Nonfatal Suicidal Behavior Among Chinese Women Who Have Been Physically Abused by Their Male Intimate Partners

Three hundred fifty‐three women (median age = 32 years) admitted to the emergency rooms of nine general hospitals serving rural areas in China were interviewed for nonfatal suicidal behavior. Spousal conflict was the most commonly reported cause for their suicidal behavior and one third of responden...

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Published in:Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2009-12, Vol.39 (6), p.648-658
Main Authors: Wong, Susan P.Y., Phillips, Michael R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Age Differences
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Asian Cultural Groups
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Chi-Square Distribution
China
Conceptual Tempo
Death
Divorce
Domestic violence
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medical Services
Family Relations
Family Relationship
Family Violence
Female
Females
Foreign Countries
Hospitals
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Interviews
Interviews as Topic
Males
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders
Patient Selection
Peoples Republic of China
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quality of Life
Regression Analysis
Rural Areas
Socioeconomic Factors
Spouse Abuse - psychology
Spouses
Studies
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Victims of Crime
Violence
Women
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Summary:Three hundred fifty‐three women (median age = 32 years) admitted to the emergency rooms of nine general hospitals serving rural areas in China were interviewed for nonfatal suicidal behavior. Spousal conflict was the most commonly reported cause for their suicidal behavior and one third of respondents reported being victims of physical abuse by their spouses. Compared to non‐abused women, abused women were younger, had more disturbed family relationships, and experienced less financial hardship and more divorce. No differences were found between the groups in the proportion who reported psychiatric symptoms or in the level of suicidal intent; however, abused women were less impulsive and expressed more sadness at not having been successful in ending their lives.
ISSN:0363-0234
1943-278X
DOI:10.1521/suli.2009.39.6.648