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Family history of suicide among suicide victims.

Runeson, Bo, Åsberg, Marie·2003·American Journal of Psychiatry

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OBJECTIVE: The aim was to compare the rates of suicide in family members of suicide victims and comparison subjects who died of other causes. METHOD: The Swedish cause of death register identified all suicides in subjects born between 1949 and 1969 (N=8,396). The comparison group comprised persons of the same age who died of other causes (N=7,568). First-degree relatives of the suicide victims (N=33,173) and comparison subjects (N=28,945) were identified. RESULTS: Among families of the suicide victims there were 287 suicides, representing 9.4% of all deaths in family members. Among comparison families there were 120 suicides, 4.6% of all deaths. The difference was significant. Previous psychiatric care and suicide in a family member predicted suicide in the logistic regression model. CONCLUSIONS: The rate of suicide was twice as high in families of suicide victims as in comparison families. A family history of suicide predicted suicide independent of severe mental disorder.

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  • Research has largely focused on suicide risk among bereaved relatives, though less is known about how many people are exposed and need support in the broader household or about their overall mortality risk from nonsuicide causes.

    “Research has largely focused on suicide risk among bereaved relatives,2,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 though less is known about how many people are exposed and need support in the broader household19 or about their overall mortality risk from nonsuicide causes.9,26,27,28”

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Authors
Runeson, B., & Åsberg, M.
Affiliations
Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2003-08-01
Volume
160
Issue
8
Pages
1525-1526
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W2144131559
Cited by
250
References
11
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 19
FWCI
10.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Keywords
suicide, family history of suicide, suicide victims, first-degree relatives, suicide risk, psychiatric nursing, mental illness
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Cause of Death, Child, Family Health, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Registries, Sex Factors, Suicide, Sweden, Cluster Analysis, Logistic Models

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