The Relationship Between Childhood Physical Abuse and Suicidality Among Depressed Women: Results From a Community Sample

The aim of this study was to examine the distribution & determinants of suicidal ideation & suicide attempts in a community sample of women with major depressive disorder. Variables of interest included childhood physical abuse, individual & familial psychiatric history, & sociodemographic factors. Suicidal ideation & suicide attempts were reported frequently by women with a history of major depressive disorder. Correlates for suicide attempts showed some differences from those for ideation. (40 refs)