Childhood Emotional Neglect Related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Body Mass Index in Adult Women

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy L. Pederson ◽  
Josephine F. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Emotional Neglect ◽  
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire

The relationships among the severity of childhood abuse and neglect, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and adult obesity were investigated. 207 women ( M age = 26.5 yr., SD = 6.7) completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Millon Clinician Multiaxial Inventory, and a demographic questionnaire. Analyses of variance indicated that women who reported moderate-to-extreme emotional neglect ( n = 71) had significantly higher PTSD scores and increased BMI compared to women who reported low emotional neglect ( n = 84). Women who reported severe sexual or emotional abuse also had higher PTSD scores, but no relationship was found with BMI when other factors were controlled. Although PTSD scores and self-reported severity of childhood emotional neglect were strongly correlated ( r206 = .61, p < .001), PTSD was not found to be a mediating factor in obesity in women who reported childhood emotional neglect, although depression was.

scholarly journals Suicide risk and childhood trauma in individuals diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suelen de Lima Bach ◽  
Mariane Acosta Lopez Molina ◽  
Karen Jansen ◽  
Ricardo Azevedo da Silva ◽  
Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Emotional Neglect

Abstract Introduction Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops after exposure to a potentially traumatic event. Its clinical condition may lead to the development of risk behaviors, and its early detection is a relevant aspect to be considered. The aim of this study was to assess the association between childhood trauma and suicide risk in individuals with PTSD. Method This was a cross-sectional study conducted with individuals aged 18 to 60 years who were evaluated at a mental health research outpatient clinic. PTSD diagnosis and suicide risk identification were performed using specific modules of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-Plus). The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) was used to evaluate traumatic events in childhood. Results Of the 917 individuals evaluated, 55 were diagnosed with PTSD. The suicide risk prevalence in individuals with PTSD was 63.6%. Emotional neglect and emotional abuse scores tended to be higher in the suicide risk group (p<0.2). Conclusion Our findings showed a higher prevalence of suicide risk in individuals with PTSD and support the hypothesis that the investigation of childhood traumatic experiences, especially emotional neglect and abuse, may help in the early detection of suicide risk in individuals with PTSD.

Foundations of posttraumatic stress disorder: Does early life trauma lead to adult posttraumatic stress disorder?

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 477-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Pratchett ◽  
Rachel Yehuda
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Early Life Trauma ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe effects of childhood abuse are diverse, and although pathology is not the only outcome, psychiatric illness, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), can develop. However, adult PTSD is less common among those who experienced single-event traumas as children than it is among those who experienced childhood abuse. In addition, PTSD is more common among adults than children who experienced childhood abuse. Such evidence raises doubt about the direct, causal link between childhood trauma and adult PTSD. The experience of childhood trauma, and in particular abuse, has been identified as a risk factor for subsequent development of PTSD following exposure to adult trauma, and a substantial literature identifies revictimization as a factor that plays a pivotal role in this trajectory. The literature on the developmental effects of childhood abuse and pathways to revictimization, when considered in tandem with the biological effects of early stress in animal models, may provide some explanations for this. Specifically, it seems possible that permanent sensitization of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and behavioral outcomes are a consequence of childhood abuse, and these combine with the impact of retraumatization to sustain, perpetuate, and amplify symptomatology of those exposed to maltreatment in childhood.

151. Increased peripheral NF-κB pathway activity in women with childhood abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. S222-S223
Author(s):  
T. Pace ◽  
K. Wingenfeld ◽  
G. Meinlschmidt ◽  
I. Schmidt ◽  
D.H. Hellhammer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Pathway Activity

Efficacy of Sertraline in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Secondary to Interpersonal Trauma or Childhood Abuse

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan J. Stein ◽  
Bessel A. van der Kolk ◽  
Carol Austin ◽  
Rana Fayyad ◽  
Cathryn Clary
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Trauma
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