Sexual abuse in childhood and deliberate self-harm

摘要: OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated the association between sexual abuse in childhood and subsequent incidents of deliberate self-harm women. METHOD: A random community sample women (N = 252) that reported having been sexually abused as children was interviewed compared to a similarly sized group 225) did not report abuse. subgroup who then contrasted with self-harm. RESULTS: There clear statistical most marked those subjected more intrusive frequent Self-harm also associated major interpersonal problems subject's family origin becoming involved further abusive relationships an adult. CONCLUSIONS: Sexual is later may well be etiologic factor its development. Language: en