title: Specific traumatic events during childhood as risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder development in adults.
abstract: To evaluate differences in early life events (ELE) on adult victims of severe interpersonal violence among patients who developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and control group. Adult victims of interpersonal violence were evaluated to diagnose the presence of PTSD and ELE. 308 subjects were included, 141 in patient's group (PTSD+) and 167 in control group (PSTD-). PTSD+ group had more severe PTSD, depressive symptoms and higher ETI scores than PTSD- group. Patients in PTSD+ group had a more frequent history of ELE. Some ELE were more significant for the development of this predisposition.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil alinescho@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aline F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Schoedl
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fossaluza
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jair J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mari
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Mello
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anxiety; depression; diagnosis; distress; risk factors