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Retrospective and prospectively assessed childhood adversity in association with major depression, alcohol consumption and painful conditions

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Patten, S. B., Wilkes, T. C. R., Williams, J. V. A., Lavorato, D. H., el-Guebaly, N., Schopflocher, D., Wild, C., Colman, I. +1 more·2015·Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

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Background.: Considerable evidence now links childhood adversity to a variety of adult health problems. Unfortunately, almost all of these studies have relied upon retrospective assessment of childhood events, creating a vulnerability to bias. In this study, we sought to examine three associations using data sources that allowed for both prospective and retrospective assessment of childhood events. Methods.: Methods. A 1994 national survey of children between the ages of 0 and 11 collected data from a ‘person most knowledgeable’ (usually the mother) about a child. It was possible to link data for n = 1977 of these respondents to data collected from the same people in a subsequent adult study. The latter survey included retrospective reports of childhood adversity. We examined three adult health outcomes in relation to prospectively and retrospectively assessed childhood adversity: major depressive episodes, excessive alcohol consumption and painful conditions. Results.: Results. A strong association between childhood adversities (as assessed by both retrospective and prospective methods) and major depression was identified although the association with retrospective assessment was stronger. Weaker associations were found for painful conditions, but these did not depend on the method of assessment. Associations were not found for excessive alcohol consumption irrespective of the method of assessment. Conclusions.: These findings help to allay concerns that associations between childhood adversities and health outcomes during adulthood are merely artefacts of recall bias. In this study, retrospective and prospective assessment strategies produced similar results.

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Patten, S. B., Wilkes, T. C. R., Williams, J. V. A., Lavorato, D. H., el-Guebaly, N., Schopflocher, D., Wild, C., Colman, I., & Bulloch, A. G. M.
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University of Calgary (CA)
Corresponding author
Patten, S. B.
Venue
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
Published
2014-01-31
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
158-165
ISSN
  • 2045-7960 (ISSN-L)
  • 2045-7979
OpenAlex
W2159686719
Cited by
95
References
27
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FWCI
7.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research
  • Alberta Innovates
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
childhood adversity, major depressive disorder, alcohol consumption, recall bias, prospective evaluation

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