TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Attempted suicide among living co-twins of twin suicide victims
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Roy, Alec
A1  - Segal, Nancy L.
A1  - Sarchiapone, Marco
SP  - 1075
EP  - 1076
VL  - 152
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The authors hypothesized that significantly more living monozygotic than dizygotic co-twins of twin suicide victims would themselves have attempted suicide. METHOD: They determined the absence or presence of an attempt at suicide at any time among 26 living monozygotic co-twins and nine living dizygotic co-twins of twins who had committed suicide. RESULTS: They found that 10 of the 26 surviving monozygotic co-twins but none of the nine surviving dizygotic co-twins had themselves attempted suicide. CONCLUSIONS: Although monozygotic and dizygotic twins may have some differing developmental experiences, these results contribute to findings of previous studies of suicide in twins in suggesting that genetic factors may play a role in suicidal behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -