@article{ref1,
title="Attempted suicide in older depressed patients: effect of cognitive functioning",
journal="American journal of geriatric psychiatry",
year="1999",
author="Upadhyaya, A. K. and Conwell, Yeates and Duberstein, P. R. and Denning, D. and Cox, C.",
volume="7",
number="4",
pages="317-320",
abstract="The authors explored cognitive functioning and suicidal behavior in older depressed patients. Inpatients age 50 years or older (N=103) with major depression, 45 of whom had attempted suicide, were evaluated within 1 week of their hospital admission. Measures of suicidal behavior included suicide attempter status, the Suicide Intent Scale (SIS), ratings of method used (violent/nonviolent), and seriousness of injuries sustained (lethality). The Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score measured cognitive impairment; covariates were age, gender, and living arrangement. The MMSE score was not associated with suicide attempter status, but for attempters, MMSE score showed a positive association with SIS score, but not method or lethality. Findings suggest that although cognitive disturbance may be associated with less-deliberate acts among older depressed suicide attempters, it does not appear to influence the potential lethality of their behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1064-7481",
doi="10.1097/00019442-199911000-00007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00019442-199911000-00007"
}