TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Interpersonal violence, early life adversity, and suicidal behavior in hypersexual men
JO  - Journal of behavioral addictions
A1  - Chatzittofis, Andreas
A1  - Savard, Josephine
A1  - Arver, Stefan
A1  - Öberg, Katarina Görts
A1  - Hallberg, Jonas
A1  - Nordström, Peter
A1  - Jokinen, Jussi
SP  - 187
EP  - 193
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - Background and aims There are significant gaps in knowledge regarding the role of childhood adversity, interpersonal violence, and suicidal behavior in hypersexual disorder (HD). The aim of this study was to investigate interpersonal violence in hypersexual men compared with healthy volunteers and the experience of violence in relation to suicidal behavior. <br><br>METHODS This case-control study includes 67 male patients with HD and 40 healthy male volunteers. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - Short Form (CTQ-SF) and the Karolinska Interpersonal Violence Scale (KIVS) were used for assessing early life adversity and interpersonal violence in childhood and in adult life. Suicidal behavior (attempts and ideation) was assessed with the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (version 6.0) and the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale - Self-rating. <br><br>RESULTS Hypersexual men reported more exposure to violence in childhood and more violent behavior as adults compared with healthy volunteers. Suicide attempters (n = 8, 12%) reported higher KIVS total score, more used violence as a child, more exposure to violence as an adult as well as higher score on CTQ-SF subscale measuring sexual abuse (SA) compared with hypersexual men without suicide attempt. <br><br>DISCUSSION Hypersexuality was associated with interpersonal violence with higher total scores in patients with a history of suicide attempt. The KIVS subscale exposure to interpersonal violence as a child was validated using the CTQ-SF but can be complemented with questions focusing on SA for full assessment of early life adversity. <br><br>CONCLUSION Childhood adversity is an important factor in HD and interpersonal violence might be related to suicidal behavior in hypersexual men.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2062-5871
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.027
ID  - ref1
ER  -