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TITLE
Defining suicidality phenotypes for genetic studies: perspectives of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Suicide Working Group.
ABSTRACT
Suicidality phenotypes, consisting of suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempt (SA), and suicide death (SD), are all heritable but present unique challenges in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) due to their individual complexity, overlap with each other and with related self-harm phenotypes, and varying associations with psychiatric disorders. GWAS have uncovered several loci associated with suicidality phenotypes by meta-analyzing data from multiple cohorts. However, combining datasets from many research groups, where each group may use different study designs, phenotyping instruments, and definitions of suicidality phenotypes, presents challenges. Heterogeneity resulting from these differences can limit genetic discovery; harmonizing phenotype definitions to ensure consistency will greatly improve results. Here, we describe a standardized phenotyping protocol that draws on the expertise of a subgroup of clinicians, researchers, and experts from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Suicide Working Group to propose consensus definitions for SI, SA, and SD for genetic studies.
© 2025. The Author(s).
DATE PUBLISHED
2025 Sep 25
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
received 2025/04/17
accepted 2025/09/11
revised 2025/08/18
medline 2025/09/26 00:30
pubmed 2025/09/26 00:30
entrez 2025/09/25 23:40
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Colbert SMC Colbert Sarah M C SMC Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. sarah.colbert@icahn.mssm.edu.
Monson ET Monson Eric T ET Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Andreassen OA Andreassen Ole A OA NORMENT Centre, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Ayinde OO Ayinde Olatunde O OO Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Barr PB Barr Peter B PB Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Bejan CA Bejan Cosmin A CA Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Ceja Z Ceja Zuriel Z School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Coon H Coon Hilary H Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
DiBlasi E DiBlasi Emily E Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Edenberg HJ Edenberg Howard J HJ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Gelernter J Gelernter Joel J Department of Psychiatry, VA CT Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.
Hatoum A Hatoum Alexander A Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Izotova A Izotova Anastasia A Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Johnson EC Johnson Emma C EC Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Kaufman EA Kaufman Erin A EA Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Kranzler HR Kranzler Henry R HR Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Koromina M Koromina Maria M Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Lehto K Lehto Kelli K Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Myung W Myung Woojae W Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea.
Nurnberger JI Jr Nurnberger John I JI Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Serretti A Serretti Alessandro A Oasi Research Institute-IRCCS, Troina, Italy.
Smoller JW Smoller Jordan W JW Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit (PNGU), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Stein MB Stein Murray B MB Department of Psychiatry and School of Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Zai CC Zai Clement C CC Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Erlangsen A Erlangsen Annette A Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gaine M Gaine Marie M Iowa Neuroscience Institute, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Martorell L Martorell Lourdes L Biomedical Network Research Centre on Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Sud R Sud Reeteka R Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India.
Toma C Toma Claudio C School of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Bigdeli TB Bigdeli Tim B TB Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Kimbrel NA Kimbrel Nathan A NA Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Ruderfer D Ruderfer Douglas D Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Docherty AR Docherty Anna R AR Clinical and Translational Science Institute & the Center for Genomic Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Mann JJ Mann J John JJ Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Mullins N Mullins Niamh N Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. niamh.mullins@mssm.edu.
Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Suicide Working Group
INVESTIGATORS
LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION
Colbert Sarah Mc SM
Ayinde Olatunde O
Hatoum Alexander S AS
Ruderfer Douglas M DM
Adams Mark M
Adolfsson Rolf R
Agartz Ingrid I
Agerbo Esben E
Air Tracy M TM
Alda Martin M
Alfredsson Lars L
Anjorin Adebayo A
Appadurai Vivek V
Artigas María Soler MS
Ashley-Koch Allison E AE
Awasthi Swapnil S
Azevedo M Helena MH
García Enrique Baca EB
Bakian Amanda A
Bass Nicholas N
Bau Claiton Hd CH
