Childhood maltreatment associated with adult personality disorders: findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study.
Adverse childhood experiences such as abuse and neglect are frequently implicated in the development of personality disorders (PDs); however, research on the childhood histories of most PD groups remains limited. In this multisite investigation, we assessed self-reported history of abuse and neglect experiences among 600 patients diagnosed with either a PD (borderline, schizotypal, avoidant, or obsessive-compulsive) or major depressive disorder without PD. Results indicate that rates of childhood maltreatment among individuals with PDs are generally high (73% reporting abuse; 82% reporting neglect). As expected, borderline PD was more consistently associated with childhood abuse and neglect than other PD diagnoses. However, even when controlling for the effect of borderline PD, other PD diagnoses were associated with specific types of maltreatment.
Battle
Cynthia L
CL
Collaborative Longitudinal PDs Study (CLPS), Brown University Medical School, USA. Cynthia_Battle@brown.edu
Shea
M Tracie
MT
Johnson
Dawn M
DM
Yen
Shirley
S
Zlotnick
Caron
C
Zanarini
Mary C
MC
Sanislow
Charles A
CA
Skodol
Andrew E
AE
Gunderson
John G
JG
Grilo
Carlos M
CM
McGlashan
Thomas H
TH
Morey
Leslie C
LC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology