The role of ageing in the wish to be dead: disentangling age, period and cohort effects in suicide ideation in European population.

María CabelloL A Rico-UribeJ C Martinez-ÁvilaA Sánchez-NiubòF F CaballeroGuilherme BorgesB Mellor-MarsáJ M HaroM PrinaS KoskinenJose Luis Ayuso-Mateos

Published in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences (2021)

Our results suggest that age and suicide ideation relationship is not linear in middle and older age. The European Baby boomers born from 50s to mid-60s might report higher suicide ideation than their ancestors. This scenario would imply a greater need for mental healthcare services for older people in the future.

Keyphrases

healthcare
depressive symptoms
mental health
primary care
physical activity
preterm infants
middle aged
preterm birth