The Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Neglect with Suicide Attempts in an Adult Unipolar Depression Sample Erişkin Unipolar Depresyon Örnekleminde Çocukluk Çağı İstismar ve İhmal Yaşantılarının İntihar Girişimi ile İlişkisi

Introduction: Unipolar depression is an important psychiatric disorder that leads to an increased risk of suicide. However, not all depression patients attempt suicide. This reflects the presence of other factors that may be related to suicide other than the sole presence of psychopathology. Drawing upon the clinical evidence linking childhood abuse and neglect experiences with suicide; this study aimed at investigating the relationship of childhood abuse and neglect experiences with suicide attempts in patients with unipolar depression.