TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Reported childhood trauma, attempted suicide and self-mutilative behavior among women in the general population
JO  - European psychiatry
A1  - Akyuz, Gamze
A1  - Sar, Vedat
A1  - Kugu, Nesim
A1  - Dogan, Orhan
SP  - 268
EP  - 273
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - This study attempted to determine the prevalence of childhood trauma among women in the general population as assessed in a representative sample from a city in central Turkey. The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) was administered to 628 women in 500 homes. They were also asked for childhood abuse and/or neglect. DES was administered to 251 probands. Mean age of the probands was 34.8+/- 11.5 years (range 18-65). Sixteen women (2.5%) reported sexual abuse, 56 women (8.9%) physical abuse, and 56 women (8.9%) emotional abuse in childhood. The most frequently reported childhood trauma was neglect (n= 213, 33.9%). The prevalence of suicide attempts was 4.5% (n= 28). Fourteen probands (2.2%) reported self-mutilative behavior.
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SN  - 0924-9338
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2005.01.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -