Parent's Suicide Attempt Makes Child's Much More Likely: Study

Parent's Suicide Attempt Makes Child's Much More Likely: Study

- Suicidal behavior appears to run in families, with certain conditions putting kids at higher risk

TUESDAY, Dec. 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- When a parent has a history of attempting suicide, the odds of a suicide attempt in their child rises fivefold, compared to the offspring of people without such histories, a new study finds.

Reporting in the Dec. 30 online edition of JAMA Psychiatry, researchers led by Dr. David Brent of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center tracked more than 700 young and adult-aged children (ages ranged from 10 to 50) of 334 parents with mood disorders, such as depression or bipolar disorder.
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