| Childhood adversity and vulnerability to mood and anxiety disorders. | |
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PMID: 9262936 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Based upon epidemiological surveys, adverse childhood events are proposed to be risk factors for adult depressive and anxiety disorders. However, the extent to which these events are seen in clinical patient populations is less clear. We examined the prevalence of a number of proposed risk factors for depression in 650 patients with mood and anxiety disorders at the time of presentation for treatment in an outpatient subspecialty clinic. Emotional abuse, physical abuse, or sexual abuse (childhood adversity) was found in approximately 35% of patients with major depression and panic disorder, was more common in women than men, and was associated with an earlier onset of symptoms. Childhood adversity was also strongly associated with marital discord/divorce, and psychopathology in a parent, suggesting family discord predisposes to childhood abuse. Furthermore, the association of childhood abuse with parental mental illness suggests that genetic and environmental factors are difficult to separate as etiological factors in vulnerability. |
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Authors:
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E A Young; J L Abelson; G C Curtis; R M Nesse |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Depression and anxiety Volume: 5 ISSN: 1091-4269 ISO Abbreviation: Depress Anxiety Publication Date: 1997 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-10-21 Completed Date: 1997-10-21 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9708816 Medline TA: Depress Anxiety Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 66-72 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. |
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Adult Age of Onset Analysis of Variance Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology*, etiology, psychology Chi-Square Distribution Child Child Abuse / psychology*, statistics & numerical data Child of Impaired Parents / psychology, statistics & numerical data Depressive Disorder / psychology Disease Susceptibility Family Health* Female Humans Life Change Events* Male Michigan / epidemiology Mood Disorders / epidemiology*, etiology, psychology Panic Disorder / psychology Phobic Disorders / psychology Prevalence Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors Substance-Related Disorders / complications |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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MH 000427/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH 50030/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH 52724/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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