title: Child/adolescent abuse and suicidal behavior: are they sex related?
abstract: The association between childhood and adolescent abuse and suicidal behavior, and the possible contribution of abuse to sex differences in non lethal suicidal behavior, was investigated. Data were extracted from the Israel-based component of the WHO World Mental Health Survey (Kessler & Utsun, 2008a). Increased risk for ideation, plan, and suicidal attempt were associated with childhood abuse, and increased risk for attempt was associated also with abuse at adolescence. No associations with sex or sex by abuse interactions were observed. The higher frequency of childhood abuse among women could account in part for their higher rates of suicidal attempts as compared to men.
authors.affiliation: School of Behavioral Sciences, Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College, Tel Aviv, Israel. giladgal@mta.ac.il
authors.forename: Gilad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gal
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Levav
authors.forename: Raz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data