TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The impact of abuse and neglect in childhood on later events and difficulties in a group of suicide attempters
JO  - Psychiatria Danubina
A1  - Hestetun, Ingebjorg
A1  - Ystgaard, Mette
A1  - Loeb, M.
A1  - Mehlum, Lars
SP  - 85
EP  - 85
VL  - 18
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0353-5053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -