Are Adoptees at Increased Risk for Attempting Suicide?

Citation

Feigelman, W. (2005). Are Adoptees at Increased Risk for Attempting Suicide?. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. vol. 35 (2) pp. 206-216

Abstract

This study addresses the controversy of whether adopted adolescents are at risk for more mental health problems than the nonadopted and specifically evaluates differences in suicide ideation and depression. Same gender comparisons were made between 346 adopted adolescents and nearly 14,000 others living with biological parents, with nationally representative data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Results showed few divergences in suicide ideation, attempts, and depression between adopted and nonadopted adolescents and young adults. Future studies employing this same dataset will need to pay closer attention to the high percentages of respondents adopted by blood relatives, which only became known with the collection of the Wave III Add Health data.

URL

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15843337

Keyword(s)

Suicide

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Author(s)

Feigelman, W.

Year Published

2005

Volume Number

Issue Number

Pages

206-216

DOI

10.1521/suli.35.2.206.62873

Reference ID

379