Adult psychiatric disorder and childhood experiences. The validity of retrospective data.
In a sample of young mothers an association was found between a depressed mood and the recall of poor parental relationships during childhood. Women who had been depressed but had recovered by the time of questioning did not recall a poor relationship. A second retrospective measure of a childhood experience, based on more factual details, was unrelated to current mental state.
D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology; D012107:Research Design; D012189:Retrospective Studies