Association between a history of child neglect, abuse and the suicidal patient: a cross-sectional study

Objective: People with a significant childhood history of abuse may exhibit emotionaldysregulations and psychiatric disorders and, in some cases, present suicidal ideation.Methods: In this descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study data were collectedfrom suicidal patients referred to two grand hospitals in ۲۰۱۹. One hundred ninetyfive participants were evaluated concerning child abuse and neglect history. Data werereported as mean, SD, frequency, and percent. T-test and chi-square tests were used forstatistical analyses accordingly.Results: Child abuse regarding suicidal people were to the following order, neglect(n=۱۰۳), child emotional abuse (n=۱۰۲), child physical abuse (n=۱۰۱), malnutrition (n=۹۶),and child sexual abuse (n=۸۷). Suicide was different between the two genders, but it wasnot different based on parents’ education and marital status.Conclusion: The harassed child is not equipped with proper behavioral skills and issubjected to low self-esteem due to incorrect training. Therefore, he/she may commitsuicide in adolescence by facing some problems and failures. In this regard, communityplays an important role, parents must be informed and use the right culture to reward thechild.

Keywords:

Suicide , child abuse , Child neglect , Family characteristics