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es of Review Articles on Suicidality 13th Triple i | Koper · Slovenia | 31 May–1 June 2022
Invited lecture · Nicola Veronese
Prof. Nicola Veronese is a Geriatrician: therefore, he is interested in the topic of
suicidology in older people. In particular, he worked, during the Covid-19 pan-
demic, on this topic considering the workers of some nursing homes in Italy and
how it is prevalent and important the theme of suicide in this often forgotten
population. Recently he produced a systematic review regarding epidemiologi-
cal facts on suicide risk among caregivers of older people affected by dementia.
Therefore, his interest in suicidology is mainly epidemiological and dedicated to
geriatric population.
Abstract. The number of publications is exponentially increasing leading, un-
fortunately, to a redundant and a less solid scientific evidence. In this regard,
meta-research, i.e. the part of science interested in summarizing evidence
using a systematic approach is of importance for having clear clinical indi-
cations supported by a strong scientific evidence. In this lecture, a summary
regarding the importance of reviews and in particular those made using a sy-
stematic approach will be made with a particular focus on suicidality. The use
of (systematic) reviews seems to be essential for this topic, often characteri-
zed by studies limited in sample sizes or with other methodological issues.
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Invited lecture · Nicola Veronese
Prof. Nicola Veronese is a Geriatrician: therefore, he is interested in the topic of
suicidology in older people. In particular, he worked, during the Covid-19 pan-
demic, on this topic considering the workers of some nursing homes in Italy and
how it is prevalent and important the theme of suicide in this often forgotten
population. Recently he produced a systematic review regarding epidemiologi-
cal facts on suicide risk among caregivers of older people affected by dementia.
Therefore, his interest in suicidology is mainly epidemiological and dedicated to
geriatric population.
Abstract. The number of publications is exponentially increasing leading, un-
fortunately, to a redundant and a less solid scientific evidence. In this regard,
meta-research, i.e. the part of science interested in summarizing evidence
using a systematic approach is of importance for having clear clinical indi-
cations supported by a strong scientific evidence. In this lecture, a summary
regarding the importance of reviews and in particular those made using a sy-
stematic approach will be made with a particular focus on suicidality. The use
of (systematic) reviews seems to be essential for this topic, often characteri-
zed by studies limited in sample sizes or with other methodological issues.
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