Suicide attempts, gender, and sexual abuse: data from the 2000 British Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.

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Summary

Sexual abuse is a significant antecedent of suicidal behavior, particularly among women, and in identifying suicidal behavior it is important to consider the possibility of sexual abuse, since it implies a need for focused treatment.

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Published
2009-10-01
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Sexual abuse, Psychiatry, Population, Suicide prevention, Poison control

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