Childhood trauma associates with clinical features of bipolar disorder in a sample of Chinese patients

Abstract Objectives Childhood trauma is a major public health problem which has a long-term consequence, a few studies have examined the relationship between childhood trauma and clinical features of bipolar disorder, most in western culture, with no such studies done in Chinese culture. Methods The...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2014-10, Vol.168, p.58-63
Main Authors: Li, Xian-Bin, Liu, Jin-Tong, Zhu, Xiong-Zhao, Zhang, Liang, Tang, Yi-Lang, Wang, Chuan-Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abuse
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Biological and medical sciences
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology
Bipolar Disorder - etiology
Bipolar Disorder - psychology
Bipolar disorders
Child
Child Abuse - psychology
Childhood
China - epidemiology
Clinical feature
Comorbidity
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Mood disorders
Neglect
Prevalence
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Self Report
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Abstract Objectives Childhood trauma is a major public health problem which has a long-term consequence, a few studies have examined the relationship between childhood trauma and clinical features of bipolar disorder, most in western culture, with no such studies done in Chinese culture. Methods The CTQ-SF was administered to 132 Chinese patients with DSM-IV bipolar disorder. Participants also completed the Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse Questionnaire (CECA.Q), the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R), and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The CTQ-SF cut-off scores for exposure were used to calculate the prevalence of trauma. The relationship between childhood trauma and clinical features of bipolar disorder were examined. Results The internal consistency of CTQ-SF was good (Cronbach׳s α =0.826) and four week test–retest reliability was high ( r =0.755). 61.4% of this sample reported physical neglect (PN) in childhood, followed by emotional neglect (EN, 49.6%), sexual abuse (SA, 40.5%), emotional abuse (EA, 26.0%) and physical abuse (PA,13.1%). Significant negative correlations existed between age of onset and EA and EN score ( r =−0.178~–0.183, p
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.017