Risk of self‐harm and suicide on reaching the age at which a parent died by suicide or other causes: A Danish, population‐based self‐controlled case series study
Reaching the age at which a parent died by suicide appears to represent a vulnerable period for suicidality, countering public perceptions that time heals linearly. This indicates a need for support in the lead up to age correspondence.
Authors
- Alexandra Pitman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9742-1359)
- Keltie McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0204-9049)
- Julie Cerel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4534-5526)
- Gemma Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6666-3681)
- Annette Erlangsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-0558)
- Yanakan Logeswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8310-8767)
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Mental Health Services (DK)
- Danish National Centre for Social Research (DK)
- St Pancras Hospital (GB)
- Capital Region of Denmark (DK)
- University College London (GB)
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.13135
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Royal Society
- Directorate for Biological Sciences