Citation

Tremeau F, Staner L, Duval F, Correa H, Crocq MA, Darreye A, Czobor P, Dessoubrais C, Macher JP. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2005; 35(6): 702-713.

Affiliation

Nathan Kline Institute, 140 Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA. Ftremeau@NKI.RFMH.ORG

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16552986

Abstract

The influence of a family history of suicide on suicide attempt rate and characteristics in depression, schizophrenia, and opioid dependence was examined. One hundred sixty inpatients with unipolar depression, 160 inpatients with schizophrenia, and 160 opioid-dependent patients were interviewed. Overall, a family history of suicide was associated with a higher risk for suicide attempt, with high-lethality method, with repeated attempts, and with number of attempts, while the interaction between family history and diagnostic group was not significant. Thus, a positive family history of suicide was a risk factor for several suicide attempt characteristics independent of psychiatric diagnosis.