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| Early childhood abuse and late-life suicidal ideation | | Author(s) | Natalie Sachs-Ericsson, Elizabeth Corsentino, Nicole Collins Rushing |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 17, nos 3-4, April/May 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April/May 2013 |
| Pages | pp 489-494 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Suicide ; Life span ; Children ; Neglect [care] ; Elder abuse ; Cross sectional surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In younger populations, childhood sexual and physical abuse have been found to be associated with suicidal ideation. In this study data from the National Comorbidity Study-Replication (NCS-R) in the United States were used to investigate whether an association exists between childhood sexual and physical abuse and suicidal ideation in older adults (60+, N?=?1610). Suicidal ideation occurring after the age of 60 was assessed. Early-life factors were assessed including childhood physical and sexual abuse and parent's internalising and externalising symptoms. Participants' internalising and externalising symptoms were also assessed. Logistic regression analysis showed that male gender, mother's internalising symptoms and childhood physical and sexual abuse were associated with suicidal ideation. The association between child abuse and suicidal ideation was mediated by participants' externalising symptoms. Health care workers should screen for suicidal ideation among older adults. In particular, older males with externalising disorders and a history of child abuse may be at a heightened risk for suicidal ideation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130531217 A |
| Classmark | EV: BG6: SBC: QNR: QNT: 3KB: 7T |
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