Childhood Maltreatment Increases Risk for Personality Disorders During Early Adulthood

1999852 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jeffrey G. Johnson · New York State Psychiatric Institute

Abstract

Persons in the community who have experienced childhood abuse or neglect are considerably more likely than those who were not abused or neglected to have PDs and elevated PD symptom levels during early adulthood. Childhood abuse and neglect may contribute to the onset of some PDs.

Topics & Keywords

Child Abuse and Trauma Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of General Psychiatry

Volume 56, Issue 7, pp. 600-600

DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.7.600

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