Citation

Saha I, Paul B, Das DK, Dinda J, Mukherjee A, Basu S. J. Fam. Violence 2013; 28(2): 213-217.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10896-012-9481-x

PMID

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Abstract

Children in all societies are often neglected, maltreated, abused, intentionally or otherwise by their parents, siblings and in school. One of the most important and preventable long term consequences of childhood abuse is the development of suicidal tendencies in adolescence or adulthood. We report such a case of childhood abuse leading to repeated suicidal attempts in an adolescent. Individual and family therapy, coupled with other specific interventions, has helped the teenager and his family lead a normal life. Thus, proper treatment and counseling will be helpful to cope with difficult family and social situations. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Language: en

Keywords

Child abuse; Suicide; Counseling; Sibling rivalry