Citation

Talbot NL, Duberstein PR, Cox C, Denning D, Conwell Y. Am. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry 2004; 12(5): 536-538.

Affiliation

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY 14642-8409, USA. Nancy_Talbot@URMC.Rochester.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1176/appi.ajgp.12.5.536

PMID

15353394

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Authors examined the relationship between childhood sexual abuse histories and suicidal ideation and behavior among depressed women age 50 years and older. METHODS: After admission to a psychiatric unit, participants were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R and measures of suicidal ideation and behavior. RESULTS: Women who reported abuse histories were more likely to report suicidal ideation at the time of hospitalization and a history of multiple suicide attempts. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary findings underscore the need for more study of how childhood abuse amplifies risk for suicidal ideation and behavior among women across the life course.

Language: en