# Using claims data to study the association between Alzheimer's disease and suicidal behaviors

> **NIH NIH R01** · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · 2020 · $423,586

## Abstract

PROJECT ABSTRACT
Given that dementia represents the major cause of loss of autonomy in older adults, a diagnosis of Alzheimer's
disease and its related dementias (ADRD) could represent a critical moment that increases the risk of suicidal
ideation (SI) and attempt (SA). However, despite significant research progress in the past decade, it remains
unclear if there are “clusters” of patients with ADRD who are at an increased risk for suicide, and how
utilization of healthcare services, or the lack thereof, might be associated with SI/SA rates. This supplement
will use large-scale commercial health insurance claims data and advanced machine learning algorithms to
study these questions.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10123394
- **Project number:** 3R01MH119177-02S2
- **Recipient organization:** WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
- **Principal Investigator:** GEORGE S ALEXOPOULOS
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $423,586
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10123394

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10123394, Using claims data to study the association between Alzheimer's disease and suicidal behaviors (3R01MH119177-02S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10123394. Licensed CC0.

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