Association of childhood neglect with adult dissociation in schizophrenic inpatients.
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Association of childhood neglect with adult dissociation in schizophrenic inpatients. / Vogel, Matthias; Spitzer, Carsten; Kuwert, Philipp; Möller, Bertram; Freyberger, Harald J; Grabe, Hans Jörgen.
In: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2, 2009, p. 124-130.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Association of childhood neglect with adult dissociation in schizophrenic inpatients.
AU - Vogel, Matthias
AU - Spitzer, Carsten
AU - Kuwert, Philipp
AU - Möller, Bertram
AU - Freyberger, Harald J
AU - Grabe, Hans Jörgen
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - BACKGROUND: Dissociation is often related to previous trauma and also occurs frequently in schizophrenia. Dissociation and psychosis may reflect a posttraumatic syndrome in some patients with schizophrenia. SAMPLING AND METHODS: In total, 80 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia were investigated by means of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Dissociative Experience Scale and the Symptom Check List 90-R. CTQ subscales and groups reporting high and low dissociation were compared using MANOVA. RESULTS: Childhood traumatic experiences were frequent [mean CTQ total score=45.4+/-17.5 (SD)]. Physical neglect was clearly associated with high dissociation, whereas abuse was not. Furthermore, there was a significant association of physical neglect with psychopathological distress not fully accounted for by dissociation. CONCLUSIONS: Dissociation may be specifically linked to childhood physical neglect in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Dissociation alone may not explain the effects of childhood maltreatment on adult psychopathology in schizophrenia; however, conclusions from the present study are limited due to its cross-sectional design.
AB - BACKGROUND: Dissociation is often related to previous trauma and also occurs frequently in schizophrenia. Dissociation and psychosis may reflect a posttraumatic syndrome in some patients with schizophrenia. SAMPLING AND METHODS: In total, 80 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia were investigated by means of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Dissociative Experience Scale and the Symptom Check List 90-R. CTQ subscales and groups reporting high and low dissociation were compared using MANOVA. RESULTS: Childhood traumatic experiences were frequent [mean CTQ total score=45.4+/-17.5 (SD)]. Physical neglect was clearly associated with high dissociation, whereas abuse was not. Furthermore, there was a significant association of physical neglect with psychopathological distress not fully accounted for by dissociation. CONCLUSIONS: Dissociation may be specifically linked to childhood physical neglect in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Dissociation alone may not explain the effects of childhood maltreatment on adult psychopathology in schizophrenia; however, conclusions from the present study are limited due to its cross-sectional design.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 42
SP - 124
EP - 130
JO - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
JF - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
SN - 0254-4962
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -