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Although genetic and neurobiological factors that increase risk for suicide continue to be investigated, numerous psychosocial aspects comprise a substantial portion of risk. These researchers examined data from a national computerized survey of youth (National Youth Risk Behavior Survey; 60% response rate), representing rural, urban, private, and public schools, to determine risks for suicide behaviors (“considering,” planning, and attempting) in sexual minority youth (gay, bisexual, or “questioning”) compared with well-matched controls.
Risk was significantly elevated across sexual minorities compared with heterosexuals (risk ratios: considering, 2.45; planning, 2.59; attempting, 3.37) and within each subgrouping and by each sex.