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The Relationship Between Childhood Physical Abuse and Suicidality Among Depressed Women: Results From a Community Sample

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the distribution and determinants of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in a community sample of women with major depressive disorder. Variables of interest included childhood physical abuse, individual and familial psychiatric history, and sociodemographic factors. METHOD: Women (age 15 to 64 years) from a community sample who met criteria for major depressive disorder (lifetime prevalence) …

Authors

McHolm AE; MacMillan HL; Jamieson E

Journal

American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 160, No. 5, pp. 933–938

Publisher

American Psychiatric Association Publishing

Publication Date

May 1, 2003

DOI

10.1176/appi.ajp.160.5.933

ISSN

0002-953X