Year: 2015 Source: Archives of Suicide Research.(2014).18(4):363-375. DOI:10.1080/13811118.2013.826153 SIEC No: 20150060

This study examined the impact of a history of suicidal behavior on suicide among elderly people in Singapore. For suicide prevention in Asians, psychiatrists should aggressively treat major psychiatric disorders, engage social services to resolve social problems in elderly people with a history of suicidal behavior, and reduce access to alcohol. Clinicians working in medical or surgical departments should routinely screen for suicide plans in elderly patients without a past history of suicidal behavior.