@article{ref1,
title="Economic stress in childhood and suicide thoughts and suicide attempts: a population-based study among adults",
journal="Public health",
year="2018",
author="Lindström, M. and Rosvall, M.",
volume="163",
number="",
pages="42-45",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To investigate associations between economic stress in childhood and suicide thoughts and attempts. STUDY DESIGN: The 2012 public health survey in Scania, Sweden, is a cross-sectional postal questionnaire study including 28,029 participants, aged 18-80 years. <br><br>METHODS: Associations were analyzed in logistic regressions. <br><br>RESULTS: A 12.1% prevalence of men and 15.5% of women had ever experienced suicide thoughts, while 3.2% of men and 5.3% of women had experienced suicide attempt. Roughly 24% had experienced less severe and 8% severe economic problems in childhood. Significant associations between economic stress in childhood and suicide thoughts and attempts remained throughout the age-adjusted and multiple adjusted analyses. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Economic stress in childhood is associated with self-reported suicide thoughts and suicide attempts in an adult general population.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-3506",
doi="10.1016/j.puhe.2018.06.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.06.014"
}