TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Parental early life maltreatment and related experiences in treatment of youth anxiety disorder
JO  - Child psychiatry and human development
A1  - Bertelsen, Thomas B.
A1  - Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt
A1  - Wergeland, Gro Janne
A1  - Håland, Åshild Tellefsen
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The role of parents' early life maltreatment (ELM) (e.g. physical, sexual abuse) and related experiences, in relation to offspring anxiety is not well understood. The current study investigated the association between self-reported depression and ELM and related experiences in mothers (n = 79) and fathers (n = 50), and mother-, father-, and youth-reported symptoms of youth anxiety (n = 90). Outcomes were assessed at pre,- and posttreatment and 3-, 6-, and 12-months follow-up. Parental ELM were not associated with pre-treatment differences or differences in outcome of treatment. However ELM related experiences were associated with increased mother-, father-, and youth-rated youth anxiety at pretreatment. Fathers depressive symptoms were found to mediate the relationship between father ELM related experiences and father-rated youth anxiety symptoms. Future research is warranted on parental ELM and depression as factors affecting outcomes of treatment of youth anxiety. Trial registered at: helseforskning.etikkom.no (reg. nr. 2017/1367).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-398X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01520-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -