OBJECTIVE: This study compared suicidality in families of adult male suicide completers
and community comparison subjects. METHOD: Two hundred forty-seven relatives of 25 …

Introduction Familial clustering of suicidal behaviour and psychopathology has been
reported in young suicide attempters. Most of these studies were predominantly carried out …

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

Known risk factors for suicide in a young person include a mood disorder, alcohol abuse,
recent loss of a loved one, and a family history of suicidal behavior. Drs. David Brent and …

Adoption and twin studies show that familial transmission of suicidal behavior is partly
attributable to genetic factors. Transmission of suicidal behavior is mediated by transmission …

Twenty-five adolescent siblings of 20 adolescent suicide victims were psychiatrically
assessed 6 months after the suicide, and compared to 25 demographically matched …

Objective: There is substantial evidence suggesting that suicide aggregates in families.
However, the extent of overlap between the liability to suicide and psychiatric disorders …

Objective: Female sex, childhood trauma, and a family history of suicidal behavior are three
well established risk factors for attempting suicide. However, interactions between these …

Standard family history and family study methods were used with 650 first-and 1174 second-
degree biological relatives of 133 adolescents who were studied initially 6 to 8 years ago …

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 …