Roberts J, Hawton K
Br J Psychiatry. 1980 Oct;137:319-23. doi: 10.1192/bjp.137.4.319.
Of a sample of families containing abused and at risk children, in 29 per cent one or both parents had attempted suicide. The rate at which the suicide attempts were repeated within a year was higher than that expected for other attempters of the same age group. A previous history of psychiatric disturbance and marital breakdown was strongly associated with the combination of child abuse and suicidal behaviour. The relationship between child abuse and attempted suicide did not appear in most cases to have been a direct one; often both forms of behaviour seemed to reflect marital difficulties.
在一个包含受虐待儿童和处于危险中的儿童的家庭样本中，29%的家庭中有一方或双方父母曾试图自杀。一年内再次尝试自杀的比率高于同年龄组其他自杀未遂者的预期比率。既往有精神障碍和婚姻破裂史与虐待儿童和自杀行为的结合密切相关。在大多数情况下，虐待儿童和自杀未遂之间的关系似乎不是直接的；这两种行为形式往往似乎都反映了婚姻困难。
