3 However, compared to other men they are at greater risk for mental health problems. The majority of gay/bi men maintain good mental health. stressful life events including divorce or unemployment.serious mental and physical health conditions including pain.Risk factors for suicideĪ confluence of risk factors 2 may lead to suicide, including: Salber‘s Review Notes appear at the end of the story. This article will focus in particular on suicide in older gay men. Although this rise was particularly steep for women, it increased substantially for all middle-aged Americans, a group whose suicide rate had been stable or falling since the 1950s. Suicide rates in the United States have surged in recent years, 1 while in other countries the rates have fallen.
