Background Although adoption, twin, and family studies have shown that suicidal behavior
is familial, the risk factors for familial transmission from parent to child remain unclear …

Importance Suicide attempts are strong predictors of suicide, a leading cause of adolescent
mortality. Suicide attempts are highly familial, although the mechanisms of familial …

Objective: The authors sought to identify clinical predictors of new-onset suicidal behavior in
children of parents with a history of mood disorder and suicidal behavior. Method: In a …

OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine 1) whether the risk for familial transmission of
suicidal behavior is greater with increased family loading for suicide attempts, and 2) …

The goals of the study were (1) to determine the association between parental and offspring
suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adult offspring in a general community …

The extant adoption, twin, and family studies of suicide and suicidal behavior are reviewed.
Suicidal behavior is highly familial, and on the basis of twin and adoption studies, heritable …

Background: While previous studies have shown an increased rate of suicidal behavior in
the relatives of suicide victims, it is unclear if this is attributable merely to increased familial …

OBJECTIVE: First-degree relatives of persons with mood disorder who attempt suicide are at
greater risk for mood disorders and attempted or completed suicide. This study examined …

OBJECTIVE: Both mood disorder and suicidal behavior are familial. In this study, the authors
examine the factors associated with the familial transmission of these two related conditions …

Background: Self-reported childhood sexual abuse is associated with major depression and
with suicidal behavior. The current study investigates the relationship between reported …