Childhood abuse and familial violence and the risk of panic attacks and panic disorder in young adulthood
Goodwin, Renee D.
Childhood abuse and familial violence and the risk of panic attacks and panic disorder in young adulthood Goodwin, Renee D.; Frgusson, D.M. (David Murray); Horwood, Leonard John - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005 - 10 p. ; computer file : PDF format (119Kb) - Psychological Medicine .
Psychological Medicine 35(6) June 2005 : 881-890
This study utilises data obtained via the Christchurch Health and Development study (a longitudinal study consisting of 1265 children born in Christchurch in mid-1977) to examine the relationship between exposure to childhood abuse and interparental violence, and the subsequent development of panic attacks and panic disorder. Quantitative analysis was employed on the data of 983 young people with complete measures on childhood trauma and panic attack/disorder. A number of possible confounding childhood and family risk factors were controlled for. The results indicate that exposure to childhood physical abuse was associated with a significantly increased risk of later panic attack and panic disorder. Where childhood sexual abuse had occurred there was a significantly increased risk of panic attack and a marginally significant increased risk of panic disorder. There was no relationship found between exposure to interparental violence and later panic attack or disorder. It is suggested that clinicians need to be cognisant of the potential increased risk for panic during young adulthood where there are patient histories of childhood physical and sexual abuse.
0033-2917
ADOLESCENTS
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILDREN
Christchurch Health and Development Study
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
MENTAL HEALTH
PHYSICAL ABUSE
TREATMENT
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
YOUNG PEOPLE
PREVENTION
CHILD ABUSE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Childhood abuse and familial violence and the risk of panic attacks and panic disorder in young adulthood Goodwin, Renee D.; Frgusson, D.M. (David Murray); Horwood, Leonard John - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005 - 10 p. ; computer file : PDF format (119Kb) - Psychological Medicine .
Psychological Medicine 35(6) June 2005 : 881-890
This study utilises data obtained via the Christchurch Health and Development study (a longitudinal study consisting of 1265 children born in Christchurch in mid-1977) to examine the relationship between exposure to childhood abuse and interparental violence, and the subsequent development of panic attacks and panic disorder. Quantitative analysis was employed on the data of 983 young people with complete measures on childhood trauma and panic attack/disorder. A number of possible confounding childhood and family risk factors were controlled for. The results indicate that exposure to childhood physical abuse was associated with a significantly increased risk of later panic attack and panic disorder. Where childhood sexual abuse had occurred there was a significantly increased risk of panic attack and a marginally significant increased risk of panic disorder. There was no relationship found between exposure to interparental violence and later panic attack or disorder. It is suggested that clinicians need to be cognisant of the potential increased risk for panic during young adulthood where there are patient histories of childhood physical and sexual abuse.
0033-2917
ADOLESCENTS
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILDREN
Christchurch Health and Development Study
HEALTH
INTERVENTION
MENTAL HEALTH
PHYSICAL ABUSE
TREATMENT
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
YOUNG PEOPLE
PREVENTION
CHILD ABUSE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE