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Prospectively Ascertained Child Maltreatment and Its Association With DSM-IV Mental Disorders in Young Adults

Scott, Kate M., Smith, Don R., Ellis, Pete M.·2010·Archives of General Psychiatry
DOI 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.71
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CONTEXT: Evidence for an association between child maltreatment and later psychopathology heavily relies on retrospective reports of maltreatment. The few studies using prospective ascertainment of child maltreatment show weaker associations, raising the possibility that it is not maltreatment, but rather the memory of maltreatment, that raises the risk of later mental disorders. OBJECTIVES: To estimate associations between prospectively ascertained child maltreatment and a wide range of subsequently measured DSM-IV mental disorders and to show the influence of retrospectively reported maltreatment in the comparison group on these associations. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Nationally representative New Zealand community. PARTICIPANTS: Respondents aged 16 to 27 years (n = 2144) from a mental health survey, 221 of whom were identified as having records on a national child protection agency database. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Twelve-month and lifetime prevalence of individual DSM-IV mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders, and disorder groups assessed with the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview. RESULTS: After adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic correlates, child protection agency history was associated with several individual mental disorders, mental disorder comorbidity, and all mental disorder groups, both 12-month and lifetime. Odds of 12-month posttraumatic stress disorder were 5.12 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.42-10.83); of any 12-month mood disorder, 1.86 (95% CI, 1.12-3.08); of any anxiety disorder, 2.41 (95% CI, 1.47-3.97); and of any substance use disorder, 1.71 (95% CI, 1.01-2.88). These associations increased in magnitude when those who retrospectively reported child maltreatment were removed from the comparison group. CONCLUSIONS: Prospectively ascertained child maltreatment is significantly associated with a range of subsequent mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders, indicating that maltreatment, not just the memory of maltreatment, is associated with subsequent psychopathology. There is a need for both targeted mental health interventions with the present and past clients of child welfare agencies and for concerted population-level strategies to meet the needs of the many other children who experience maltreatment.

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Authors
Scott, K. M., Smith, D. R., & Ellis, P. M.
Affiliations
University of Otago (NZ)
ORCID
Scott, Kate M.
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Published
2010-07-01
Volume
67
Issue
7
Pages
712
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.71
OpenAlex
W1982540819
Cited by
381
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
24.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r13mh066849-04, 5r01mh069864-04, 5r01mh070884-05)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R13-MH-066849, R01‐MH070884, R01‐MH069864)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA016558)
  • Fogarty International Center (R01-TW006481)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
child abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, young adults, child welfare
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Child, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Health Surveys, Humans, Memory, New Zealand, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Retrospective Studies, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Prevalence, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Young Adult

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