The effects of childhood trauma on personality in unaffected first-degree relatives of patients with major depressive disorder.

ABSTRACT:

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to preliminarily and exploratorily examine the associations between childhood trauma (CT), its subtypes, and personality traits among unaffected first-degree relatives (FDR, children, or siblings) of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).

Methods

The study sample included three subgroups: MDD patients (N = 85), Patients' FDRs (N = 35), and healthy control individuals (HC, N = 89). The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) was used to assess childhood trauma and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was used to assess personality traits.

Results

Significant differences were found in a few personality traits (p < 0.05 for extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism) among MDD patients, FDR, and HC, and there were no significan

SUBMITTER: Wen YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063055 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature