Risk factors in the early family life of patients suffering from dissociative disorders

Autor:	G. Liotti, Giovanni Fassone, Eva Mazzotti, Angelo Picardi, Paolo Pasquini
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Case-control study Social environment Odds ratio medicine.disease Family life Developmental psychology Psychiatry and Mental health Severity of illness medicine Dissociative disorders Risk factor Sibling Psychology
Zdroj:	Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 105:110-116
ISSN:	0001-690X
DOI:	10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.01062.x
Popis:	Objective: To test the hypothesis that not only intrafamiliar childhood abuses inflicted to the patient, but also major losses or other severe life events suffered by the mother within 2 years of patient's birth, are risk factors for the development of dissociative disorders (DDs). Method: A multicentric case–control study of 52 cases and 146 controls. Results: We estimated a crude odds ratio (OR) of 2.6 (adjusted 1.9) for mothers' losses or other severe life events experienced within 2 years of patient's birth, and a crude OR of 7.6 (adjusted 7.2) for patient's early traumatic experiences. Conclusion: Mother's losses or other severe life events within 2 years of patient's birth and patient's traumatic experiences during childhood are risk factors for the development of dissociative disorders. A possible explanation of these findings is that disorganized or insecure attachment may increase susceptibility to traumatic experiences and propensity to dissociation in adult life.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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