The Association Between Childhood Trauma and Attachment Functioning in Patients With Personality Disorders
| Autor: | Maryke Wolters-Geerdink, Merijn Eikelenboom, Danielle Voestermans, Jan Smit, Nel Draijer, Jitske Rullmann, Kathleen Thomaes, Hein J F van Marle |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Psychiatry, APH - Mental Health, Anatomy and neurosciences, APH - Methodology |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Trauma treatment Anxiety Parental bonding medicine.disease Object Attachment Personality Disorders Causality Personality disorders 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology 0302 clinical medicine Attachment theory medicine Humans In patient Psychology Association (psychology) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Voestermans, D, Eikelenboom, M, Rullmann, J, Wolters-Geerdink, M, Draijer, N, Smit, J H, Thomaes, K & van Marle, H J F 2021, ' The Association Between Childhood Trauma and Attachment Functioning in Patients With Personality Disorders ', Journal of Personality Disorders, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 554-572 . https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2020_34_474 Journal of Personality Disorders, 35(4), 554-572. Guilford Publications |
| ISSN: | 0885-579X |
| DOI: | 10.1521/pedi_2020_34_474 |
| Popis: | Attachment (mal)functioning and a history of childhood trauma (CT) are both considered psychological determinants of personality disorders (PDs). Their interaction, however, remains largely uninvestigated. In this study, the authors assessed adult and childhood attachment style in a sample of patients with diverse PDs (N = 75) and determined the relation with both occurrence and severity of CT. The authors found that the sample was characterized by severe attachment malfunctioning and high levels of CT. Using cross-tabulations and analysis of variance, the authors showed that patients with a fearful or dismissive attachment style experienced more severe CT than patients with a preoccupied attachment style. Patients reporting an affectionless control bonding style to either parent suffered frequent and severe CT. Although temporal causality cannot be determined, these findings stress the necessity to screen for CT in PDs and suggest that attachment-centered psychotherapy for these patients may benefit from preceding or concurrent trauma treatment. |
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