Journal article
Child abuse and mental disorders in Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nationally representative Canadian data on the prevalence of child abuse and its relation with mental disorders are lacking. We used contemporary, nationally representative data to examine the prevalence of 3 types of child abuse (physical abuse, sexual abuse and exposure to intimate partner violence) and their association with 14 mental conditions, including suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
METHODS: We obtained data from the …
Authors
Afifi TO; MacMillan HL; Boyle M; Taillieu T; Cheung K; Sareen J
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 186, No. 9, pp. e324–e332
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
June 10, 2014
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.131792
ISSN
0820-3946