TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Negative Life Events in Childhood, Psychological Problems and Suicide Attempts in Adulthood: A Matched Case-Control Study
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Dieserud, Gudrun
A1  - Forsen, L.
A1  - Braverman, Marc T.
A1  - Røysamb, Espen
SP  - 291
EP  - 308
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - The purpose of the study was to investigate relations between childhood negative life events (parental loss, parental mental illness and parental abuse), adult psychological problems (depression, hopelessness, low self-esteem, low self-appraised problem-solving capacity, and alcohol problems) and suicidal behavior. A matched case control design was applied (total N=321). Risk of suicide attempt was found to be related to childhood negative life events as well as to psychological problems of adulthood. Moreover, the effects of childhood events were found to be partially mediated through the psychological problems, and gender-specific risk pathways were identified. For men, the central pathway involved parental mental illness during childhood and low self-esteem in adulthood. For women, childhood abuse, adulthood depression and alcohol problems appeared to constitute central factors. Additionally, effects were found for previous suicide attempts.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811110214525
ID  - ref1
ER  -