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Child abuse and the prevalence of suicide attempts among those reporting suicide ideation

Martin, MS; Dykxhoorn, J; Afifi, TO; Colman, I; (2016) Child abuse and the prevalence of suicide attempts among those reporting suicide ideation. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology , 51 (11) pp. 1477-1484. 10.1007/s00127-016-1250-3. Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Victims of child abuse may be at increased risk of acting on suicide ideation, although this has not been empirically tested. We estimated the risk of suicide attempts associated with child abuse among individuals who reported suicide ideation. METHODS: Secondary analysis of data from the population-based Canadian Community Health Survey Mental Health (n = 828). This population-based survey included various structured questionnaires, including the Composite International Diagnostic Interview to assess mental illness and suicidal thoughts and behaviours. RESULTS: Approximately 80 % of those who attempted suicide had a history of child abuse. Poor mental health, financial difficulties, poor coping skills, and reporting a suicide plan were also associated with an increased prevalence of attempting suicide; adjusted for these factors, child abuse was associated with a 1.77-fold increased prevalence (95 % CI 0.93, 3.36) of suicide attempts. CONCLUSIONS: Most individuals who attempt suicide experience child abuse, and worse health and social functioning. Adopting a life-course perspective to understand trajectories of suicide risk factors may inform prevention and treatment.

Type: Article
Title: Child abuse and the prevalence of suicide attempts among those reporting suicide ideation
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-016-1250-3
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-016-1250-3
Language: English
Additional information: © 2019 Springer Nature. This article is published under an open access license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Suicide, Child abuse, Mental disorders, Risk factors
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Primary Care and Population Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10075083
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