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- Title
2099 – Clinical risk factors for interpersonal violence in adulthood in suicide attempters.
- Authors
Moberg, T.; Stenbacka, M.; JÖnsson, E.; NordstrÖm, P.; Åsberg, M.; Jokinen, J.
- Abstract
Introduction: Early environmental risk factors have a role in the development of violent behaviour in adulthood. Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of childhood trauma, expressed violent behaviour as a child, co morbid personality disorder and substance abuse on self reported interpersonal violence as an adult in suicide attempters. Methods: A total of 161 suicide attempters were diagnosed with SCID I and II and assessed with the Karolinska Interpersonal Violence Scale (KIVS) measuring exposure to violence and expressed violent behaviour in childhood (between 6-14 years of age) and during adult life (15 years or older). A standard linear regression analyses was conducted with the two predictive KIVS subscales exposure to violence as a child and expressed violent behaviour as a child, Axis 1 mood and anxiety disorder diagnosis, co morbid substance abuse diagnosis, co morbid personality disorder diagnosis, age and gender as predictors of expressed interpersonal violence as an adult. Results: The regression model was significant with adjusted R square 0.22, F ratio 7.2, DF=7, p<0.0001. Expressed violent behaviour as a child and personality disorder were significant predictors of expressed interpersonal violence as an adult. Broken down by gender expressed violent behaviour as a child was a significant predictor of violence as an adult in both men and women, whereas exposure to violence as a child and personality disorder predicted violence as an adult only in men. Conclusions: It is important to take into account expressed violent behaviour in childhood in violence risk assessments.
- Subjects
SUICIDAL behavior; AGGRESSION (Psychology) in adolescence; PERSONALITY disorders; ANXIETY disorders; PUBLIC health
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2013, Vol 28, p1
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.1016/S0924-9338(13)76997-9