“, reported lead author Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson, Sandra Rotman Endowed Chair at the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and Institute for Life Course and Aging.
Those who had been maltreated during their childhood were also more likely to have attempted suicide, with 16.9% of those sexually abused and 12.4% of those physically abuse having made at least one suicide attempt” reported Reshma Dhrodia, a recent MSW graduate of the University of Toronto.
A history of major depressive disorder quadrupled the odds of suicide attempts. A history of anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and/or chronic pain approximately doubled the odds of suicide attempts.
These four factors accounted for only 10% of the association between suicide attempts and parental domestic violence, but almost half of the association between suicide attempts and childhood sexual abuse or physical abuse.
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This suggests that professionals working with survivors of childhood adversities should consider a wide range of interventions addressing mental illness, substance abuse, and chronic pain.
Source: Medindia
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