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Similar to worldwide reports, an increase in post-pandemic suicides is observed. The aging of the population and the increasing incidence of suicide in older adults gives relevance to this study, which has been limited by the lack of systematic data collection and previous research that would allow a better understanding of the problem and, in turn, the generation of public policies focused on the mental health of older adults.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyt.2024.1489874","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,26]],"date-time":"2024-11-26T06:27:27Z","timestamp":1732602447000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Suicide in older adults in Honduras: a retrospective analysis (2008-2022)"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9","family":"Ir\u00edas Escher","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Virna Julisa","family":"L\u00f3pez Castro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pablo","family":"Yup de Le\u00f3n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,26]]},"reference":[{"volume-title":"Suicide Worldwide in 2019 Global Health Estimates","year":"2021","key":"B1"},{"key":"B2","unstructured":"La salud mental en la Regi\u00f3n de las Am\u00e9ricas. 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