Resource Tag: SEXUAL ASSAULT

A search was undertaken to document cases of suicide during the partition of India into India & Pakistan in 1947. Cases were found for India & for women. The experience of those in Pakistan & of men was hard to locate. There is a need for further investigaton to provide a fuller picture of suicide […]

While rape is a known risk factor for suicidality in both men & women, it has received relatively little attention in suicidology. There is also a relative lack of attention to the extent to which & how rape-suicide has been covered in various art forms. It is clear that one portrayal of rape-suicide, that of […]

This study investigated relationships between self-reported ages of achieving minority sexual orientation development milestones, childhood maltreatment, & suicide attempt experiences in a sample of 2,001 women recruited from multiple community sources. Younger age was positively linked to self-reported recall of childhood maltreatment experiences & to a childhood suicide attempt. After adjusting for differences in maltreatment, […]

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Please see SIEC #2007-0462 for the article by Olshen et al.

This study examined the relationship between intimate partner rape & suicide ideation in a sheltered sample of battered women. 50 women were recruited from a regional shelter in a midwestern city in the United States. 58% had experienced intimate partner rape. More than one-third of the sample confirmed experiencing suicide ideation at least some of […]

This study compared gang & individual rapes in a large sample of female victims from the comunity. Comparisons of trauma histories (child sexual abuse), assault characteristics (offender violence) & outcomes (sexual acts, physical injuries), & current functioning (posttraumatic stress disorder, lifetime suicide attempts) showed gang rape victims were worse off overall compared with victims of […]

This study investigated the effects of a history of sexual victimization on reasons for living. 138 female participants, mean age 24.4 years, completed the Sexual Experiences Survey & the Reasons for Living Inventory. Analyses of variance showed that degree of sexual victimization had a significant effect on the Reasons for Living total score & 2 […]

This article examines relationships among determinants of suicidal ideation utilizing various screening instruments. 757 consecutive youth admitted to detention in Connecticut were included in this study. In bivariate & multivariate analyses (controlling for demographic & Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument 2 scores), relationships were found between the Traumatic Experiences & Alcohol & Drug Use subscales of […]

This pamphlet describes the services of Snehi, a nonprofit organization in India whose mission is to address mental health issues in the community. The major focus of their work is with young people.

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This brief article describes a two-year project funded through the National Suicide Prevention Strategy (Australia) to investigate the links between interpersonal trauma, suicidality, & cultural diversity.

This study examines the prevalence & consequences of community violence exposure in a young adult population. 476 university students completed a survey of lifetime exposure to community violence (including being witness to suicide). Based on high & low reports of exposure to violence as a witness or victim, 54 returned to complete questionnaires on depression, […]

Earlier research identified 3 typologies of Child Sex Offenders (CSO) with high rates of suicide. To test this finding suicide rates of CSO were compared in a 6-year cohort of regional suicides. The results show that suicide in “Multi-criminal” CSO is 12 times higher than the general population, but not statistically significant. More significantly, “Sex […]

The authors describe a patient at acute suicide risk. His Rorschach protocol was analyzed using Exner’s Comprehensive System & a number of psychoanalytic scales. The results pointed at a predominance of borderline defences, identification with abusers & victims, symbiotic & violent interpersonal relations, self-fragmentation, & intertwined dynamics of suicide & pedophilia. His suicide dynamics consist […]

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