TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Does childhood trauma cause personality disorders in adults?
JO  - Canadian journal of psychiatry, The
A1  - Paris, J.
SP  - 148
EP  - 153
VL  - 43
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between trauma in childhood and personality disorders in adulthood. METHOD: A review of the literature was conducted. RESULTS: The reported associations between trauma and personality pathology are illuminated by the following research findings: 1) personality is heritable; 2) only a minority of patients with severe personality disorders report childhood trauma; and 3) children are generally resilient, and traumatic experiences do not consistently lead to psychopathology. CONCLUSIONS: The role of trauma in the personality disorders is best understood in the context of gene-environment interactions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0706-7437
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -