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Attempted suicide in the elderly: characteristics of suicide attempters 70 years and older and a general population comparison group
Wiktorsson S, Runeson B, Skoog I, Ostling S, Waern M.. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2010-01-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Objective To identify factors associated with attempted suicide in the elderly. Design Social, psychological, and psychiatric characteristics were compared in suicide attempters (70 years and older) and a representative population sample. Settings Emergency departments at five hospitals in western Sweden and a representative sample of the elderly population.
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APA 7th
Wiktorsson, S., Runeson, B., Skoog, I., Ostling, S., & Waern, M. (2010). Attempted suicide in the elderly: characteristics of suicide attempters 70 years and older and a general population comparison group. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181bd1c13
Vancouver
Wiktorsson S, Runeson B, Skoog I, Ostling S, Waern M. Attempted suicide in the elderly: characteristics of suicide attempters 70 years and older and a general population comparison group. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. 2010. doi:10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181bd1c13. PMID: 20094019.
BibTeX
@article{wiktorsson2010-20094019,
author = {Wiktorsson, S. and Runeson, B. and Skoog, I. and Ostling, S. and Waern, M.},
title = {{Attempted suicide in the elderly: characteristics of suicide attempters 70 years and older and a general population comparison group}},
journal = {The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry},
year = {2010},
doi = {10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181bd1c13},
pmid = {20094019},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181bd1c13}
}
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Key findings
- Design Social, psychological, and psychiatric characteristics were compared in suicide attempters (70 years and older) and a representative population sample.
- Settings Emergency departments at five hospitals in western Sweden and a representative sample of the elderly population.
- Participants Persons with Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score Measurements Symptoms were rated with identical instruments in cases and comparison subjects.
- The examination included the MMSE and tests of short- and long-term memory, abstract thinking, aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia.
Why it matters
This study compared social, psychological and psychiatric characteristics of elderly suicide attempters with a general population sample. It is about suicide risk in the elderly, not about treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Effect sizeOR: 2.6; OR: 2.8
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 46/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: journal h-index 178 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2010 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 3 / 3 | Effect reported with a statistic (interval, p-value, ratio or similar) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomized / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 212 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 11.8 citations a year over 18 year(s) since 2010 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 8.1× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 1 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 28 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Margda Wærn: h-index 61 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Karolinska Institutet: institution h-index 1,477 (OpenAlex) |
| Multicenter collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 20094019) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 46 / 100 | — |
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