Association of child abuse exposure with suicidal ideation, suicide plans, and suicide attempts in military personnel and the general population in Canada

JAMA Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 229-238

  Afifi, Tracie O ^a   Taillieu, Tamara ^a   Zamorski, Mark A ^b,c   Turner, Sarah ^a   Cheung, Kristene ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Forces Health Services Group Headquarters   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CANADA; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLOYMENT RELATED TRAUMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POPULATION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOLDIER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SUICIDE PLAN; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; VETERANS;

EID: 84962534996     PISSN: 2168622X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.2732     Document Type: Article

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