Adults with a history of childhood physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse or neglect are at least two to three times more likely to attempt suicide, according to a new large-scale study conducted by U.K. psychologists at The University of Manchester and the University of South Wales.
The researchers analyzed 68 global studies involving 262,000 adults ages 18 years or older who had been exposed to childhood abuse and neglect.
The findings, published in the journal Psychological Medicine,...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2019/01/11/child-abuse-history-tied-to-much-higher-risk-of-suicide/141899.html
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