APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Emotional Regulation and Suicidal Behavior in Young Adults Population
- Yirdong Felix
The New School for Social Research - Polanco-Roman Lillian
The New School for Social Research - Oduro Neena
The New School for Social Research
Abstract
Suicide accounts for over 45,000 deaths in USA with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Difficulties in Emotional Regulation (DER) identified as risk factors. We examined how individual ACEs and DER associate with suicidal behaviors and found significant associations between individual ACEs and suicidal behaviors in a young adult population.
Suicide