Family History of Suicide: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Family History of Suicide

Suicidal Depression

According to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention, those with a history of depression, bipolar disorder, family history of suicide, and substance dependence are at [onemedical.com]

Individuals with suicidal thoughts tend to have a family history of suicide or suicidal thoughts. [medicalnewstoday.com]

A higher incidence of suicidal thoughts has been found among people with a family history of suicide. But studies haven’t yet confirmed a genetic link. [healthline.com]

Depression

A family history of depression or suicide. A personal history of mental problems, alcoholism, or drug abuse. Not having enough support from family or friends. [cancer.gov]

The risk of suicide also goes up if there's a family history of depression. [babycenter.com]

Doctors will suspect depression based on your symptoms and a family history of depression. [merckmanuals.com]

Substance Abuse

Family history is another factor. [everydayhealth.com]

There were no significant differences among groups in their family histories. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Eating disorders and substance abuse share a number of common risk factors, including brain chemistry, family history, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and social pressures [nationaleatingdisorders.org]

Endogenous Depression

Physical underpinnings Melancholia has a strong genetic contribution, with sufferers likely to report a family history of “depression”, bipolar disorder or suicide. [theconversation.com]

Bipolar Disorder

The risk of suicide is even higher in people with bipolar disorder who have frequent depressive episodes, mixed episodes, a history of alcohol or drug abuse, a family history [helpguide.org]

There was also a history of suicide in his family. [cbsnews.com]

[…] of suicide, or an early onset of the disease. [helpguide.org]

Drug Overdose

The risk factors for suicidal ideation can be divided into three categories: psychiatric disorders, life events, and family history. [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] ideation In general, the obese population has increased odds of suicidal ideation in relation to individuals that are of average-weight Exposure and attention to suicide [en.wikipedia.org]

Depressive Disorder

These include people who have (or have a family history of) depression, bipolar illness (also called manic-depressive illness) or have a history of suicidal thoughts or actions [fetzima.com]

DMX has been associated with: Family history of bipolar spectrum disorders Suicidality Antidepressant-induced mania Rapid cycling Young age of onset Long duration of illness [psychscenehub.com]

Before taking FETZIMA, tell your healthcare provider if you: have or have a family history of suicide, depression, bipolar disorder, mania, or hypomania have high blood pressure [fetzima.com]

Chronic Alcoholism

The concept of "structural plasticity" has emerged as a potential mechanism in neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases such as drug abuse, depression, and dementia. Chronic alcoholism is a progressive neurodegenerative disease while the person continues to abuse alcohol, though clinical and imaging studies show[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Neurotic Disorder

[…] as in mental illness Synonyms for neurotic disorder insanity mental disorder personality disorder schizophrenia craziness delusions depression derangement disturbed mind emotional disorder emotional instability loss of mind lunacy madness maladjustment mania mental disease mental sickness nervous breakdown nervous[…] [thesaurus.com]

Anxiety Disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder is a chronic condition characterized by beliefs that worry prepares and protects, but that excessive worry is out of control. In this article, I review the cognitive-behavioral model of generalized anxiety, focusing specifically on problems related to excessive worrying. Noncompliance in[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Depressive Episode

[16] [22] Greater than 45 years of age Male History of suicide attempt or self-injurious behaviors Family history of suicide or mental illness Recent severe loss Poor health [en.wikipedia.org]

In depressed youth, predictors of suicide include baseline suicidality or self-injury, previous suicide attempt, poor family functioning or history of family conflict, use [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

However, the risk is even more elevated during the first two phases of treatment. [16] There are several factors associated with an increased risk of suicide, listed below [en.wikipedia.org]

Cisapride Poisoning

[…] disorder), history or family history of suicide attempts, liver disease, kidney disease, seizures, high blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels, heart disease (e.g., recent [rxoutreach.org]

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: history or family history of psychiatric disorders (e.g., bipolar/manic-depressive [rxoutreach.org]

Severe Depressive Episode

The risk of suicide is even higher in people with bipolar disorder who have frequent depressive episodes, mixed episodes, a history of alcohol or drug abuse, a family history [helpguide.org]

[…] is not worth living, have made a previous suicide attempt and if there is a family history of suicide. [www2.gov.bc.ca]

Late-Onset Depression

Family history of affective disorders or suicide was obtained using the Family History Research Diagnostic Criteria. Vascular risk factors were also recorded. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Moreover, there was no gender difference in family history of psychiatric illness or suicide. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

history of affective disorders or suicide. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Non-24 Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder

Younger onset age of BD and family history of suicide were associated with presence of CRSWD in BD patients. [journals.plos.org]

The subjects were asked to answer questionnaires including demographic variables, clinical course of BD, and family history of psychiatric disorders and suicide. [journals.plos.org]

The rates of family history of psychiatric disorders and suicide in the CRSWD group were higher than those in the non-CRSWD group. [journals.plos.org]

Cyclothymic Disorder

The risk of suicide is even higher in people with bipolar disorder who have frequent depressive episodes, mixed episodes, a history of alcohol or drug abuse, a family history [helpguide.org]

Many of the affected persons have a family history of major depression, suicide or alcohol/drug dependencies. Cyclothymia symptom - What are the Symptoms of Cyclothymia? [depression-guide.com]

People with cyclothymic disorder usually have a family history of major depression, bipolar disorder, suicide, or alcohol or drug dependence. [medbroadcast.com]

