Risk of Suicide Attempt in Adopted and Nonadopted Offspring
In 692 adopted and 540 non-adopted young people, reported suicide attempts were more common among adoptees. Adjustment for psychiatric symptoms, personality, family environment and academic disengagement reduced but did not remove the association.
Limitations: Minnesota-based sample; association does not establish causation.
- Research type
- Comparative cohort
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adolescents / Young adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adolescents; young adults
Adoption context: Mixed
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adolescents, mental health, suicide, suicide attempt, United States
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United States
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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Entry: study_83b9155a31435cdb