Comparison of familial and non-familial suicidal behaviors among people with major depressive disorder: Testing the discriminative predicting role of high-yield clinical variables

Contrary to our hypothesis and the concept of “genetic anticipation”, a first-degree family history of suicide attempt or suicide in currently depressed attempters with MDD was not associated with a range of clinical and suicide-related characteristics. Longitudinal studies incorporating external validators and potential biological markers may advance this area of research.