Child and adolescent violence: oral story of women who attempted suicide

ABSTRACT Objective: To unveil expressions of intrafamily violence experienced in childhood and/or adolescence by women who attempted suicide. Method: This is a study with a qualitative approach based on Oral Story. Participants were ten women with a history of suicide attempt, who experienced intrafamily violence in childhood and/or adolescence. The research was carried out at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, linked to a Toxicological Information Center in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Results: From the orality of women, the study allowed the emergence of the following representative categories of intrafamily abuse experienced in childhood and/or adolescence: psychological violence, rejection, neglect, physical violence and sexual violence. Final considerations: The study alerts to intrafamily violence as an aggravation related to suicidal behavior, offering elements that help in the identification of their expressions, which will raise awareness to suicidal behavior and consequently suicide prevention.

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Availability and accessibility of medications and toxic substances and suicidal behavior

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.2226 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. S596-S596

Author(s):

M. Arsenyan ◽

S. Sukiasyan ◽

T. Hovhannisyan

Keyword(s):

Suicidal Behavior ◽

Significant Influence ◽

Crucial Role ◽

Attempted Suicide ◽

Conflict Situation ◽

Toxic Substances ◽

Suicide Method ◽

Teenage Girls ◽

Competing Interest ◽

Suicidal Crisis

IntroductionScientific research indicates that accessibility of suicide means has a significant influence on the choice of method. Since the choice of suicide method largely depends on availability of suicide means, the lethality of method at hand plays a crucial role in a period of suicidal crisis.AimsWe aimed to reveal the associations between accessibility and availability of medications and toxic substances and suicidal behavior of teenage girls in Armenia.ObjectiveOur objectives were to determine whether accessibility and availability of medications and toxic substances have any impact on development of suicidal behavior among teenage girls in Armenia and whether toxicity and quantity of medications and toxic substances at hand or purchased by attempters are associated with severity of outcome.MethodsA qualitative analysis of patient histories of 26 teenage girls, hospitalized in the ICU, Toxicology Center “Muratsan”, Yerevan, RA, diagnosed as having acute deliberate self-poisoning was performed.ResultsIn majority of cases, conflict situation preceded suicidal behavior and decision on attempting suicide was impulsive. Being emotionally distressed teenage girls reached for medications and toxic substances readily available in the household or bought medications from a pharmacy.ConclusionThe vast majority of teenage girls attempted suicide by medications and toxic substances at hand. Admittedly, both, type of medication and quantity of pills or amount of toxic substances utilized, affected the severity of outcome. Hence, the availability and accessibility of medications and toxic substances played a crucial role in development of suicidal behavior and severity of outcome.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Spousal abuse in married women with suicidal attempt in Shiraz, Iran

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.730 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (S1) ◽

pp. s274-s275

Author(s):

A. Sahraian ◽

S. Bahreini ◽

A. Mani

Keyword(s):

Spouse Abuse ◽

Attempted Suicide ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Spousal Abuse ◽

Married Women ◽

Physical Assault ◽

Medical Illness ◽

Age Difference ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Related Factors

IntroductionEpidemiological studies revealed that 21 to 34 percent of women around the world have been victim of physical assault by their spouse and spouse abuse have been more prevalent in developing countries.ObjectivesThe most common form of violence against women is spousal abuse which is a dangerous factor and leads to serious psychological damages while it is one of the most important causes of suicide in married women.AimsThe study of factors related to spousal abuse in the population where they attempt to suicide is important for recognizing it and preventing spousal abuse, consequently, preventing suicide.MethodsThe study was conducted cross-sectional on 360 married women who attempted suicide and referred to Shoshtari Hospital in Shiraz. Instruments for data collection comprised of about spousal abuse questionnaire and demographic cases questionnaire which were filled through interview.ResultsA total of 43.9% of domestic violence prevalence, 61.7% of economic violence, 45.3% of psychological violence, 38.1% of social violence, 38.1% physical violence, 35.9% of sexual violence was reported. There was a relation between spousal abuse and some factors such as: age difference between spouses, wife and husband's education, husband's substance abuse, husband's medical illness, wife's psychiatry disorder, spouses’ obligatory marriage, polygamy and husband's job.ConclusionsConsidering relatively high prevalence of spousal abuse in people who attempted suicide and the relation between some demographic factors with violence, besides regarding spousal abuse as one causes of suicide, the women's screening, particularly those who attempt suicide in regard to spousal abuse and its related factors seems necessary.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Exploring Personality Features in Patients with Affective Disorders and History of Suicide Attempts: A Comparative Study with Their Parents and Control Subjects

Depression Research and Treatment ◽

10.1155/2014/291802 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Beatriz Camarena ◽

Ana Fresán ◽

Emmanuel Sarmiento

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Affective Disorder ◽

Suicidal Behavior ◽

Attempted Suicide ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

Control Sample ◽

Control Subjects ◽

Character Inventory ◽

Healthy Control ◽

History Of

Personality traits are important candidate predictors of suicidal behavior. Several studies have reported an association between personality/temperament traits and suicidal behavior, suggesting personality traits as intermediary phenotypes related to suicidal behavior. Thus, it is possible that suicide attempts can be accounted for by increased familial rates of risk personality traits. The aim of this work was to evaluate personality traits in affective disorder patients with attempted suicide and to compare them with the personality trait scores of their parents. In addition, ITC scores in the two groups were compared with a healthy control sample. The patients evaluated met the DSM-IV criteria for major depression disorder or dysthymia and had a documented history of suicide attempts. Psychiatric diagnoses of patients and parents were done according to the SCID-I and the personality was assessed using the Temperament and Character Inventory. We analyzed 49 suicide attempt subjects and their parents (n=95) and 89 control subjects. We observed that temperament and character dimensions were similar between patients and their parents (P>0.05). In particular, we observed that high HA and low P, SD, and CO were shared among families. Our study is the first to report that the personality traits of affective disorder patients with a history of attempted suicide are shared between patients and their parents.

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PERILAKU KEKERASAN DALAM BERPACARAN PADA MAHASISWA DI UNIVERSITAS SUMATERA UTARA

10.31219/osf.io/mf6cu ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Justice and Policy Journal of Social

Keyword(s):

Dating Violence ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Literature Study ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Political Sciences ◽

Verbal Violence ◽

Descriptive Method

Conceptually, violence that occurs in the whole world with a various form is an indication of power-abuse, gender inequality and domination. Dating-Violence is an act of violence that against a partner, whether physical, sexual or psychological, that are committed before marriage. Nowadays, it is a problem that is quite prominent in the world community.The objectives of this research to obtain a more specific pictures of a dating-violence behaviour.The method of this research used a descriptive-method using a qualitative approach. Descriptive research was conducted with the objectives of picturing or describing the object or phenomenon to be studied. The technique of this research was conducted using snowball sampling techniques.The samples in this research were Sekretaris Jenderal Pemerintahan Mahasiswa (PEMA). The student who experienced dating-violence at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of South Sumatera was the main sample of this research and another student, was her close-friend and families of students experiencing dating-violence. The data collection techniques using literature study, observation, and interviews. The data obtained and analysed by the researchers in order to found any new facts with a qualitative approach. The results of this research indicated that dating was no longer a matter of love and affection but rather someone tends to think that dating as a form of ownership not an exploratory process to get to know each other before stepping into a more serious step, namely marriage. Because of the opinion, it made a person committed violence to defend what was his/her own. The dating-violence were caused by several things, for examples: jealousy, infidelity, not obeying their couples’ orders. The were two kinds of violence experienced in dating: verbal violence which is a psychological violence and non-verbal violence which is physical violence.

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Child-Perpetrated Family Violence in Kinship Care in Victoria

Children Australia ◽

10.1017/cha.2018.28 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 192-197

Author(s):

Rachel Breman ◽

Ann MacRae ◽

Dave Vicary

Keyword(s):

Family Violence ◽

Online Survey ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Kinship Care ◽

Placement Stability ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Children And Families ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Adolescent Violence ◽

The Impact

There is growing evidence to support our understanding of adolescent violence in the home, however, there is a paucity of research about child-perpetrated violence that occurs within the context of kinship care. In 2017, Baptcare commenced research with 101 kinship carers in Victoria to gain a better understanding of how family violence was impacting on children and families. This research included a focus on child-perpetrated violence directed towards carers once the kinship placement commenced. In this context, family violence means any act of physical violence, emotional/psychological violence, verbal abuse and property damage caused by the child. This study utilised an online survey and semi-structured interviews that specifically targeted kinship carers who had direct experience of family violence. Findings demonstrated the disturbing types of child-perpetrated violent and aggressive behaviours kinship carers experienced. The data indicates that incidents of violence occurred early in the placement, they occurred frequently, and carers experienced multiple acts of violence from the child. The impact of the violence on the carer's household is significant in terms of the carer's health, wellbeing and placement stability. Further, the findings highlight the transgenerational nature of family violence in the context of kinship care in Victoria. The study described in this paper is the first step in understanding and exposing this complex issue and draws attention to some of the significant issues confronting Victorian kinship families experiencing family violence. This paper will describe the approach that Baptcare is taking to address family violence in its kinship-care programs.

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Attempted Suicide in Patients With Eating Disorders

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000275 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 378-387 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Gwendolyn Portzky ◽

Kees van Heeringen ◽

Myriam Vervaet

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Suicidal Behavior ◽

Attempted Suicide ◽

University Hospital ◽

Clinical Population ◽

State Dependent ◽

Increased Risk ◽

History Of ◽

Social Insecurity

Background: Suicide is a major cause of mortality for patients with eating disorders (ED), especially for patients with anorexia nervosa. Attempted suicide is also relatively common in patients with anorexia or bulimia nervosa. Aims: This study aimed at examining associations between attempted suicide and trait- and state-dependent characteristics in a large clinical population of ED patients. Method: The sample consisted of 1,436 in- and outpatients of the Centre for Eating Disorders of the Ghent University Hospital. Measures of ED symptoms, psychopathology, and personality traits were compared between ED patients with and ED patients without a history of attempted suicide. Results: A history of attempted suicide was found in 11.8% of the ED patients and lifetime suicidal ideation was reported by 43.3%. Multivariate analyses showed that a history of attempted suicide was associated with higher scores on depression, purging symptomatology, early-developed cognitive schemes (impaired autonomy and increased inhibition), and social insecurity. Conclusion: These findings support the increased risk of suicidal behavior in ED. The presence of particular personality traits, of cognitive schemes, and of purging and depressive symptoms should increase vigilance for suicidal behavior.

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Historical dimension of the railway network, its economic and urban impact in San José de Cúcuta

Revista Boletín Redipe ◽

10.36260/rbr.v9i6.1011 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 183-191

Author(s):

Mawency Vergel Ortega ◽

Julio Alfredo Delgado Rojas ◽

Yannette Díaz Umaña

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Models ◽

Transport System ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

San Jose ◽

Railway Network ◽

Urban Impact ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

Commercial Exchange ◽

History Of ◽

The City

The research aims to analyse the process of coverage of the railway network from England to San José de Cúcuta - Colombia, its impact as a transport system in the urban configuration. The research follows a qualitative approach from documentary analysis, which explores the historical particularities that make this process a significant event in the history of Colombia and the city of Cúcuta and quantitative by analysing mathematical models in productivity. It is concluded that the railway allowed the commercial exchange and development of the region, achieving its highest productivity in the thirties, and initiates a potential decline in the forties.

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Asuhan Keperawatan Jiwa pada Klien Skizofrenia dengan Risiko Bunuh Diri

Jurnal Keperawatan Jiwa ◽

10.26714/jkj.8.2.2020.211-216 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 211

Author(s):

Itsnaini Wahyu Puspita ◽

Erna Erawati

Keyword(s):

Nursing Care ◽

Suicidal Behavior ◽

Suicide Risk ◽

Attempted Suicide ◽

Suicide Ideation ◽

Field Research ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Verbal Responses ◽

Suicide Threats ◽

The Right

Kesehatan mental merupakan sektor penting dalam mewujudkan kesehatan manusia secara menyeluruh. Berbagai solusi dapat dilakukan seseorang ketika muncul stressor, salah satunya bunuh diri. Beberapa orang menganggap bunuh diri adalah solusi yang tepat untuk menyelesaikan masalah. Bunuh diri merupakan tindakan yang secara sadar dilakukan oleh seseorang untuk mengakhiri kehidupannnya. Salah satu seseorang yang mempunyai resiko untuk melakukan bunuh diri adalah pasien skizofrenia. Perilaku bunuh diri terdiri dari tiga tingkatan yaitu ide/isyarat bunuh diri, ancaman bunuh diri, dan percobaan bunuh diri. Tujuan penelitian menggambarkan pengelolaan asuhan keperawatan skizofrenia dengan fokus studi risiko bunuh diri. Penelitian ini termasuk field research (penelitian lapangan) dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif, langkah-langkah yang dilakukan peneliti dalam penelitian ini yaitu wawancara, observasi, dokumentasi, dan reduksi data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pemberian asuhan keperawatan pada klien skizofrenia dengan risiko bunuh diri menunjukkan hasil yang signifikan adanya intervensi dari perawat sesuai dengan respon verbal dan non verbal klien. Kata kunci: asuhan keperawatan, klien skizofrenia, risiko bunuh diri NURSING CARE FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA CLIENTS WITH RISK OF SELF-RISK ABSTRACTMental health is an important sector in realizing overall human health. Various solutions can be done when someone appears stressor, one of them suicide. Some people consider suicide to be the right solution to solve a problem. Suicide is an act that is consciously carried out by someone to end his life. One person at risk for suicide is a schizophrenic patient. Suicidal behavior consists of three levels, namely suicide ideation / cues, suicide threats, and attempted suicide. The aim of the study is to describe the management of schizophrenia nursing care with a focus on suicide risk studies. This research includes field research using a descriptive qualitative approach, the steps taken by researchers in this study are interviews, observation, documentation, and data reduction. The results of this study indicate that the provision of nursing care to schizophrenic clients with suicide risk shows a significant result of the intervention of the nurse in accordance with the client's verbal and non verbal responses. Keywords: nursing care, schizophrenia clients, suicide risk

