Child sexual abuse in women who take overdoses: I. a study of prevalence and severity

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 291-306

  Coll, Xavier ^a   Law, Fergus ^a   Tobias, Aurelio ^a   Hawton, Keith ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Deliberate self injury; Emotional abuse; Overdose; Physical abuse; Psychological abuse; Sexual abuse; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031768372     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811119808258305     Document Type: Article

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