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Association of chronic pain with suicide attempt and death by suicide: a two-sample Mendelian randomization.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jul 2024
Balit Jude, Erlangsen Annette, Docherty Anna, Turecki Gustavo, Orri Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
Prior studies have suggested an association between chronic pain and suicidal behavior. However, evidence supporting the causal nature of this association, and the role played by depression, remain difficult to establish due to confounding. We investigated associations of chronic pain with suicide attempt and death by suicide as well as the mediating role of depression in this association using a genetically...
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