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Adult Psychiatric Disorder and Childhood Experiences

The Validity of Retrospective Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Stephen Wolkind  and
Eva Zajicek Coleman
Eva Zajicek Coleman
Affiliation:
Family Research Unit London Hospital Medical College, Turner Street, E1 2AD
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In a sample of young mothers an association was found between a depressed mood and the recall of poor parental relationships during childhood. Women who had been depressed but had recovered by the time of questioning did not recall a poor relationship. A second retrospective measure of a childhood experience, based on more factual details, was unrelated to current mental state.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 143 , Issue 2 , August 1983 , pp. 188 - 191
Copyright
Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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