Sexual abuse and suicidality: Gender differences in a large community sample of adolescents

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 491-503

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child sexual abuse; Gender differences; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUICIDE;

EID: 2542460297     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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