@article{ref1,
title="Studies of suicide in later life: methodologic considerations and research directions",
journal="American journal of geriatric psychiatry",
year="1999",
author="Pearson, Jane L. and Caine, E. D. and Lindesay, J. and Conwell, Yeates and Clark, D. C.",
volume="7",
number="3",
pages="203-210",
abstract="Later-life suicide is a tragedy that occurs worldwide. Often it is preventable. Here, the authors summarize an international workshop where they review four research approaches to studying putative risk factors: epidemiologic studies of suicidal behaviors, clinic-based follow-up studies, studies of suicide attempters, and psychological autopsy studies. They provide brief descriptions of the approaches, examples of questions best addressed by each approach, and their weaknesses and limitations; they also recommend promising areas for future research and propose opportunities for research that could be conducted cross-nationally.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1064-7481",
doi="10.1097/00019442-199908000-00003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00019442-199908000-00003"
}