer risk for suicide in later life? A case-control study",
journal="American journal of geriatric psychiatry",
year="2007",
author="Chan, Sandra S. M. and Lyness, Jeffrey M. and Conwell, Yeates",
volume="15",
number="6",
pages="541-544",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Cerebrovascular pathologies have been implicated as a cause of depressive disorders. This study aims to examine the role of cerebrovascular risk factors in late-life suicide. METHODS: The authors calculated cerebrovascular risk factor (CVRF) score, based on the American Heart Association Criteria, for each case and comparison subject from a psychological autopsy study of suicide among community-dwelling adults over age 50 years. RESULTS: CVRF scores were significantly higher in suicide cases than community-dwelling comparison subjects after accounting for age, sex, depression diagnosis, and functional status. CONCLUSION: Cerebrovascular disease may predispose to suicide in older adults by a variety of psychopathological means.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1064-7481",
doi="10.1097/JGP.0b013e31803c5523",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31803c5523"
}