Association between family history of suicide attempt and neurocognitive functioning in community youth.
Jason D JonesRhonda C BoydMonica E CalkinsTyler M MooreAnnisa AhmedRan BarzilayTami D BentonRaquel E GurRuben C GurPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2020)
Youth with a FH show small differences in executive function, attention, and language reasoning compared to youth without a FH. Further research is warranted to investigate neurocognitive functioning as an endophenotype for suicide risk. Implications for the prevention and treatment of suicidal behaviors are discussed.