B1492 - Explaining risk for suicidal behaviour in adolescent offspring of depressed parents - 31/01/2013

B number: 
B1492
Principal applicant name: 
Dr Gemma Hammerton (University of Cardiff, UK)
Co-applicants: 
Dr Stephan Collishaw (University of Cardiff, UK), Dr Stanley Zammit (Not used 0, Not used 0), Prof Anita Thapar (University of Cardiff, UK)
Title of project: 
Explaining risk for suicidal behaviour in adolescent offspring of depressed parents.
Proposal summary: 

AIMS

(1) Examine in detail the longitudinal association between maternal and paternal depression and the course of offspring suicidal behaviour.

(2) Assess the extent to which prior child psychopathology accounts for excess risk of suicidal behaviour in offspring of depressed parents relative to offspring of non-depressed parents.

(3) Assess the extent to which other hypothesised mediating mechanisms (such as family factors, peer problems and other child factors) account for excess risk of suicidal behaviour in offspring of depressed parents and to examine how these factors interact with child psychopathology.

(4) Where possible, use repeated measures to test the direction of effects for identified mediating mechanisms and adolescent suicidality.

Date proposal received: 
Thursday, 31 January, 2013
Date proposal approved: 
Thursday, 31 January, 2013
Keywords: 
Mental Health, Suicide, Depression
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