1.68 A Phenomenological Approach to Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior and Adverse Childhood Experiences in Young Children

Abstract

This study examines the phenomenology of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in young children (N = 20; range 4-7 years old) and clinical correlates with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The aims of this retrospective chart review are to: 1) identify the phenomenology of STB in young children; 2) assess the number and type of ACEs in the identified young patients, quantitatively linking the number of ACEs to STBs; and 3) qualitatively describe how STB may present in young children receiving psychiatric day hospital treatment.