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Family history of suicide among suicide victims.
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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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- 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
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- 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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