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Life-time adversities, reported thirteen years after a suicide attempt: relationship to recovery, 5HTTLPR genotype, and past and present morbidity.

Vang, Fredrik LU ; Lindström, Mats LU orcid ; Sunnqvist, Charlotta LU ; Bah-Rösman, Jessica ; Johanson, Aki LU and Träskman Bendz, Lil LU (2009) In Archives of Suicide Research 13(3). p.214-229
Abstract
In this study, we investigated how adversities related to past and present morbidity, and genotype. Forty-two, suicide attempters and 22 matched control patients were followed-up after 13 years. Life-time adversities were explored in an interview, and the patients were reassessed psychiatrically. The serotonin-transporter-linked promotor region (5-HTTLPR) was typed. More adversities were reported by suicide attempters than controls, and by still-ill than recovered suicide attempters. Adversities reported at follow-up were related to psychiatric morbidity at follow-up, but not to morbidity 13 years earlier. The 5-HTTLPR, genotype was associated with reported adversities, but not chances of recovery. Adversities potentially affected chronic... (More)
In this study, we investigated how adversities related to past and present morbidity, and genotype. Forty-two, suicide attempters and 22 matched control patients were followed-up after 13 years. Life-time adversities were explored in an interview, and the patients were reassessed psychiatrically. The serotonin-transporter-linked promotor region (5-HTTLPR) was typed. More adversities were reported by suicide attempters than controls, and by still-ill than recovered suicide attempters. Adversities reported at follow-up were related to psychiatric morbidity at follow-up, but not to morbidity 13 years earlier. The 5-HTTLPR, genotype was associated with reported adversities, but not chances of recovery. Adversities potentially affected chronic morbidity. 5-HTTLPR genotype did not affect long-term recovery. (Less)
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outcome, life-events, follow-up, gene, self-harm, suicide
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Archives of Suicide Research
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13
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214 - 229
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Routledge
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1543-6136
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10.1080/13811110903044328
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English
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  author       = {{Vang, Fredrik and Lindström, Mats and Sunnqvist, Charlotta and Bah-Rösman, Jessica and Johanson, Aki and Träskman Bendz, Lil}},
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