title: Childhood sexual abuse, parental impairment and the development of borderline personality disorder.
abstract: Childhood sexual abuse in borderline patients made a significant independent contribution to the magnitude of borderline characteristics after controlling for other antecedents and degree of parental impairment. This finding strengthens the etiologic link between childhood sexual abuse and borderline personality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Links
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Reekum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010343:Patient Admission; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors