The Spouse of an Elderly Individual in the United States

The spouse of an elderly individual in the United States has recently died; the individual was experiencing clinical depression before the spouse's death. The suicide risk for this individual is:

A) moderately high; death of a spouse, but not depression, is related to an elevated suicide risk.
B) very high; both death of a spouse and depression are related to an elevated suicide risk.
C) moderately high; depression, but not death of a spouse, is related to an elevated suicide risk.
D) normal; suicide risk among the elderly is largely independent of these factors.