Effects of childhood multiple maltreatment experiences on depression of socioeconomic disadvantaged elderly in Brazil.
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Effects of childhood multiple maltreatment experiences on depression of socioeconomic disadvantaged elderly in Brazil.
Journal
Child abuse & neglect
ISSN
1873-7757 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0145-2134
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
79
Pages
350-357
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Childhood maltreatment is a risk factor for depression in nonelderly individuals. We investigated the effect of childhood abuse and neglect on the development of geriatric depression and its severity in socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. A cross-sectional study investigated 449 individuals aged 60-103 years sorted by data using the enrollment list health coverage from the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. The fifteen-item Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess depression. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire was used to identify emotional and physical neglect, in addition to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Geriatric depression was associated with emotional and physical abuse and neglect. Emotional abuse and neglect, as well as physical abuse, increased the odds of an individual developing severe depression. Correlations were observed for combined forms of maltreatment, with two to five maltreatment types producing mild to moderate symptoms. Similar trends were observed for severe symptoms in a limited number of cases. The cross-sectional design limit causal inference. Retrospective measurement of childhood maltreatment may increase recall and response bias. Late-life depression and its severity significantly correlated with the extent of childhood emotional and physical abuse and neglect. Thus, research should focus on supporting trauma survivors late in life, particularly when they come from low or middle income countries because these patients have higher rates of depression in elderly populations.
Keywords
Aged, Child abuse, Childhood trauma, Depression, Elderly, Maltreatment
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