The relationship between child abuse, parental divorce, and lifetime mental disorders and suicidality in a nationally representative adult sample

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-147

  Afifi, Tracie O ^a   Boman, Jonathan ^a   Fleisher, William ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child physical abuse; Child sexual abuse; Mental disorder; Parental divorce; Parental psychopathology; Physical maltreatment; Psychiatric disorders; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempts; Witnessing domestic violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD ABUSE; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149110015     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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