Table 9.
Family Studies of Child or Adolescent Suicide-Attempting Probands*
Study | Year | Proband | Control | N proband/control | OR |
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Pfeffer | 1994 | Prepubertal attempter | Ideator/clinica l control community controls | 25/28/16/54 | 4.3–8.3a |
Johnson | 1998 | Adol. Inpt. attempters | Adol. Inpatient non-attempters | 62/70 | 2.1b |
Bridge | 1997 | Community attempters | Community controls | 3/55 | 12.1b |
Attempter/normal control; OR = 8.3, attempter/clinical control.
Adjusted OR.
From Brent and Mann. Family genetic studies, suicide, and suicidal behavior. Am J Psychiatry 2005;133C:13–24, with permission.