TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Suicide on the paternal and maternal sides of depressed patients with a lifetime history of attempted suicide
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Papadimitriou, G. N.
A1  - Linkowski, P.
A1  - Delarbre, C.
A1  - Mendlewicz, J.
SP  - 417
EP  - 419
VL  - 83
IS  - 6
N2  - The computational model of Slater, based on the analysis of ancestral secondary cases on the paternal and maternal sides of the subjects, was applied to depressed patients with a lifetime history of attempted suicide, either violent or nonviolent, in order to investigate possible modes of transmission of suicidal behavior. Among 549 patients, 15 had 2 or more ascendant first- and second-degree relatives who committed suicide. The results of the distribution of these cases were compatible with polygenic inheritance of suicidal behavior in depressed patients with a history of attempted suicide. In patients using violent methods, a significantly greater loading of ancestral secondary cases of suicide was observed on the maternal side and, in the nonviolent attempter group, on the paternal side.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -