title: Childhood abuse in Chinese patients with borderline personality disorder.
abstract: This study examined (1) the relative prevalence of childhood abuse and other pathological childhood experiences in China reported by outpatients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), with other personality disorders, and without personality disorders; and, (2) whether the primary predictors of BPD in North America are associated with the development of BPD in China. The childhood experiences of 203 outpatients with BPD, 109 outpatients with other personality disorders, and 70 outpatients without Axis II diagnoses were assessed with the Chinese version of the Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse Questionnaire (CECA.Q). Patients with BPD reported significantly more physical, emotional, and sexual abuse than either comparison group. Four types of childhood experiences were significant predictors of BPD: maternal neglect, paternal antipathy, sexual abuse, and maternal physical abuse. The findings suggest that maternal physical abuse is as strong a predictor of BPD in China as sexual abuse, a finding not replicated in North America.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yunping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: Yingjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Yonghua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires