ERIC Number: EJ966252
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Aug
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Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior after Childhood Sexual Abuse in Women and Men
Bedi, Saaniya; Nelson, Elliot C.; Lynskey, Michael T.; McCutcheon, Vivia V.; Heath, Andrew C.; Madden, Pamela A. F.; Martin, Nicholas G.
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v41 n4 p406-415 Aug 2011
Earlier studies have found an elevated risk for psychopathology and suicidal behavior associated with childhood sexual abuse (CSA); however, the degree to which risk is mediated by depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women and men remains unclear. We examined these issues in data from a family study of childhood maltreatment (N = 2,559). We found significant CSA-associated risk for depression, PTSD, and suicidal behavior for women and men. In survival analyses controlling for these disorders, we observed persistent but somewhat reduced CSA-associated risk for suicidal ideation and suicide attempt. Our findings suggest that these disorders partially mediate CSA-associated risk.
Descriptors: Suicide, Risk, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Psychopathology, Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Males, Females
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Language: English
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