SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2013
The relation between child maltreatment and adolescent suicidal behavior: a systematic review and critical examination of the literature.
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127 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of family-related psychosocial factors on suicidal ideation among adolescents: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The association between adverse childhood experiences and common mental disorders and suicidality: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Validity, Reliability, and Clinical Utility of Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) Symptom Criteria.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Childhood Maltreatment With Suicide Behaviors Among Young People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Life adversities and suicidal behavior in young individuals: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2015Pooled it
- Suicidality and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2015Pooled it
- Familial Risk and Resilience Moderate the Association Between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Youth Suicidal Ideation.Journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Mapping behavioural mechanisms linking childhood maltreatment, cognition, impulsivity, and suicidality in bipolar disorder: A network approach.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Childhood Gender Nonconformity and Suicidal Behavior in Chinese Gay and Bisexual Men: The Roles of Childhood Abuse and Social Inhibition.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Associations between childhood trauma, emotional regulation, and self-esteem in predicting suicidal behaviour among adolescents in secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria (SPREAD STUDY).BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviours among patients with depression and anxiety disorders in a multi-ethnic Asian setting.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Childhood exposure to interpersonal and animal-directed violence: adversity profiles and adult suicidality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The association between suicide attempts and ethnic identity and discrimination among Indigenous Sami adolescents in Arctic Norway.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
- Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents With Confirmed Maltreatment: Insights From the 2016-2020 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Suicidal ideation, attempts and help-seeking behaviors among adolescent girls in, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Early Exposure to Deprivation or Threat Moderates Expected Associations Between Neural Structure and Age in Adolescent Girls.Child maltreatment · 2025Article
- Childhood Maltreatment, Bullying, and Internet Addiction in Relation to Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Mediation and Network Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Introduction to a Special Series on Youth Suicide.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Elementary School-Aged Youth: A Pilot Study in 5- to 10-Year-Olds.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Association Between Current Suicidal Ideation and Personality Traits: Analysis of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 in a Community Mental Health Sample.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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Abstract
A large body of research suggests that child maltreatment (CM) is associated with adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts. These studies, however, have not been critically examined and summarized in a manner that allows us to draw firm conclusions and make recommendations for future research and clinical work in this area. In this review, we evaluated all of the research literature to date examining the relationship between CM and adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts. Results generally suggest that childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect are associated with adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts across community, clinical, and high-risk samples, using cross-sectional and longitudinal research designs. In most studies, these associations remain significant when controlling for covariates such as youth demographics, mental health, family, and peer-related variables. When different forms of CM are examined in the same multivariate analysis, most research suggests that each form of CM maintains an independent association with adolescent suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. However, a subset of studies yielded evidence to suggest that sexual abuse and emotional abuse may be relatively more important in explaining suicidal behavior than physical abuse or neglect. Research also suggests an additive effect-each form of CM contributes unique variance to adolescent suicide attempts. We discuss the current limitations of this literature and offer recommendations for future research. We conclude with an overview of the clinical implications of this research, including careful, detailed screening of CM history, past suicidal behavior, and current suicidal ideation, as well as the need for integrated treatment approaches that effectively address both CM and adolescent suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.
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