Further evidence has been found by Danish researchers which links a family history of psychiatric illness and suicide to increased suicide risk .
In addition, a family history of suicide and psychiatric illness act independently, and are not influenced by socioeconomic factors, finds Dr Ping Qin and colleagues at the National Center for Register-based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus.
They used data from four Danish longitudinal registers to identify 4,262 people between the ages of 9 and 45 who committed suicide between 1981-97, and 80,238 matched controls. Previous research has highlighted a clustering of suicidal behaviour among families.
Previous research has highlighted a clustering of suicidal behaviour among families. Dr Qin and colleagues assessed whether family history of completed suicide, and mental illness leading to hospital admission, are risk factors, and whether they interact.
The 4,262 people who committed suicide and the 80,238 controls were matched for age, sex, and date of suicide. Suicide and psychiatric history of parents and siblings, and socioeconomic, demographic, and psychiatric data for every case were analyzed..
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