Childhood adversity and self-poisoning: A hospital case control study in Sri Lanka

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been recognized as an important risk factor for suicidal behaviour among adults, but evidence from low and middle-income countries is lacking. This study explored associations between ACE and hospital admission due to non-fatal self-poisoning in Sri Lanka. Th...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 15; no. 11; p. e0242437
Main Authors:	Rajapakse, Thilini, Russell, Abigail Emma, Kidger, Judi, Bandara, Piumee, López-López, José A., Senarathna, Lalith, Metcalfe, Chris, Gunnell, David, Knipe, Duleeka
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 19.11.2020 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Abuse Adolescent Adult Adults Adverse childhood experiences Adverse Childhood Experiences - prevention & control Adverse Childhood Experiences - statistics & numerical data Adversity Aged Aggression Bereavement Biology and Life Sciences Case-Control Studies Child Abuse Child abuse & neglect Childhood Childhood experiences Childhood factors Children Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic Developing Countries Disease management Divorce Domestic Violence Emotional abuse Ethnicity Ethnicity - statistics & numerical data Female Health risks Health sciences Hospitalization Households Humans Interview, Psychological Low income groups Male Marital disruption Medical research Medical schools Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Mental disorders Mental health Mental health services Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Parental death Patients Poisoning Poisoning - epidemiology Population Psychological aspects Public health Questionnaires Regression analysis Regression models Religion Risk Risk analysis Risk factors Risk taking Self destructive behavior Self injury Self poisoning Self-Injurious Behavior Selfpoisoning Sex Social aspects Social Sciences Socioeconomic Factors Sri Lanka - epidemiology Suicidal behavior Suicide Suicide, Attempted - psychology Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data Suicides & suicide attempts Teaching hospitals Tertiary Care Centers - statistics & numerical data Young Adult Sri Lanka United Kingdom > UK South Asia
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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