Physical and sexual abuse and their relation to psychiatric disorder and suicidal behavior among adolescents who are psychiatrically hospitalized

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 989-993

  Cohen, Yifat ^a   Spirito, Anthony ^b,c   Sterling, Cheryl ^b   Donaldson, Deidre ^b   Seifer, Ronald ^b   Plummer, Barry ^b   Avila, Ruscinda ^b   Ferrer, Kathy ^b  

^a Geha Hospital   (Israel)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent suicide attempts; Coping strategies; Physical abuse; Psychiatric disorder; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0029857569     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01495.x     Document Type: Article

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