Childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in Mexico City women
OBJECTIVE: To describe childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in Mexican women and to explore the relationships between number and type of childhood traumatic events and depressive symptoms. METHODS: A community-based sample of 100 women was interviewed using a demographic questionnaire, the Life...
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doaj-65a0555700a74a8f9decb3edf0bc3f9b2020-11-24T22:39:22ZengPan American Health OrganizationRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública1020-49892015-05-01374-5308315S1020-49892015000400018Childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in Mexico City womenMaria Openshaw0Lisa M Thompson1Pilar Bernal de Pheils2Maria Eugenia Mendoza-Flores3Janice Humphreys4University of California-San FranciscoUniversity of California-San FranciscoUniversity of California-San FranciscoInstituto Nacional de PerinatologiaDuke UniversityOBJECTIVE: To describe childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in Mexican women and to explore the relationships between number and type of childhood traumatic events and depressive symptoms. METHODS: A community-based sample of 100 women was interviewed using a demographic questionnaire, the Life Stressor Checklist-Revised (LSC-R), and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Childhood trauma (trauma at or before 16 years of age) and depressive symptoms were described, and logistic and linear regressions were used to analyze the relationship between childhood traumatic events and current depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Participants reported a mean of 9.46 (standard deviation (SD): 4.18) lifetime traumas and 2.76 (SD: 2.34) childhood traumas. The mean CES-D score was 18.9 (SD: 12.0) and 36.0% of participants had clinically significant depression (CES-D > 24). Depression scores were correlated with lifetime trauma, childhood trauma, education level, employment status, and number of self-reported current medical conditions. Depression scores were not significantly correlated with age, marital status, number of children, or socioeconomic status. For every additional childhood trauma experienced, the odds of clinically significant depressive symptoms (CES-D > 24) increased by 50.0% (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.50; 95% confidence interval: 1.14-1.96), after controlling for number of children, age, education level, employment status, and number of self-reported medical conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that the number of childhood trauma exposures is associated with current depression among urban Mexican women, suggesting a need for trauma-informed care in this setting.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892015000400018&lng=en&tlng=enSalud de la mujerdepresiónestrés psicológicomaltrato a niñosMéxico |
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Maria Openshaw Lisa M Thompson Pilar Bernal de Pheils Maria Eugenia Mendoza-Flores Janice Humphreys Childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in Mexico City women Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública Salud de la mujer depresión estrés psicológico maltrato a niños México |
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Maria Openshaw Lisa M Thompson Pilar Bernal de Pheils Maria Eugenia Mendoza-Flores Janice Humphreys |
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Maria Openshaw |
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Childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in Mexico City women |
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Childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in Mexico City women |
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Childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in Mexico City women |
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Childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in Mexico City women |
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Childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in Mexico City women |
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childhood trauma is associated with depressive symptoms in mexico city women |
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Pan American Health Organization |
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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1020-4989 |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in Mexican women and to explore the relationships between number and type of childhood traumatic events and depressive symptoms. METHODS: A community-based sample of 100 women was interviewed using a demographic questionnaire, the Life Stressor Checklist-Revised (LSC-R), and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Childhood trauma (trauma at or before 16 years of age) and depressive symptoms were described, and logistic and linear regressions were used to analyze the relationship between childhood traumatic events and current depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Participants reported a mean of 9.46 (standard deviation (SD): 4.18) lifetime traumas and 2.76 (SD: 2.34) childhood traumas. The mean CES-D score was 18.9 (SD: 12.0) and 36.0% of participants had clinically significant depression (CES-D > 24). Depression scores were correlated with lifetime trauma, childhood trauma, education level, employment status, and number of self-reported current medical conditions. Depression scores were not significantly correlated with age, marital status, number of children, or socioeconomic status. For every additional childhood trauma experienced, the odds of clinically significant depressive symptoms (CES-D > 24) increased by 50.0% (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 1.50; 95% confidence interval: 1.14-1.96), after controlling for number of children, age, education level, employment status, and number of self-reported medical conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that the number of childhood trauma exposures is associated with current depression among urban Mexican women, suggesting a need for trauma-informed care in this setting. |
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Salud de la mujer depresión estrés psicológico maltrato a niños México |
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