title: Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behavior among adult female victims of intimate partner violence.
abstract: The prevalence and correlates of suicidal threats and attempts among 662 racially and ethnically diverse adult female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) were studied. One in five women had threatened or attempted suicide during her lifetime. They observed that multiple logistic regression results indicated that women at greater risk of severe or potentially lethal assaults as measured by the Danger Assessment and those who reported having a chronic or disabling illness were more likely to have threatened or attempted suicide. A linear association was found between age and suicide threats/attempts, with younger women having increased odds. Finally, African American IPV victims were less likely to have threatened or attempted suicide as compared to Latina victims. Study implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers University, Department of Psychology, Camden, NJ 08102, USA. cocavana@camden.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Courtenay E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cavanaugh
authors.forename: Jill Theresa
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Messing
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del-Colle
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: Jacquelyn C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult