Childhood malnutrition and maltreatment are linked with personality disorder symptoms in adulthood: results from a Barbados lifespan cohort

Both childhood malnutrition and maltreatment (abuse and/or neglect) are associated with mental health problems that persist into adulthood, including personality pathology (Battle et al., 2004; Johnson et al., 1999). Most studies on these early adversities, however, do not examine their unique and combined associations with mental health outcomes, despite evidence that these early adversities often co-occur (Dong et al., 2004).

Source: Psychiatry Research - June 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rebecca S. Hock, Cyralene P. Bryce, Laura Fischer, Michael B. First, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Paul T. Costa, Janina R. Galler Source Type: research