Suicidal thoughts and behaviors and social isolation: A narrative review of the literature

Calati, Raffaella; Ferrari, Chiara; Brittner, Marie; Oasi, Osmano; Olié, Emilie; Carvalho, André F.; Courtet, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.022

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors and social isolation: A narrative review of the literature

BACKGROUND Social isolation is one of the main risk factors associated with suicidal outcomes. The aim of this narrative review was to provide an overview on the link between social isolation and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. METHODS We used the PubMed database to identify relevant articles pu…