Association of frailty with risk of suicide attempt in a national cohort of US veterans aged 65 years or older

  • Kuffel, R. L., Morin, R. T., Covinsky, K. E., Boscardin, W. J., Lohman, M. C., Li, Y., & Byers, A. L. (2023). Association of frailty with risk of suicide attempt in a national cohort of US veterans aged 65 years or older. JAMA Psychiatry, 80(4), 287-295. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.5144

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.5144

Authors

Kuffel, Randall L.
Morin, Ruth T.
Covinsky, Kenneth E.
Boscardin, W. John
Lohman, Matthew C.
Li, Yixia
Byers, Amy L.

Publication Type

Article

Focus Terms

Mental health
Veterans

Branch of Service

Multiple branches

Military Affiliation

Veteran

Subject Affiliation

Veteran

Population

Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Aged (65 yrs & older)

Journal

JAMA Psychiatry

Keywords

frailty
suicide attempt
suicide risk
aged
veterans

URL

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2801904

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