Gender in suicide attempt rates and childhood sexual abuse rates: Is there an interaction?

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-335

  Roy, Alec ^a   Janal, Malvin ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33745831949     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 03630234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.2006.36.3.329     Document Type: Article

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