Citation

Wachter T, Murphy S, Kennerley H, Wachter S. J. Trauma Dissociation 2009; 10(3): 261-275.

Affiliation

Clinical Psychology Service, Bedfordshire and Luton Mental Health Trust, Bedford, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15299730902956770

PMID

19585336

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationships between childhood maltreatment, dissociation, and self-injury. Unlike much previous research, this study included 5 different types of childhood maltreatment in addition to sexual and physical abuse, and it looked at parameters of maltreatment such as onset and duration. Participants (n = 58) were psychiatric outpatients. The different types of maltreatment co-occurred, with most participants suffering 4 or all 5 types. It was found that childhood maltreatment rather than dissociation predicted self-injury. Furthermore, physical abuse rather than the other kinds of childhood maltreatment was significantly related to self-injury.

Language: en