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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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) …

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 …

Suicidal behavior is transmitted within families, above and beyond the transmission of
psychiatric disorder. The familial phenotype of suicidal behavior includes suicide completion …

We examined the extent to which genetic factors shared across generations, measured
covariates, and environmental factors associated with parental suicidal behavior (suicide …