@article{ref1,
title="The impact of abuse and neglect in childhood on later events and difficulties in a group of suicide attempters",
journal="Psychiatria Danubina",
year="2006",
author="Hestetun, Ingebjorg and Ystgaard, Mette and Loeb, M. and Mehlum, Lars",
volume="18",
number="Suppl 1",
pages="85-85",
abstract="Objective: It is hypothesized that within a group of suicide attempters childhood abuse increases risk of later accumulation of negative events and continual difficulties. Method: 64 patients aged 16 - 80 yrs. were interviewed one year after a suicide attempt using the Life Events and Difficulties Schedule and the Childhood Experiences of Care and Abuse Schedule. Sense of coherence and Dissociated experiences scales were also administered. Results: During the year following the suicide attempt those who had been abused in childhood experienced a higher number of difficulties and negative life events dependent of their own behavior. In a regression analysis with four childhood abuse and neglect variables, sexual abuse was the only factor that was statistically significant. The abused group had a higher tendency to dissociate, and a lower sense of coherence. Conclusion: Suicide attempters with a history of childhood adversities experience a higher burden of negative life events and difficulties later in life; in part brought about by themselves. Childhood sexual abuse seems to be critical. The abused group demonstrated a higher tendency to dissociate, and seemed to experience the world as less comprehensible and meaningful. Implications for our understanding of the suicidal process and treatment are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0353-5053",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}