Abstract
Genetics of Suicide: Family Studies and Molecular Genetics (IN: The Neurobiology of Suicide: From the Bench to the Clinic, edited by D M Stoff & J J Mann)
Roy A~~Rylander G~~Sarchiapone M
This paper examines the effect of genetics on suicidal behavior. Studies involving suicide in adolescents, adults, psychiatric patients, twins, the elderly & Amish citizens are discussed in relation to a genetic link. These studies found a relationship between suicide (or at least mental illness) & hereditary factors. The effect of genotype on the production of serotonin & other hormones that are related to aggression & suicide is also detailed. (72 refs.)