Nortriptyline

history of glaucoma (angle-closure type), personal or family history of mental/mood conditions (such as bipolar disorder, psychosis ), family history of suicide, seizures [webmd.com]

[…] or a previous suicide attempt or family history of suicide attempt an unusual or allergic reaction to nortriptyline, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives pregnant [carefirst.staywellsolutionsonline.com]

history of glaucoma (angle-closure type) personal or family history of mental/mood conditions (such as bipolar disorder, psychosis) family history of suicide seizures conditions [healthlinkbc.ca]

Mood Disorder

[…] functional disability and those with anxiety comorbidity and familial history of suicidality in first- and second-degree relatives. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

history of suicidal behavior (Blumenthal, 1988). [webspace.ship.edu]

Other risk factors for suicide include agitation, psychosis, past suicide attempts, a family history of suicide, other psychiatric comorbidity, and recent psychiatric admission [emedicine.medscape.com]

Temporal Lobe Disorder

[…] of head injury Family history of violence or explosiveness Dark thoughts that may involve suicidal or homicidal thoughts Periods of forgetfulness or memory problems [sharecare.com]

[…] auditory changes, such as seeing shadows or hearing muffled sounds Frequent periods of déjà vu Sensitivity or mild paranoia Headaches or abdominal pain of uncertain origin History [sharecare.com]

Atypical Depression

RESULTS: Attempters showed significantly higher rates of atypical depression, family history of completed suicide, depression at index episode and cluster B personality disorder [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Female origin – atypical depression is pretty common for women; Episode of depression in childhood or teen ages; Episodes of child abuse; Family history of alcoholism; Suicidal [women-info.com]

[…] of depression, bipolar disorder or alcoholism Stressful life events, such as the death of a loved one Depression after giving birth (postpartum depression) Family members [fortishealthcare.com]

Nefazodone

history of suicide attempts, heart/blood vessel disease, seizures, or personal or family history of glaucoma (angle-closure type). [psychcentral.com]

any personal or family history of suicide attempts; a personal or family history of psychiatric disorder, such as bipolar/manic-depressive disorder ; loss of excessive [herbs2000.com]

Screen for risk of bipolar disorder by obtaining detailed psychiatric history (e.g., family history of suicide, bipolar disorder, depression) prior to initiating therapy. [drugs.com]

Involutional Depression

and family history of depression than 60 patients with an earlier onset. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In this study, 31 patients with involutional-onset major depression had significantly more somatization and hypochondriasis and less loss of libido, guilt, suicidal intent [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Schizophrenia

A family history of suicide, and comorbid substance misuse were also positively associated with later suicide. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Illness-related risk factors were important predictors, with number of prior suicide attempts, depressive symptoms, active hallucinations and delusions, and the presence of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dysthymic Disorder

The purpose of the current study was to examine differences in suicidal ideation, clinician-rated suicide risk, suicide attempts, and family history of suicide in a sample [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Many of those affected have a family history of major depression, bipolar disorde r, suicide or alcohol/drug dependence. [psychnet-uk.com]

Usual onset Normally early adulthood Causes Genetic, environmental, and psychological factors[2] Risk factors Family history, major life changes, certain medications, chronic [en.wikipedia.org]

Childhood Depression

Children with a family history of violence, alcohol abuse, or physical or sexual abuse are at greater risk for suicide, as are those with symptoms of depression. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Among these are a family history of mental illness or suicide, abuse (physical, emotional or sexual), chronic illness and the loss of a parent at an early age to death, divorce [wingofmadness.com]

Girls are more likely to attempt suicide, but boys are more likely to actually succeed in killing themselves when attempting suicide. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Postpartum Psychosis

A preexisting vulnerability, such as a family history of suicide, impulsivity, and previous and/or current psychiatric diagnoses, may be precipitating risk factors for suicidal [doi.org]

They will also ask about your past medical history, including if you’ve had any history of: depression bipolar disorder anxiety other mental illness family mental health history [healthline.com]

Some research suggests the women are most at risk for postpartum psychosis if they have a family history of bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder. [time.com]

Somatization

Family history of suicidal behavior among suicide attempters. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 170, 86–90. 2 North, C. S., Hansen, K., Wetzel, R. [doi.org]

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Ask if there’s a family history of suicide. [2] If someone is threatening his or her life, seek immediate care. [wikihow.com]

Success Unlimited Books on bullying, PTSD and bullying-related suicide [bullyonline.org]

If the individual has a personal history of suicidal thoughts or a past suicide attempt, the risk of suicide should be taken seriously. [wikihow.com]

Borderline Personality Disorder

Berlim and Gustavo Turecki, Personal and family history of suicidal behaviour is associated with lower peripheral cortisol in depressed outpatients, Journal of Affective Disorders [doi.org]

Gabriel Diaconu and Gustavo Turecki, Family history of suicidal behavior predicts impulsive–aggressive behavior levels in psychiatric outpatients, Journal of Affective Disorders [doi.org]

Cottencin, Jean-Louis Nandrino, Laurent Karila, Caroline Mezerette and Thierry Danel, A case-comparison study of executive functions in alcohol-dependent adults with maternal history [doi.org]

Huntington Disease

Family history of suicide. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSIONS: A positive family history of HD appears to be associated with an earlier onset of depression and overall disease manifestations. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Suicidal Ideation or Attempts Suicidal ideation or attempts are common in HD (74) and correlate with family history of suicide, a history of previous suicide attempts and [frontiersin.org]