title: [Childhood trauma and personality disorders].
abstract: The influence of the model of object relations on modern psychodynamic research has led to increased emphasis on the importance of relations and traumatic events in the genesis of some psychic disorders, especially with regard to personality disorders. The development of axis II in the DSM-III system has increased the number of empiric studies in this field. In this paper, the Authors report data relating to a sample of 49 subjects with personality disorders (DSM-III-R) in which the presence of sexual abuse, physical maltreatment and negative family atmosphere was examined using a self-administered questionnaire (CAT). The results suggest a significant presence of these events throughout the sample and reveal a correlation between some personality disorders and specific traumatic events. It may therefore be hypothesized that the presence of these events represents an important factor from the point of treatment, both in technical and in prognostic terms.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Neuropsichiche, Istituto Scientifico H San Raffaele, Milano.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Madeddu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fossati
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lingiardi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maffei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Disturbi di personalità ed eventi traumatici nell'infanzia.