• Ali Alias, Lia Bertrand, Vanessa Bisson-Gervais, and Melissa Henry.
• Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, 3605 de la Montagne, Montreal, QC H3G 2M1, Canada.
• Prev Med. 2021 Nov 1; 152 (Pt 1): 106543.

AbstractHealthcare institutions face increasing demands stemming from the burden of noncommunicable diseases. The personal, social, financial and societal impact of these diseases are well-documented. However, the mental health concerns and trajectories of patients afflicted by chronic medical diseases have been under-recognized and are under-resourced. Despite that chronic diseases are associated with substantially increased risk of suicide, the medical world has largely failed to properly address suicide in the medically ill. Considering their high prevalence and mortality rate, this review article will highlight the mental health burden and suicide risk in obstructive lung, cardiovascular (including stroke) and oncological disease, in light of relevant data and conceptual models of suicide. Finally, general evidence-based suicide intervention strategies and potential selective adaptation of these strategies to the chronic medically ill patient populations and medical settings will be reviewed.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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