Psychiatric News (3/2) reports, “Suicide rates among men aged 65 years and older in the United States have been steadily rising since 2007,” researchers concluded in a study that analyzed “suicide data from 1999 to 2018 reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database.” The study also “revealed that men who are White, aged 85 years or older, and living in rural areas may be at greatest risk.” The findings were published online Feb. 27 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Related Links:
— “Study Highlights Rising Number of Older U.S. Men Dying by Suicide, Psychiatric News, March 2, 2021