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Childhood Trauma and Its Relation to Chronic Depression in Adulthood
Joint Authors
Negele, Alexa
Kaufhold, Johannes
Kallenbach, Lisa
Leuzinger-Bohleber, Marianne
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There is a large consensus indicating that childhood trauma is significantly involved in the development of depression.
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of retrospectively recalled childhood trauma in chronically depressed patients and to investigate a more specific relationship between trauma type and depression.
We further asked for the influence of multiple experiences of childhood trauma on the vulnerability to a chronic course of depression in adulthood.
349 chronically depressed patients of the German LAC Depression Study completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, a self-report measure of traumatic experiences in childhood.
75.6% of the chronically depressed patients reported clinically significant histories of childhood trauma.
37% of the chronically depressed patients reported multiple childhood traumatization.
Experiences of multiple trauma also led to significantly more severe depressive symptoms.
Stepwise multiple regression analysis suggested that childhood emotional abuse and sexual abuse were significantly associated with a higher symptom severity in chronically depressed adults.
Yet, expanding the regression model for multiple exposures showed that multiplicity was the only remaining significant predictor for symptom severity in chronically depressed patients.
Clinical implications suggest a precise assessment of childhood trauma in chronically depressed patients with a focus on emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and multiple exposures to childhood trauma.
This trial is registered with registration number ISRCTN91956346.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Negele, Alexa& Kaufhold, Johannes& Kallenbach, Lisa& Leuzinger-Bohleber, Marianne. 2015. Childhood Trauma and Its Relation to Chronic Depression in Adulthood. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Negele, Alexa…[et al.]. Childhood Trauma and Its Relation to Chronic Depression in Adulthood. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Negele, Alexa& Kaufhold, Johannes& Kallenbach, Lisa& Leuzinger-Bohleber, Marianne. Childhood Trauma and Its Relation to Chronic Depression in Adulthood. Depression Research and Treatment. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061127
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061127