Childhood adversities, interpersonal difficulties, and risk for suicide attempts during late adolescence and early adulthood

JG Johnson, P Cohen, MS Gould… - Archives of general …, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
Background Data from a community-based longitudinal study were used to investigate the
association between childhood adversities, interpersonal difficulties during adolescence,
and suicide attempts during late adolescence or early adulthood. Methods A community
sample of 659 families from Upstate New York was interviewed in 1975, 1983, 1985 to 1986,
and 1991 to 1993. During the 1991-1993 interview, the mean age of the offspring was 22
years. Results Maladaptive parenting and childhood maltreatment were associated with an …