Stigmas and childhood traumas associated with psychological help-seeking in suicide attempted individuals

Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2022 Oct;58(4):2970-2977. doi: 10.1111/ppc.13148. Epub 2022 Aug 16.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim was to investigate the possible associations of suicide attempt with childhood trauma, social support, psychological support seeking, stigmatizations. The study was case-control study and included 100 participants (50 suicide, 50 controls).

Conclusion: BDI, BAI scores were higher in the patient (p < 0.001). While scores of all-subscales of Childhood-Trauma-Questionnaire were higher (p < 0.05) in the patients, scores of Perceived-Social-Support were lower (p < 0.001). Repeating suicide attempts has higher Stigma-Scale-for-Receiving-Psychological-Help scores than the patients who attempted to the first time (p = 0.045).

Practice implication: Suicide is relationship with more childhood traumas, less social support. Repeating suicide attempts, individuals felt public stigma for receiving psychological help.

Keywords: social support; stigma; suicide; trauma.

MeSH terms

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Humans
  • Social Stigma
  • Stereotyping
  • Suicide, Attempted / psychology