@article{ref1,
title="Suicide risk for sexual minorities in middle and older age: evidence from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health",
journal="American journal of geriatric psychiatry",
year="2019",
author="Capistrant, Benjamin D. and Nakash, Ora",
volume="27",
number="5",
pages="559-563",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: No studies have estimated the difference in suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts for lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) adults aged 50+ compared with heterosexuals using nationally representative data. <br><br>METHODS: We used 2015-2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data to estimate the prevalence of self-reported suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts for LGB adults 50+ compared with heterosexuals in the preceding 12 months. <br><br>RESULTS: Over 185,000 LGB adults aged 50+ in the United States were estimated to have had suicidal ideation in the preceding year. After adjusting for sex and race/ethnicity, LGB individuals aged 50+ had a 4.5 percentage point higher prevalence of suicidal ideation compared with heterosexuals (prevalence difference [PD]: 0.045; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.022, 0.067). Of those with suicidal ideation, LGB individuals aged 50+ had a 17.2 percentage point higher prevalence of suicide plans compared with heterosexuals (PD: 0.172; 95% CI: 0.011, 0.332). <br><br>CONCLUSION: LGB adults in middle and older age have higher suicidal ideation and plans than heterosexual peers.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1064-7481",
doi="10.1016/j.jagp.2018.12.023",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.12.023"
}