Suicide Prevention: Family History & Genomics

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Suicide Prevention: Family History & Genomics

CDC information: Suicide can be prevented. Each year, more than 39,000 Americans take their own lives and about 487,000 people receive medical care for self-inflicted injuries

New CDC blog post: Suicide, family history, and genomics

CDC information: Risk factors for suicide include family history of suicide and family history of child maltreatment

National Institute for Mental Health information: Suicide prevention

Did you know?>200 genes have been reported in relation to suicide risk, including 10 genomewide association studies? To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator

Check out genetic conditions and tests associated with suicide, from the NIH Genetic Testing Registry

Could a genetic test predict the risk for suicide? Scientists are hunting for the genetic basis of suicide and developing suicide DNA tests, by Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review, Aug 13

Blood test that allegedly predicts suicide risk only looks promising in the media, not in science,by Cecile Janssens, Huffington Post, Aug 19

Team approach helps teen depression, by Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director, Sep 9