NIH R01 · 2024
Social Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Disclosure and Help Seeking Behavior in Late-Life Suicide
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This proposal responds to RFA-MH-22-135. Non-disclosure of suicide ideation prior to attempt is normative and even more common in later life. Similarly, our preliminary data indicates lower inclusion of social contacts in suicide safety plans among at-risk older adults. Unfortunately, interventions to increase informal help seeking are ineffective to date. Therefore, major roadblocks exist in the interpersonal processes seen as essential to late-life suicide prevention, and new targets are needed for increasing help-seeking behavior. The purpose of this longitudinal observational project is to understand why older adults do not disclose suicide ideation or seek help…
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