Genetic Variants Associated With Adolescent Suicide Attempts

Inclusion Criteria: Case : * Age at admission between 13 and 17 years old * Hospitalized for attempted suicide * Absence of prominent mental retardation or organic brain damage * Fluent in French * Able to comprehend the study procedures and to undergo entry assessments safely * Provided written informed consent for study participation, and additional consent from the patient's parents or guardians * Northern and Western European ancestry (HapMap-CEU) * Medical insurance coverage Control : * Healthy adult volunteers * No present or past psychiatric illness * No personal history of suicidal behavior and without a family history of suicide * Provided written informed consent for study participation * Northern or Western European ancestry (HapMap-CEU) * Medical insurance coverage Exclusion Criteria: Case: * Inability to get an informed and valid consent * Home address outside the selected hospitals' geographic areas * Intellectual disability or organic brain damage * Origine ethnique non CEU * Absence of medical insurance coverage * Pregnant or lactating women * Without Northern or Western European ancestry (HapMap-CEU) Control : * Inability to get an informed and valid consent * Intellectual disability or organic brain damage * History of suicidal behavior * Psychiatric disorder, past or present * Family history of suicide * Borderline personality disorder * Absence of medical insurance coverage * Pregnant or lactating women * Without Northern or Western European ances…