{
  "id": 11291540,
  "title": "Childhood trauma is linked to suicidal thoughts and attempts in adults with depression and anxiety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/childhood-trauma-is-linked-to-suicidal-thoughts-and-attempts-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-01T22:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/childhood-trauma-is-linked-to-suicidal-thoughts-and-attempts-in-adults-with-depression-and-anxiety/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders reveals a connection between childhood trauma and suicidal thoughts or attempts in adults diagnosed with depression or anxiety. Researchers from the Netherlands analyzed data from 1,572 individuals who had experienced emotional neglect, abuse, or sexual abuse before age 16. These individuals were more likely to report recent suicidal thoughts and past suicide attempts compared to those without such trauma. The link persisted even after considering factors like personality traits, insomnia, and social support. Childhood trauma may create a lasting vulnerability, potentially interacting with later stresses such as mental illness or negative life events. It can shape personality traits like hopelessness, aggression, neuroticism, or reduced control, and affect social support, increasing loneliness and negative life experiences. Additionally, childhood trauma is linked to sleep disturbances, substance abuse, poor lifestyle choices, and altered biological stress systems, all of which may contribute to the increased risk of suicidal thoughts and attempts.",
  "summary": "Among Dutch adults with depression or anxiety, those who experienced more childhood trauma were more likely to report recent suicidal thoughts and past suicide attempts. Aggression, insomnia, and low social support partly accounted for this link.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}