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The Etiology of Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in a Population-Based Sample

2021 Standard Research Grant

Amount Awarded: $97,858

Focus Areas: Genetic, Psychosocial

Alexis Edwards, PhD

Alexis Edwards, Ph.D.

Virginia Commonwealth University

Inside the Research

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behaviors are correlated, but distinct outcomes and how they are related remains unclear. This study aims to assess how a range of sociodemographic, behavioral, and environmental predictors are similarly or differentially related to NSSI and suicidal attempt in a large, population-based study. We will further assess the contributions of aggregate or combined genetic risk for related outcomes such as substance misuse, major depression, personality.