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The Association of Genetic Predisposition to Depressive Symptoms with Non-suicidal and Suicidal Self-Injuries.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 2017
Maciejewski Dominique F, Renteria Miguel E, Abdellaoui Abdel, Medland Sarah E, Few Lauren R, Gordon Scott D, Madden Pamela A F, Montgomery Grant, Trull Timothy J, Heath Andrew C, Statham Dixie J, Martin Nicholas G, Zietsch Brendan P, Verweij Karin J H
Abstract excerpt
Non-suicidal and suicidal self-injury are very destructive, yet surprisingly common behaviours. Depressed mood is a major risk factor for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. We conducted a genetic risk prediction study to examine the polygenic overlap of depressive symptoms with lifetime NSSI, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts in a sample of 6237 Australian adult twins...
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