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The wounds of childhood: Early trauma subtypes, salience and hyperarousal in a sample of adult psychiatric patients

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  • Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello
  • Amelia Rizzo
  • Laura Celebre
  • Carmela Mento
  • Gianluca Pandolfo
  • Clemente Cedro
  • Fortunato Battaglia
  • Rocco Antonio Zoccali
  • Antonio Bruno

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Background: The relationship between early trauma, hyperarousal and aberrant salience has been investigated exclusively in specific clinical samples, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychotic patients, and the results suggest that both dimensions are trauma-induced events, which may lead to the later onset, or increase the vulnerability to psychiatric disorders. The aim of the present research was to evaluate the possible relationships among early childhood trauma subtypes and the dimensions of hyperarousal and aberrant salience in an adult sample of psychiatric patients. Materials and Methods: One-hundred psychiatric adult outpatients were assessed by Early Trauma Inventory Self Report-Short Form (ETISR-SF), Aberrant Salience Inventory (ASI) and Hyperarousal Scale (H-Scale). A linear regression analysis was performed in order to investigate which early traumatic events were a predictor of the aberrant salience and the hyperarousal. Results: Regression analysis indicated that only ETISR-SF ‘Emotional abuse’ was the unique predictor of ASI ‘Total score’ ( p  

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  • Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello & Amelia Rizzo & Laura Celebre & Carmela Mento & Gianluca Pandolfo & Clemente Cedro & Fortunato Battaglia & Rocco Antonio Zoccali & Antonio Bruno, 2020. "The wounds of childhood: Early trauma subtypes, salience and hyperarousal in a sample of adult psychiatric patients," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 66(1), pages 3-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:66:y:2020:i:1:p:3-9
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764019872227
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    1. Anna Butjosa & Judith Usall & Regina Vila-Badia & Gisela Mezquida & Manuel J Cuesta & Elisa Rodríguez-Toscano & Silvia Amoretti & Antonio Lobo & Ana González-Pinto & Ana Espliego & Iluminada Corripi, 2023. "Impact of traumatic life events on clinical variables of individuals with first-episode psychosis and healthy controls," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 69(1), pages 134-145, February.

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