Sexual abuse and suicidal behavior: A model constructed from a large community sample of adolescents

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1301-1309

  Bergen, Helen A ^a   Martin, Graham ^a   Richardson, Angela S ^a   Allison, Stephen ^b   Roeger, Leigh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Depression; Hopelessness; Sexual abuse; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; STUDENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; THREAT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0642335077     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000084831.67701.d6     Document Type: Article

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