The purpose of the study “Adult Psychiatric Outcomes of Bullying and Being Bullied by Peers in Childhood and Adolescence,” was to determine whether psychiatric problems and suicidal tendencies were prevalent in young adulthood when one has been bullied and/or peer victimized during childhood. The study was directed towards the long-term effects of childhood bullying, inclusive of sex-specified effects experienced between males and females that were bullies and/or victims. The psychiatric problems that were measured, controlled and tested for were inclusive of substance abuse disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, panic disorders and anti-social disorders. The tendency to commit suicide and indication for suicidal tendencies were …show more content…
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