The Correlation Between Genetics and Suicidal Behaviors: a Challenge of Literature.

Abstract

Suicide and suicidal behaviors seem to have a heritable component, and evidences from adoption, twins and families studies underline observations that greater familial suicidal behavior correlates with earlier onset and higher risk in offspring, supporting the presence of a genetic component. In this paper we report data from the literature, highlighting the scientific relevance of research in important topic as suicidal behaviours.