Variables associated with familial suicide attempts in a sample of suicide attempters

Baca‐García, Enrique; Perez‐Rodriguez, M. Mercedes; Saiz-González, Dolores; Basurte-Villamor, Ignacio; Sáiz-Ruiz, Jerónimo; Leiva-Murillo, J.M.; Prado-Cumplido, Mario de; Santiago-Mozos, Ricardo; Artés‐Rodríguez, Antonio; Leon, José de

doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.05.019

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“…A recent comprehensive meta-analysis [67] of suicide in bipolar disorder, when focused on completed suicide, provided an OR of 2.9 for a first-degree family history of suicide, but only 14% (21/149) of the completed suicides had a familial suicide history, indicating a very low PAR for familial suicide as in our studies [39]. In a recent prospective study of suicide attempts in the US population, accumulation of psychopathology was the best predictor of suicide attempts [68].…”

Section: Ors and Population-attributable Riskmentioning

confidence: 46%

“…In our studies two factors appear and reappear: completed/attempted suicide in the family and the use of alcohol during the attempt [39]. Due to the relatively low frequency (≤10%) of familial suicide [39], our sample size was too small to explore two possible hypotheses (familial suicide is explained by shared genes or understood as a learned behavior).…”

Section: Even More Painful Questions: the Problems Of Scientific Methmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to the relatively low frequency (≤10%) of familial suicide [39], our sample size was too small to explore two possible hypotheses (familial suicide is explained by shared genes or understood as a learned behavior). Similarly, we do not know if potential attempters use alcohol to disinhibit themselves and therefore attempt suicide or are people with no prior thought of suicide until they are intoxicated by alcohol.…”

Section: Even More Painful Questions: the Problems Of Scientific Methmentioning

confidence: 99%

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From the Serotonin Model of Suicide to a Mental Pain Model of Suicide

Leon

Baca‐García²,

Blasco-Fontecilla³

2015

Psychother Psychosom

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Section: Ors and Population-attributable Riskmentioning

confidence: 46%

Section: Even More Painful Questions: the Problems Of Scientific Methmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Even More Painful Questions: the Problems Of Scientific Methmentioning

confidence: 99%

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From the Serotonin Model of Suicide to a Mental Pain Model of Suicide

Leon

Baca‐García²,

Blasco-Fontecilla³

2015

Psychother Psychosom

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“…Our data mining methodology was more accurate than logistic regression (correct classification percentage 99% vs 80%) . We also have used data mining to identify clinical variables related to familial aggregation of SB (Baca-Garcia et al, 2007). For pre-existing data to be included in the consortium server: Each site must have obtained local IRB review and approval prior to recruiting any subjects.…”

Section: Data Miningmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Cross-National Tool for Assessing and Studying Suicidal Behaviors

López-Castromán¹,

Baca‐García

authors

et al. 2015

Archives of Suicide Research

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Current methodologies employed in collecting data for suicide research present several limitations. In this article, we describe a novel method and tool to prospectively study suicidal behavior and its related risk and protective factors in different countries. This tool is a web-based database, which will initially be developed and piloted by suicide research groups from Austria, Brazil, Chile, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the US. The database will develop and integrate research tools key to collaboration, permit exploration of ethical considerations, and provide a universal interface in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and German that will make it possible to incorporate new groups from different countries to the network. The common database resulting of this cross-national effort will allow researchers to share and compare data across countries in a large sample of patients. Using anonymous electronic records of patients, we will: 1) determine the impact of risk and protective factors (viz. aggression and religious affiliation) in different socio-cultural environments; 2) develop a clinical model of suicidal behavior that integrates the multiple dimensions implicated; 3) try differentiating the effects of biological, environmental, and cultural factors on suicidal behavior, and 4) offer the global psychiatric research community a tool that will standardize assessment across nations, allowing for better generalization.

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“…[57][58][59][60][61]. Along these lines, RFA may be most effective when applied alongside more standard parametric methods in an exploratory-confirmatory approach.…”

Section: Random Forest Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quantitative Methods in Psychological Aging Research: A Mini-Review

Ghisletta

Aichele²

2017

Gerontology

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As research on psychological aging moves forward, it is increasingly important to accurately assess longitudinal changes in psychological processes and to account for their (often complex) associations with sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related variables. Traditional statistical methods, though time tested and well documented, are not always satisfactory for meeting these aims. In this mini-review, we therefore focus the discussion on recent statistical advances that may be of benefit to researchers in psychological aging but that remain novel in our area of study. We first compare two methods for the treatment of incomplete data, a common problem in longitudinal research. We then discuss robust statistics, which address the question of what to do when critical assumptions of a standard statistical test are not met. Next, we discuss two approaches that are promising for accurately describing phenomena that do not unfold linearly over time: nonlinear mixed-effects models and (generalized) additive models. We conclude by discussing recursive partitioning methods, as these are particularly well suited for exploring complex relations among large sets of variables.

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Variables associated with familial suicide attempts in a sample of suicide attempters

Cited by 29 publications

References 33 publications

From the Serotonin Model of Suicide to a Mental Pain Model of Suicide

From the Serotonin Model of Suicide to a Mental Pain Model of Suicide

A Cross-National Tool for Assessing and Studying Suicidal Behaviors

Quantitative Methods in Psychological Aging Research: A Mini-Review

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