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Antisocial personality disorder in abused and neglected children grown up

Barbara Luntz Weiler, Cathy Spatz Widom·1994·American Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1176/ajp.151.5.670
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OBJECTIVE: the authors' goal in this study was to examine the extent to which having been abused and/or neglected in childhood raises a person's risk for having an adult DSM-III-R diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. METHOD: Children who had experienced substantiated child abuse and/or neglect from 1967 to 1971 in a Midwestern metropolitan county area were matched on the basis of age, race, sex, and approximate family social class with a group of nonabused and nonneglected children and followed prospectively into young adulthood. Subjects were located and participated in a 2-hour interview consisting of a series of structured and semistructured questions, rating scales, and a psychiatric assessment using the National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Interviews were completed with 699 young adult subjects (416 abused and/or neglected and 283 comparison subjects). RESULTS: Childhood victimization was a significant predictor of the number of lifetime symptoms of antisocial personality disorder and of a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, despite the fact that controls for demographic characteristics and arrest history were introduced. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest the importance of inquiring about a patient's childhood history of abuse and/or neglect when antisocial symptoms are evident. In addition to speculation about a possible saturation model for the consequences of childhood victimization, these findings also reinforce a multiple causation model of antisocial personality disorder.

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Authors
Weiler, B. L., & Widom, C. S.
Affiliations
University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
ORCID
Cathy Spatz Widom
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published
1994-05-01
Volume
151
Issue
5
Pages
670-674
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
DOI
10.1176/ajp.151.5.670
OpenAlex
W1875671833
Cited by
383
References
28
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Center for Research Resources (SO7 RR0731)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
antisocial personality disorder, child abuse, child neglect, child victimization, young adults, saturation model, arrest history, DSM-III-R diagnosis
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Child, Child Abuse, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Male, Probability, Prospective Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Causality, Logistic Models

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