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Emotional neglect in childhood is common and associates with adult mental ill health
Authors: Salokangas Raimo K. R.
Conference name: Nordic Congress of Psychiatry
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
Book title : Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 75, 2021 - Issue sup1: Abstracts of 33rd Nordic Congress of Psychiatry 2021 Virtual
Journal name in source: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Journal acronym: NORD J PSYCHIAT
Number in series: Issue sup1
Volume: 75
Number of pages: 1
ISSN: 0803-9488
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2021.2019939
Web address : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08039488.2021.2019939
Abstract
Background: The childhood adverse experiences (CAEs) are common in the general population and very common among help-seekers. Particularly, sexual and physical abuse have received a great attention in research and public media. Prevalence of CAEs and their association with attitudes towards others and psychiatric disorders were investigated.Methods: The Trauma And Distress Scale (TADS) was fulfilled by people of the general population (GP; n = 692) and by patients attending primary (PrC) and psychiatric outpatient (PsC) care (n = 415).Results: In GP, 51% reported emotional and 50% physical neglect, and 37% emotional, 23% physical 23% and 6% sexual abuse. In PsC, the corresponding figures were 82%, 73%, 68%, 37% and 17% respectively. The CAEs had a strong tendency to cumulate into same participants: 30% of GP and 66% of PsC reported three or more CAEs. In GP, participant who reported emotional neglect felt that other people had a negative attitude towards them. In the combined PrC and PsC sample, emotional neglect had a specific effect on depression, anxiety and substance abuse.Conclusions: Emotional neglect is the most frequently reported CAE and associates with attitudes towards other people and the occurrence of psychiatric symptoms and disorders in adulthood. The findings received support the attachment theory launched by Bowlby and emphasise the importance of understanding emotional atmosphere that individuals are facing in their childhood and adolescence.
Background: The childhood adverse experiences (CAEs) are common in the general population and very common among help-seekers. Particularly, sexual and physical abuse have received a great attention in research and public media. Prevalence of CAEs and their association with attitudes towards others and psychiatric disorders were investigated.Methods: The Trauma And Distress Scale (TADS) was fulfilled by people of the general population (GP; n = 692) and by patients attending primary (PrC) and psychiatric outpatient (PsC) care (n = 415).Results: In GP, 51% reported emotional and 50% physical neglect, and 37% emotional, 23% physical 23% and 6% sexual abuse. In PsC, the corresponding figures were 82%, 73%, 68%, 37% and 17% respectively. The CAEs had a strong tendency to cumulate into same participants: 30% of GP and 66% of PsC reported three or more CAEs. In GP, participant who reported emotional neglect felt that other people had a negative attitude towards them. In the combined PrC and PsC sample, emotional neglect had a specific effect on depression, anxiety and substance abuse.Conclusions: Emotional neglect is the most frequently reported CAE and associates with attitudes towards other people and the occurrence of psychiatric symptoms and disorders in adulthood. The findings received support the attachment theory launched by Bowlby and emphasise the importance of understanding emotional atmosphere that individuals are facing in their childhood and adolescence.
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