Familial Aggregation and Coaggregation of Suicide Attempts and Comorbid Mental Disorders in Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Clarification of the joint influence of familial patterns of suicide attempts and comorbid mental disorders can enhance the understanding and prevention of suicide attempts.

Objective

To investigate the familial patterns of suicide attempts and comorbid mental disorders and their associations in a 2-site family study of mood and anxiety disorders.

Design, setting, and participants

Data were obtained from 2 parallel community-based family studies conducted in the United States (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH] study) and in Lausanne, Switzerland (PsyCoLaus study), on the comorbidity of mood and anxiety disorders. The study sample comprised 1119 adult probands and 5355 first-degree relatives. Data were collected and analyzed from October 2004 to Dec

SUBMITTER: Ballard ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583867 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature