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Family relationships in childhood and common psychiatric disorders in later life : systematic review of prospective studies
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Weich, Scott, Patterson, Jacoby, Shaw, Richard and Stewart-Brown, Sarah L. (2009) Family relationships in childhood and common psychiatric disorders in later life : systematic review of prospective studies. British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.194 (No.5). pp. 392-398. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.107.042515
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.042515
Abstract
Background
Most evidence for associations between childhood adversity and adult mental illness is retrospective.
Aims
To evaluate prospective evidence of associations between poor parent-child relationships and common psychiatric disorders in later life.
Method
Systematic review of studies published between 1970 and 2008 including: (a) more than 100 participants, (b) measures of relationships in the home during childhood, (c) at least 10 years between assessment of exposures, and (d) measures of anxiety, depression, suicide, suicidal ideation or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Analysis was by narrative synthesis.
Results
Twenty-three papers were identified reporting data from 16 cohorts. Abusive relationships predicted depression, anxiety and PTSD. Maternal emotional unavailability in early life predicted suicide attempts in adolescence. Results of studies investigating less severe relationship problems were Suggestive but not conclusive of causal association, due partly to methodological heterogeneity.
Conclusions
Given the prevalence and disabling nature of common psychiatric problems, these studies highlight the need to minimise harm associated with dysfunctional parent-child relationships.
Item Type: | Journal Item | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Psychiatry | ||||
Publisher: | Royal College of Psychiatrists | ||||
ISSN: | 0007-1250 | ||||
Official Date: | May 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.194 | ||||
Number: | No.5 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 7 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 392-398 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.042515 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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