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Situation and needs for addressing suicide prevention

Spain recorded an 8.6% increase in the suicide mortality rate between 2015 and 2021
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Suicide prevention
Keys to combating it

Unwanted loneliness in older people

Transformative experiences

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The consequences of unwanted loneliness in older people

The prolonged stress it causes can manifest as anxiety
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It affects physical and mental health

Why is it difficult to recognize depression in an older person?

A view from primary care
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Depressive disorders
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Depression in older people

The symptoms are sometimes confused with dementia or the natural aging process
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Depressive disorders

Ageing and suicide

Suicide in the elderly population is a phenomenon that is often ignored or neglected and attracts less attention than suicide in the younger population. Age should not be a reason to normalize suffering.
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The social determinants of depression

Impact of socioeconomic status, loneliness and social support on mental health
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Loneliness and depression

Risk and protective factors against suicide in older people

What situations should we be alert to and how can we help them?
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Suicide prevention
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Testimonial

Share so we don't feel alone

Jordi Ramon Rizo

Nurse Specialist in Mental Health. Centre for Adult Mental Health (CSMA) in Cornellà de Llobregat
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

María Dolores García Ble

Participant in a loneliness support group
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Unwanted loneliness
Maite Peñarrubia María
Interview

«It is likely that many people who are feeling unwell aren't asking for help because of difficulty accessing a general practitioner»

Maite Peñarrubia María

Family and community medicine. ABS Bartomeu Fabrés Anglada
Institut Català de la Salut (ICS)