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Childhood Trauma and Personality Disorder: Positive Correlation With Adult CSF Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Concentrations

Lee, Royce, Geracioti, Thomas D., Kasckow, John W., Coccaro, Emil F.·2005·American Journal of Psychiatry

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Objective To test the hypothesis that early life trauma results in adult stress hormone alterations in individuals with personality disorders, the authors examined the relationship between history of childhood adversity and lumbar CSF corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF). Method Participants were 20 otherwise healthy men who met DSM-IV criteria for personality disorders. CSF CRF was obtained by lumbar puncture, and childhood adversity was measured by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Correlations were obtained between CSF CRF and the total score on the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire as well as scores on its four subscales. Results CSF CRF concentrations were positively correlated with the total score on the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Analysis of the subscales revealed that CSF CRF was correlated with emotional neglect. Correlations between CSF CRF level and physical and emotional abuse and with physical neglect were not statistically significant. Conclusions Consistent with the hypothesis that the severity of early life stress is correlated with stress hormone abnormalities in adulthood, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire total scores and emotional neglect scores were significantly correlated with CSF CRF levels in individuals with personality disorders.

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  • Elevated CSF levels of CRF in adults associate with a history of childhood maltreatment, poor quality of parental care, and childhood stressful experience.

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Authors
Lee, R., Geracioti, T. D., Kasckow, J. W., & Coccaro, E. F.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2005-05-01
Volume
162
Issue
5
Pages
995-997
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W2119333919
Cited by
84
References
12
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2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
FWCI
5.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
childhood trauma, personality disorders, corticotropin-releasing factor, cerebrospinal fluid, early life stress, emotional neglect, childhood abuse, child neglect, stress hormones, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Child, Child Abuse, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Spinal Puncture, Subarachnoid Space, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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