@article{ref1,
title="Childhood trauma and obsessive-compulsive symptoms",
journal="Depression and anxiety",
year="2008",
author="Mathews, Carol A. and Kaur, Nirmaljit and Stein, Murray B.",
volume="25",
number="9",
pages="742-751",
abstract="Childhood trauma is known to predispose to a variety of psychiatric disorders, including mood, anxiety, eating, and personality disorders. However, the relationship between childhood trauma and obsessive-compulsive symptoms has not been well studied. This study examines the relationship between childhood trauma, personality facets, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in 938 college students using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Leyton Obsessional Inventory, and the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised. Between 13 and 30% of subjects met criteria for childhood trauma, with emotional neglect the most commonly reported experience. There was a small but significant association between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and childhood trauma, specifically emotional abuse and physical neglect, all of which was accounted for by co-occurring anxiety symptoms. An independent association was also seen between emotional abuse, physical abuse, and high levels of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (&quot;probable obsessive-compulsive disorder&quot;), which remained significant in the context of co-occurring anxiety symptoms. A similar association was seen between obsessive-compulsive symptoms and conscientiousness, and between emotional neglect and sexual abuse and conscientiousness, suggesting that an indirect role for childhood trauma in the development of obsessive-compulsive symptoms may also exist.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1091-4269",
doi="10.1002/da.20316",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.20316"
}