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Childhood trauma and suicide risk in the population living in Z onguldak P rovince
Author(s) -
Saraçlı Özge,
Atasoy Nuray,
Şenormancı Ömer,
Atik Levent,
Açıkgöz Hasret Ozan,
Doğan Veysel,
Sankır Hasan,
Köktürk Fürüzan,
Örsel Sibel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12214
Subject(s) - beck depression inventory , population , odds ratio , psychiatry , child abuse , neglect , anxiety , psychological abuse , clinical psychology , medicine , beck anxiety inventory , psychology , depression (economics) , beck hopelessness scale , poison control , suicide prevention , demography , medical emergency , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics , sociology
Abstract Introduction No previous study has investigated the association between early trauma and suicidal behavior in Z onguldak. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of childhood abuse and neglect in the general population living in Z onguldak province and the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideations and attempts. Methods The present study was carried out with 897 people in the general population, as assessed in a representative sample from Z onguldak province. The cluster sampling method was used. After obtaining written consent from the people who agreed to participate in the study, the Socio‐demographic Information Form, S uicide P robability S cale, C hildhood T rauma Q uestionnaire, B eck D epression I nventory, and B eck A nxiety I nventory were administered. Results The lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideations was 18.3% among those who experienced at least one type of early trauma, and it was 9.6% among those without a history of childhood trauma ( P < 0.001). Only emotional abuse exhibited a significantly high odds ratio for lifetime suicidal ideations (odds ratio [ OR ] = 3.168, 95% confidence interval [ CI ] = 1.731–5.798) and attempts ( OR = 3.467, 95% CI = 1.343–8.952). Emotional neglect showed a high odds ratio only for lifetime suicidal attempts ( OR = 3.282, 95% CI = 1.287–8.371). There were significant correlations among the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Suicidal Probability Scale sub‐scores and all six Childhood Trauma Questionnaire scores. Discussion Emotional abuse and neglect in childhood are significantly associated with lifetime suicidal ideations and attempts in the general population living in Z onguldak province. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of the importance of the childhood trauma in the patients with suicidal ideations and attempts.