Psychological functioning in pregnant women who experienced complex trauma.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The concept of complex trauma, which has been operationalized by the diagnosis of developmental trauma disorder (DTD) in children and adolescents, may contribute to our understanding of the large interindividual variability in maternal health and functioning among pregnant women who experienced childhood maltreatment. The study examines whether three groups of pregnant women (one including women who experienced childhood maltreatment and suffered from DTD, a second including women who experienced childhood maltreatment but did not suffer from DTD, and a third group including women who did not report experiencing childhood maltreatment) differ on mental health and functioning during the prenatal period. Several markers associated with the intergenerational trajectories

SUBMITTER: Lapointe G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12350466 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature