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Physical and Sexual Abuse and their Relation to Psychiatric Disorder and Suicidal Behavior among Adolescents who are Psychiatrically Hospitalized
Author(s) -
Cohen Yifat,
Spirito Anthony,
Sterling Cheryl,
Donaldson Deidre,
Seifer Ronald,
Plummer Barry,
Avila Ruscinda,
Ferrer Kathy
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01495.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , sexual abuse , psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , injury prevention , physical abuse , coping (psychology) , depression (economics) , medicine , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
Adolescents who were psychiatrically hospitalized ( N = 105) were classified as sexually abused, physically abused, both sexually and physically abused, or not abused, and studied to determine the prevalence of suicidal behavior and psychiatric disorders. Self‐reports of hopelessness, depression, coping, and self‐concept were also examined. No difference in suicidal behavior or psychiatric disorder, based on abuse history, was found, with one exception. Adolescents who were sexually abused, particularly those who experienced the most severe sexual abuse, used negative coping strategies more often than those not sexually abused. Findings suggest that symptomatology of adolescents who are psychiatrically hospitalized does not differ markedly based on history of abuse.