Childhood Maltreatment, Impulsive Aggression, and Suicidality Among Patients Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder
Publication date : 2022/1/27
Journal : Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Description : Objective
Bipolar disorder is associated with a history of childhood maltreatment, impulsive aggression, and lethal suicide attempts. Often, aggression and violence prevent the diagnosed individual from receiving timely access to mental health care, leading to adverse outcomes such as repeated psychiatric hospitalization or even incarceration.
Method
In this study, we recruited a sample of 150 low-income patients with bipolar disorder from an outpatient behavioral health clinic affiliated with an urban public hospital in Southeastern United States. We explored whether different types of childhood maltreatment (physical, sexual, emotional) are associated with impulsive aggression among individuals with bipolar disorder. Additionally, we examined whether impulsive aggression is related to suicidality. Finally, we sought to test the potential mediated effect of impulsive aggression on the relationship between childhood …
Scholar articles : Childhood maltreatment, impulsive aggression, and suicidality among patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
S Freitag, S Kapoor, DA Lamis - Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and …, 2022