The effect of cancer on suicide among elderly Holocaust survivors

Ora Nakash; Irena Liphshitz; Lital Keinan-Boker; Itzhak Levav

doi:10.1111/sltb.12015

The effect of cancer on suicide among elderly Holocaust survivors

Ora Nakash, Irena Liphshitz, Lital Keinan-Boker, Itzhak Levav

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Jewish-Israelis of European origin with cancer have higher suicide rates relative to their counterparts in the general population. We investigated whether this effect results from the high proportion of Holocaust survivors among them, due to vulnerabilities arising from the earlier traumas they sustained. The study was based on all Jewish-European persons with cancer, 60 years and over, diagnosed in Israel between 1999 and 2007. The standardized incidence ratios were not significantly different between the exposed and nonexposed groups (men: 0.90, 95% CI 0.60-1.19; women: 0.95, 95% CI 0.55-1.37). Past exposure to maximum adversity did not increase the suicide risk among persons with cancer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	290-295
Number of pages	6
Journal	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12015
State	Published - Jun 2013

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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