Citation

Lizardi D, Thompson RG, Keyes KM, Hasin DS. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 2010; 198(9): 687-690.

Affiliation

Graduate School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY; and Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181ef218c

PMID

20823733

Abstract

In previous studies by our group, we found that female offspring of parental divorce and parental remarriage are more susceptible to suicide attempt than male offspring. In this study, we examine whether these findings remain even after controlling for offspring depression. The sample consists of respondents from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Multivariable regressions controlled for offspring depression, parental depression, age, race/ethnicity, income, and marital status. Our previous findings that female offspring of parental divorce and parental remarriage are more likely to report a lifetime suicide attempt than male offspring remained even after controlling for offspring depression. Findings suggest that focusing on engaging female offspring who demonstrate symptoms of depression is not sufficient to reduce suicide attempt risk in this group as many at risk individuals will remain unrecognized.

Language: en