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Associations between suicidal behavior and childhood abuse and neglect: A meta-analysis

Liu, Jianbo, Fang, Yumin, Gong, Jingbo, Cui, Xilong, Meng, Tiantian, Xiao, Bo, He, Yuqiong, Shen, Yanmei +1 more·2017·Journal of Affective Disorders

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Background Relationships of some types of childhood maltreatment and suicidal behavior remain controversial and inconclusive.Methods Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and Cochrane library were searched for eligible studies, and the results were synthesized in meta-analyses.Results childhood maltreatment was associated positively with suicidal behavior in the total population and maltreatment subgroups. Emotional abuse had the strongest effect (OR =2.33, SMD =0.660, P<0.001). Subgroup analyses showed that the effects of childhood abuse (OR =1.55, SMD =0.523) and neglect (OR =1.25, SMD =0.31) were significant. According to the analysis of dichotomous outcomes, childhood maltreatment was associated positively with suicidal behavior in men and women (women: OR =4.84, P<0.001; men: OR =1.03, P<0.001). Among populations, childhood maltreatment had the strongest effect on suicidal behavior in the general population (OR =3.78, P<0.001). However, the analysis of continuous outcomes showed that the effect was strongest in patients with chronic schizophrenia (SMD =0.89, P<0.001). In addition, childhood maltreatment was associated positively with suicide attempt (OR =1.11, SMD =0.48, P<0.001), but not with suicidal ideation.Limitations Some subgroup samples were not sufficiently large.Conclusions Childhood maltreatment increases the risk of suicidal behavior. Emotional abuse had the strongest effect among the five types of maltreatment. The risk of suicidal behavior is higher in the general population, women, and individuals with chronic schizophrenia who have histories of childhood maltreatment.

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  • NSSI might often be underestimated and underreported.

    “NSSI, which might often be underestimated and underreported [68, 69]”
  • Prior meta-analyses combined studies based on mixed samples of participants such as adolescents and adults, community and clinical samples.

    “These meta-analyses, however, combined studies which were based on mixed samples of participants such as adolescents and adults, community and clinical samples.”
  • Two meta-analyses have confirmed the positive relationship between distinct types of childhood maltreatment and suicidality.

    “To date, two meta-analyses have confirmed the positive relationship between distinct types of childhood maltreatment and suicidality (Liu, et al., 2017; Zatti, et al., 2017).”
  • Methodological restrictions in prior meta-analyses regarding definition of childhood maltreatment, study design, and date of publication led to the exclusion of several relevant studies.

    “On the other hand, methodological restrictions have been applied regarding the definition of childhood maltreatment (e.g. use of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire exclusively; CTQ; Liu et al., 2017), the study design (e.g. prospective studies only) and the date of publication (conducted within the last decade; Zatti et al., 2017), leading to the exclusion of several relevant studies.”
  • The findings of the main analyses are generally consistent with less extensive systematic reviews in that childhood maltreatment is associated with a greater risk for suicide attempts.

    “The findings of the main analyses are generally consistent with the findings of less extensive systematic reviews in that childhood maltreatment is associated with a greater risk for suicide attempts (Liu et al., 2017; Zatti et al., 2017).”

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Authors
Liu, J., Fang, Y., Gong, J., Cui, X., Meng, T., Xiao, B., He, Y., Shen, Y., & Luo, X.
Affiliations
  • Central South University (CN)
  • Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Corresponding author
Luo, Xuerong
Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-10
Volume
220
Pages
147-155
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2601002345
Cited by
162
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 2
FWCI
1.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation (CX2016B062)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
Keywords
suicidal behavior, child abuse, childhood abuse, child neglect, emotional abuse, suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, chronic schizophrenia, sex differences, general population
MeSH terms
Child, Child Abuse, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation

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