Citation

Paris J. Can. J. Psychiatry 1998; 43(2): 148-153.

Affiliation

McGill University, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Montreal, Quebec.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Canadian Psychiatric Association, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9533967

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between trauma in childhood and personality disorders in adulthood. METHOD: A review of the literature was conducted. RESULTS: The reported associations between trauma and personality pathology are illuminated by the following research findings: 1) personality is heritable; 2) only a minority of patients with severe personality disorders report childhood trauma; and 3) children are generally resilient, and traumatic experiences do not consistently lead to psychopathology. CONCLUSIONS: The role of trauma in the personality disorders is best understood in the context of gene-environment interactions.

Language: en