This article describes a study of 136 female intimate partner violence victims living in poverty
in Nicaragua. The paper aimed to analyze the relationship between experiencing stressful …

Experts in personality psychology and personality disorders have long emphasized the
pervasive and persistent detrimental impact of maladaptive personality traits on mental …

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) histories are prevalent among adolescent girls in the
juvenile justice system (JJS) and may contribute to their high rates of suicidal behavior …

Objectives. Adenosine to inosine RNA editing, serotonin 2C receptor (HTR2C), and stressful
life events (SLEs) have all been implicated in suicidal behaviour. We examined the main …

Background Self-harm is common in the community with a lifetime prevalence of 13%. It is
associated with an elevated risk of overall mortality and suicide. People who harm …

Internalized homophobia is common among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons;
moreover, it can be associated with suicide proneness, among other mental health …

Parent training in nonviolent resistance was adapted to deal with situations of suicide threat
by children, adolescents, and young adults. The approach aims at reducing the risk potential …

Risk factors, suicidal behavior, and help-seeking patterns differ between young women and
men. We constructed a generic conceptual model of the processes underlying youth suicide …

Purpose: Our goal was to examine the association between peer victimization (PV) and
suicidal ideation (SI), and the degree to which internal resilience moderates this association …

Self-harm in youth is a risk factor related to mental health and future morbidity, yet, relatively
little is known about the rates and course of self-harm in youth residing in foster care. This …