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Citation

Kounou KB, Bui E, Dassa KS, Hinton D, Fischer L, Djassoa G, Birmes P, Schmitt L. Soc. Psychiatry Psychiatr. Epidemiol. 2013; 48(7): 1095-1103.

Affiliation

Université de Toulouse, UPS, Laboratoire du Stress Traumatique (LST-EA 4560), CHU de Toulouse, Hôpital Casselardit, 170 av. de Casselardit, TSA 40031, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00127-012-0634-2

PMID

23224674

Abstract

PURPOSE: Childhood trauma (CT) has been found to be associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and personality disorders (PD) in adulthood in Western countries, but little is known about the relationship between CT, PD and MDD in sub-Saharan Africa. The present study aims to examine: (1) the frequency of the CT, (2) the association between CT, PD symptoms and MDD and (3) the mediating role of PD between CT and MDD in Togo. METHODS: One hundred and eighty-one participants (91 individuals with current MDD and 90 healthy controls without psychiatric history) completed the 28-item CT Questionnaire (CTQ) and the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire (PDQ-4+). RESULTS: Participants in the MDD group reported more frequently emotional, sexual and physical abuse and emotional and physical neglect than controls (p < 0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between the total abuse and the PDQ-4 + score (r = 0.48, p < 0.01) in the total sample. Emotional and sexual abuses were associated with current MDD and the number of PD criteria endorsed. Furthermore, PD symptoms mediated partially the relationship between CT and current MDD. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest an association between CT and current MDD in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, and that this relationship may be explained by PD symptoms. Prospective studies to confirm these results are warranted.


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