Baune Bernhard T BT
Beckham Jean C JC
Bellivier Frank F
Bergen Andrew W AW
Berger Klaus K
Berrettini Wade H WH
Biernacka Joanna M JM
Bigdeli Tim B TB
Binder Elisabeth B EB
Boehnke Michael M
Bohus Martin M
Boks Marco P MP
Børglum Anders D AD
Bosch Rosa R
Braff David L DL
Brandt Harry H
Breen Gerome G
Bryant Richard R
Budde Monika M
Bulik Cynthia M CM
Byrne Enda M EM
Cahn Wiepke W
Campos Adrian I AI
Casas Miguel M
Castelao Enrique E
Cervilla Jorge A JA
Chang Xiao X
Chaumette Boris B
Chen Hsi-Chung HC
Chen Wei J WJ
Christensen Erik D ED
Cichon Sven S
Coleman Jonathan R I JRI
Corvin Aiden A
Craddock Nicholas N
Craig David D
Crawford Steven S
Crow Scott S
Degenhardt Franziska F
Demontis Ditte D
Dennis Michelle M
Djurovic Srdjan S
Duriez Philibert P
Edwards Alexis A
Esko Tõnu T
Fanelli Giuseppe G
Fanous Ayman H AH
Fernández-Aranda Fernando F
Fichter Manfred M MM
Foo Jerome C JC
Forstner Andreas J AJ
Fries Gabriel R GR
Frye Mark M
Fullerton Janice M JM
Galfalvy Hanga H
Gallinger Steven S
Gandal Michael M
Garrett Melanie M
Gatt Justine M JM
Gejman Pablo V PV
Giegling Ina I
Glatt Stephen J SJ
Gorwood Philip P
Grabe Hans J HJ
Green Melissa J MJ
Grevet Eugenio H EH
Grigoroiu-Serbanescu Maria M
Guo Yiran Y
Gutierrez Blanca B
Gutierrez-Zotes Alfonso A
Guzman-Parra Jose J
Hafferty Jonathan D JD
Hair Lauren L
Hakonarson Hakon H
Halmi Katherine A KA
Hamilton Steven P SP
Hamshere Marian L ML
Hartmann Annette M AM
Harvey Philip P
Hauser Elizabeth R ER
Hauser Michael A MA
Hauser Joanna J
Heilmann-Heimbach Stefanie S
Hishimoto Akitoyo A
Hoffmann Per P
Hougaard David M DM
Huffman Jennifer J
Hwu Hai-Gwo HG
Ising Marcus M
Jacobson Daniel D
Jain Sonia S
Jamain Stéphane S
Ji Min M
Jiménez-Murcia Susana S
Johnson Craig C
Jones Ian I
Jones Lisa A LA
Jonsson Lina L
Kahn René S RS
Kang JooEun J
Kaplan Allan S AS
Kaye Walter H WH
Keel Pamela K PK
Kelsoe John R JR
Kendler Kenneth S KS
Kennedy James L JL
Kessler Ronald C RC
Kim Minsoo M
Kloiber Stefan S
Klump Kelly L KL
Koenen Karestan C KC
Kogevinas Manolis M
Konte Bettina B
Krebs Marie-Odile MO
Kuo Po-Hsiu PH
Landén Mikael M
Lannoy Séverine S
Lawrence Jacob J
Leboyer Marion M
Lee Phil H PH
Levey Daniel F DF
Levinson Douglas F DF
Lewis Cathryn M CM
Li Dong D
Li Qingqin S QS
Liao Shih-Cheng SC
Liao Calwing C
Lieb Klaus K
Lilenfeld Lisa L
Lindquist Jennifer H JH
Lissowska Jolanta J
Liu Chih-Min CM
Lori Adriana A
Lucae Susanne S
Madduri Ravi R
Magistretti Pierre J PJ
Marshall Christian R CR
Martin Nicholas G NG
Mayoral Fermin F
McElroy Susan L SL
McGrath Patrick P
McGuffin Peter P
McIntosh Andrew M AM
McMahon Benjamin B
McQuillin Andrew A
Medland Sarah E SE
Mehta Divya D
Melle Ingrid I
Milaneschi Yuri Y
Mitchell James E JE
Mitchell Philip B PB
Molina Esther E
Morken Gunnar G
Mors Ole O
Mortensen Preben Bo PB
Müller-Myhsok Bertram B
Muntané Gerard G
Murnyak Balasz B
Myers Richard M RM
Nievergelt Caroline C
Nimgaonkar Vishwajit V
Nordentoft Merete M
Nöthen Markus M MM
O'Donovan Michael C MC
Okazaki Satoshi S
Olsen Catherine M CM
Ophoff Roel A RA
Oslin David W DW
Otsuka Ikuo I
Owen Michael J MJ
Papiol Sergi S
Pato Carlos C
Pato Michele T MT
Penninx Brenda Wjh BW
Pimm Jonathan J
Pinto Dalila D
Pistis Giorgio G
Polimanti Renato R
Porteous David D
Potash James B JB
Power Robert A RA
Powers Abigail A
Preisig Martin M
Qin Xuejun X
Quested Digby D
Ramos-Quiroga Josep Antoni JA
Ramoz Nicolas N
Reif Andreas A
Rentería Miguel E ME
Ribasés Marta M
Richarte Vanesa V
Rietschel Marcella M
Ripke Stephan S
Rivera Margarita M
Roberts Andrea A
Roberts Gloria G
Roepke Stefan S
Rouleau Guy A GA
Rovaris Diego L DL
Rozanov Vsevolod V
Rujescu Dan D
Sànchez-Gistau Vanessa V
Sánchez-Mora Cristina C
Sanders Alan R AR
Sawyers Chelsea C
Scherer Stephen W SW
Schmahl Christian C
Schofield Peter R PR
Schulze Thomas G TG
Scott Laura J LJ
Shabalin Andrey A
Shi Jianxin J
Shyn Stanley I SI
Sirignano Lea L
Sklar Pamela P
Smeland Olav B OB
Smith Daniel J DJ
Sokolowski Marcus M
Sonuga-Barke Edmund J S EJS
Spalletta Gianfranco G
Stahl Eli A EA
Starnawska Anna A
Stephenson Mallory M
Strauss John S JS
Streit Fabian F
Strober Michael M
Su Mei-Hsin MH
Świątkowska Beata B
Thornton Laura M LM
Trafton Jodie J
Treasure Janet J
Trzaskowski Maciej M
Tsuang Ming T MT
Turecki Gustavo G
Ursano Robert J RJ
Van der Auwera Sandra S
Vilar-Ribó Laura L
Vilella Elisabet E
Vincent John B JB
Völzke Henry H
Walss-Bass Consuelo C
Walters James Tr JT
Ware Erin B EB
Wasserman Danuta D
Watson Hunna J HJ
Weickert Cynthia Shannon CS
Weickert Thomas W TW
Weissman Myrna M MM
Wendt Frank F
Werge Thomas T
Whiteman David C DC
Williams Leanne M LM
Willour Virginia V
Witt Stephanie H SH
Woodside D Blake DB
Wray Naomi R NR
Yilmaz Zeynep Z
Zillich Lea L
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VOLUME:
ISSUE:
TITLE: Molecular psychiatry
ISOABBREVIATION: Mol Psychiatry
YEAR: 2025
MONTH: Sep
DAY: 25
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CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1476-5578
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Mol Psychiatry
COUNTRY: England
ISSNLINKING: 1359-4184
NLMUNIQUEID: 9607835
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R01 MH132733 NIMH NIH HHS United States
R01MH132733 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
1842169 National Science Foundation (NSF)
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