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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 26.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2008 Jun;31(2):157–177. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2008.02.001

Table 7.

Family Studies of Rates of Suicidal Behavior in Relatives of Suicide Versus Control Probands*

Study Year Proband Control N proband/control AORa,b
Brent 1996 Adolescent suicides Matched community controls 58/55 4.3
Gould 1996 Adolescent suicides Matched community controls 120/147 5.1
Cheng 2000 Adult suicides Matched community controls 113/226 5.2
Kim 2005 Adult male suicides Matched community controls 217/171 10.6
a

Chart Review.

b

FH attempt/completion.

*

Adapted from Brent and Mann. Family genetic studies, suicide, and suicidal behavior. Am J Psychiatry 2005;133C:13–24, with permission.