Citation

Berenbaum H, Valera EM, Kerns JG. Schizophr. Bull. 2003; 29(1): 143-152.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 603 East Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820, USA. hberenba@uiuc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12908670

Abstract

In a sample of 75 women recruited from the community, we measured trauma/maltreatment history and symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder, using both questionnaire and interview measures. As hypothesized, individuals with histories of trauma/maltreatment had elevated levels of schizotypal symptoms. Among types of trauma/maltreatment, reported childhood neglect was especially strongly associated with schizotypal symptoms. Although posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity, depression, dissociation, and difficulty identifying one's emotions were all associated with schizotypal symptoms, they could not account completely for the association between trauma/maltreatment and schizotypal symptoms.

Language: en