MedPage Today (3/24, Grant) reports, “Older VA patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia were at higher risk for attempting suicide, a longitudinal study found.” Researchers found that “in a fully-adjusted model, the risk for attempting suicide was 23% higher among those diagnosed with dementia,” and was “34% higher in patients with MCI.” The findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry.
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