Increased risk of suicidal behaviour in non-European international adoptees decreases with age
This later Swedish study found relative suicide risk was highest in early adulthood and declined with age, while suicide-attempt risk remained elevated. Later birth cohorts and infant adoptions generally showed lower relative risks.
Limitations: Swedish evidence does not transfer automatically to the UK; cohort and origin effects matter.
- Research type
- National cohort
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Young adults / Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Young adults; adults
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption
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: adult outcomes, age at adoption, suicide, suicide attempt, Sweden
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: Sweden
- Funding
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- Commissioner
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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