Citation

Spokas M, Wenzel A, Stirman SW, Brown GK, Beck AT. J. Trauma. Stress 2009; 22(5): 467-470.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jts.20438

PMID

19711488

PMCID

PMC2767398

Abstract

The current study examined the manner in which childhood sexual abuse (CSA) history relates to risk factors for suicidal behavior among recent suicide attempters (n = 166). Men who recently attempted suicide and endorsed a CSA history had higher scores on measures of hopelessness and suicide ideation than men without a CSA history. Men with a CSA history were also more likely to have made multiple suicide attempts and meet diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder. In contrast, there were fewer group differences as a function of CSA history among the female suicide attempters. Hopelessness was a significant mediator between CSA history and suicide ideation in both men and women.

Language: en