Suicide attempt risk factors in individuals with psychiatric disorders and multi-affected families: a network analysis
Gabriele Torino, Giuseppe Delvecchio, Alessandro Pigoni, Domenico Madonna, Silvana Zito, Paolo Brambilla · 2026
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Description
Gabriele Torino and co-authors map which factors cluster around past suicide attempts in psychiatric patients from families with many affected members, in a 2026 study. They built statistical networks for social, clinical, and drug-treatment factors separately, then merged the strongest into one overall map. Suicide attempts sat closest to alcohol abuse, female sex, and a younger age when illness began.
In the social network, age, sex, and marital status linked directly to attempts. The clinical map centered on alcohol abuse and complications around childbirth. In the drug map, how long someone had taken mood stabilizers mattered. The authors argue risk checks should read the whole web of factors, not single flags, especially in families where illness runs deep.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gabriele Torino, Giuseppe Delvecchio, Alessandro Pigoni, Domenico Madonna, Silvana Zito, Paolo Brambilla |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |