Childhood physical abuse, aggression, and suicide attempts among criminal offenders

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-367

  Swogger, Marc T ^a   You, Sungeun ^b   Cashman Brown, Sarah ^a   Conner, Kenneth R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Canandaigua VA Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Child abuse; Offenders; Suicide; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD ABUSE; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251594550     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.07.036     Document Type: Article

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