title: Emotions and suicidal ideation among depressed women with childhood sexual abuse histories.
abstract: Depressed women with sexual abuse histories have a heightened risk of suicidal ideation (SI), which may be only in part attributable to psychiatric symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Emotions and SI were studied among 106 women with histories of childhood sexual abuse enrolled in treatment trials for major depression. Assessments were conducted at baseline, 10, 24, and 36 weeks. Sadness, guilt, and shame-proneness were associated with self-reported and observer-rated SI across time after adjusting for depressive and PTSD symptoms, suicide attempt history, and sociodemographic characteristics associated with SI. These findings highlight the need for clinical attention to self-directed negative emotions to potentially reduce suicide-related risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sungeun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Talbot
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Conner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D016015:Logistic Models; D016017:Odds Ratio; D057566:Self Report; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014481:United States