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Preferential association between childhood emotional abuse and bipolar disorder
Author(s) -
Etain Bruno,
Mathieu Flavie,
Henry Chantal,
Raust Aurélie,
Roy Isabelle,
Germain Anne,
Leboyer Marion,
Bellivier Frank
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20532
Subject(s) - ctq tree , bipolar disorder , psychological abuse , logistic regression , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology , medicine , child abuse , childhood abuse , poison control , injury prevention , cognition , medical emergency , domestic violence
Childhood trauma has been suggested to be involved in the susceptibility to bipolar disorder. However, case‐control studies are lacking, and the preferential implication and the dose‐effect of different trauma subtypes remain poorly investigated. Two hundred six bipolar patients and 94 controls completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ; Bernstein et al., 1994). The CTQ total score was higher for bipolar patients than for controls. The presence of multiple trauma was significantly more frequent in bipolar patients than in controls (63% vs. 33%). Multiple logistic regression suggested that only emotional abuse was associated with bipolar disorder with a suggestive dose‐effect. Clinical practice should include systematic assessment of childhood trauma among bipolar patients with a particular focus on emotional abuse.