Child: care, health and development
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Child Care Health Dev · Sep 2016
The association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and suicide attempts in a population-based study.
To further our understanding of the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and suicidal behaviour, this study investigates the association between three types of ACEs and lifetime suicide attempts, while considering potential gender-specific and mediating effects. ⋯ Mental health factors and chronic pain appear only to partially mediate relationships between ACEs and lifetime suicide attempts. Future research should look at other pathways with the goal of developing multi-level interventions.