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Directionality of physical and psychological dating violence among adolescents in Recife, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia ◽

10.1590/1415-790x201400010017eng ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 217-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alice Kelly Barreira ◽

Maria Luiza Carvalho de Lima ◽

Marc Bigras ◽

Kathie Njaine ◽

Simone Gonçalves Assis

Keyword(s):

Dating Violence ◽

Private School ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Future Research ◽

Adolescent Dating Violence ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Public And Private ◽

Complex Sample ◽

The City ◽

Complex Sample Design

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate the physical and psychological dating violence among adolescents with respect to the profiles of directionality - only man perpetrates, only woman perpetrates, and bidirectional, ie, both perpetrate violence. METHODS: Sample was performed by two-stage cluster selection in public and private school in the city of Recife (PE), Brazil, presenting data on 355 adolescents of both sexes between 15 and 19 years old. Psychological violence was measured in dimensions threat, verbal/emotional, and relational. Statistical analyzes incorporated the sampling weight and the complex sample design. RESULTS: Violence is bidirectional in most forms studied (83.9%) and girls reported higher levels of perpetration of physical violence, and boys reported more perpetration of relational violence. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that adolescent dating violence shows a pattern where partners attack each other, both physically and psychologically. Future research should study the patterns of these acts of violence, keeping the adolescent couple as the unit of analysis and exploring the context in which such violence occurs.

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Experiences of violence among female and male grade eight learners: baseline findings from the Girls Achieve Power (GAP Year) trial across three South African townships

Gates Open Research ◽

10.12688/gatesopenres.13276.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 89

Author(s):

Alison Kutywayo ◽

Sasha Frade ◽

Tshepo Mahuma ◽

Nicolette Naidoo ◽

Saiqa Mullick

Keyword(s):

South African ◽

Ecological Model ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Western Cape ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adolescent Violence ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Gap Year

Background: South African adolescents experience disproportionally high rates of violence, with lifelong health, social and economic impacts. Few papers present risk factors associated with experiences of adolescent violence. Methods: A baseline cross-sectional survey was done (April 2017 – Sept 2018) with 3432 grade 8 learners in the Girls Achieve Power (GAP Year) trial from 26 high schools in three townships (Soweto and Tembisa, Gauteng and Khayelitsha, Western Cape). Collected data on lifetime experiences of different types of violence, perpetrators, and place of violence. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to enumerate experiences of, and factors associated with violence. Results: A total of 2383 respondents are included. Most (63.1%) were girls, 81.5% aged 12-14. In total 26% had ever experienced violence, higher among boys (p=<0.001). Physical violence was most common (35.7%), then psychological (21.8%), sexual (13.1%), neglect (10.6%), cyberbullying (7.6%), corporal punishment (6.5%) and economic abuse (4.8%). Boys experienced more physical violence (36.0%); girls experienced more psychological violence (22.2%). Gauteng had double the reports of sexual violence (18.4% vs 7.6%, p<0.001). Violence happened most at school (27.4%), followed by the park (19.8%) or their friends’ home (12.9%). Multivariate analysis showed that boys (aOR 1.57; 95% CV 1.27-1.94; p=0.000), those aged 15-17 years (aOR 1.41; 95% CV 1.07-1.84; p=0.013), those who ever used substances (aOR 1.92; 95% CI 1.54-2.37; p=0.000), and those who sometimes feel worthless (aOR 1.35; 95% CI 1.10-1.64, p=0.003) were at higher odds of ever experiencing violence. Those who had never had sex were less likely to have ever experienced violence (aOR 0.66; 95% CI 0.51-0.83; p=0.001). Conclusion: Urgently need wider adoption, scaling, and sustaining of evidence-based primary violence prevention and structural interventions are required to reduce the high burden of adolescent violence. Stakeholders across the ecological model are needed to tackle harmful cultural norms that perpetuate violence.

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