Suicide attempts among men with histories of child sexual abuse: Examining abuse severity, mental health, and masculine norms

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 380-387

  Easton, Scott D ^a   Renner, Lynette M ^b   O'Leary, Patrick ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Male survivors; Masculine norms; Risk factors; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; GENDER BIAS; GENDER IDENTITY; HABITUATION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOMATIZATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878520677     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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