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Reported childhood trauma, attempted suicide and self-mutilative behavior among women in the general population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Gamze Akyuz ,
Vedat Sar ,
Nesim Kugu  and
Orhan Doğan
Gamze Akyuz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas 58140, Turkey
Vedat Sar
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
Nesim Kugu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas 58140, Turkey
Orhan Doğan*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas 58140, Turkey
*
*Corresponding author. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Hastanesi, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dal1, 58140 Sivas, Turkey; Tel./fax: +90 346 219 1574; fax: +90 346 219 1284. E-mail address: [email protected] (O. Doğan).
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Abstract

This study attempted to determine the prevalence of childhood trauma among women in the general population as assessed in a representative sample from a city in central Turkey. The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) was administered to 628 women in 500 homes. They were also asked for childhood abuse and/or neglect. DES was administered to 251 probands. Mean age of the probands was 34.8 ± 11.5 years (range 18–65). Sixteen women (2.5%) reported sexual abuse, 56 women (8.9%) physical abuse, and 56 women (8.9%) emotional abuse in childhood. The most frequently reported childhood trauma was neglect (n = 213, 33.9%). The prevalence of suicide attempts was 4.5% (n = 28). Fourteen probands (2.2%) reported self-mutilative behavior.

Keywords

AbuseChildhood traumaNeglectSuicide attemptSelf-mutilationDissociative Experiences Scale
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , May 2005 , pp. 268 - 273
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Copyright © Elsevier SAS 2005

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