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SUBMITTER: Hedna K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7536256 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hedna Khedidja K Hensing Gunnel G Skoog Ingmar I Fastbom Johan J Waern Margda M
European journal of public health 20201001 5
<h4>Background</h4>The treatment of depression is a main strategy for suicide prevention in older adults. Our aim was to examine factors related to suicide in older adults (75+) with and without antidepressant (AD) therapy.<h4>Methods</h4>A national population-based register study, including all Swedish residents aged ≥75 years between 2006 and 2014 (N = 1 413 806). A nested case-control design was used to investigate sociodemographic factors associated with suicide among users and non-users of ...[more]