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Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior after Childhood Sexual Abuse in Women and Men
Author(s) -
Bedi Saaniya,
Nelson Elliot C.,
Lynskey Michael T.,
Mc Cutcheon Vivia V.,
Heath Andrew C.,
Madden Pamela A.F.,
Martin Nicholas G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.2011.00040.x
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , psychopathology , sexual abuse , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , suicidal behavior , suicide risk , injury prevention , medicine , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
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.