Year: 2005
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Relación entre psicopatología adulta y antecedentes de trauma infantil Relationship between adult psychopathology and traumatic events in childhood Verónica Vitriol G. Introduction.There is renewed interest in modern psychiatry in studying the link between psychopathology and traumatic events during childhood.Methods.The Marshall scale of childhood trauma was applied to173 psychiatric patients at the Curicó Mental Hospital.The traumatic events were correlated with Axis I diagnoses and probable Axis II diagnoses according to DSM-IV.Results.Positive correlations were obtained between substance abuse and childhood events involving alcohol, physical abuse and forced sexual contact (correlations 0.19 p < 0.01, 0.22 p < 0.003 and 0.14 p < 0.054); depressive disorders were linked to backgrounds involving alcohol and physical abuse (correlations 0.15 p < 0.04 , 0.16 p < 0.026); and probable personality disorders correlated with traumatic events of forced sexual contact, intrafamily violence, alcohol and physical abuse (correlations 0.3 p < 0.0001, 0.26 p < 0.0004, 0.26 p < 0.0004 and 0.17 p < 0.01).Logistic regressions were obtained between probable Axis II diagnosis and traumatic sexual events (odds ratio 2.6 p < 0,009) and alcohol (odds ratio 2.2 p < 0.021).Conclusions.The study suggests that there is a particular patient profile connected with traumatic events such as sexual abuse in childhood, and there is a need to continue with research in this country using standardized instruments, control groups, and prospective studies.
Author: Verónica Vitriol G.
Language: Spanish
Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2123975236