Of the overall sample, 2.4 percent
reported lifetime suicide attempts, 16 percent experienced parental divorce, 21.3 percent reported a parental history of alcohol abuse, and 6 percent experienced both parental divorce and parental alcohol abuse.
A sexual assault history was associated with increased prevalence of
lifetime suicide attempt after controlling for sex, age, education, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and psychiatric disorder.
[jounal] Kessler, R. C. / 1999 / Prevalence of and risk factors
for lifetime suicide attempts in the national comorbidity survey / Archives of General Psychiatry 56: 617 ~ 626
Women with arthritis also had a higher prevalence of
lifetime suicide attempts than women without arthritis (5.3 % vs 3.2 %), according to a recent study from the University of Toronto.
Subjects reporting a history of sexual assault were more likely to be female, younger, and to report higher rates of
lifetime suicide attempt and posttraumatic stress symptoms; no differences were found in the number of chronic medical disorders, major depression, substance abuse or substance dependence, or panic attacks.
Results: Subjects reporting a history of sexual assault were more likely to be female, younger, and to report higher rates of
lifetime suicide attempt and posttraumatic stress symptoms; no differences were found in the number of chronic medical disorders, major depression, substance abuse or substance dependence, or panic attacks.