Wednesday 31 December 2014

5-Fold Increase in Suicide Risk in Kids With Parent's History of Suicide Attempts

Suicide attempt by a parent increases the odds nearly 5-fold that their child would attempt suicide, reveals a new study. The researchers found a direct effect of a parent's suicide attempt on a suicide attempt by their child, even after researchers took into account a history of previous suicide attempt by the offspring and a familial transmission of mood disorder. David A. Brent, M.D., of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, said ...




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