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17-05-2023 | Mood Disorders | Original Paper

Interpersonal sensitivity and childhood trauma in patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar I, and II disorder

Authors: Sarah Soonji Kwon, Yoonjeong Jang, Ji Seon You, Chan Woo Lee, Hyeona Yu, Joohyun Yoon, Yun Seong Park, Hyun A Ryoo, Daseul Lee, Nayoung Cho, Hong Kyu Ihm, Yeong Chan Lee, Hong-Hee Won, Hyo Shin Kang, Tae Hyon Ha, Woojae Myung

Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | Issue 3/2024

Abstract

Childhood trauma and interpersonal sensitivity impact the development of mood disorders. In this study, we investigate the association between childhood trauma and interpersonal sensitivity in patients with mood disorders. A total 775 patients (major depressive disorder [MDD, n = 241], bipolar I disorder [BD I, n = 119], and bipolar II disorder [BD II, n = 415]) and 734 controls. For evaluation, we used the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ) and Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM). We examined between-group differences for each subscale in the CTQ and IPSM. Patients with BD II had significantly higher IPSM total scores than patients with MDD, BD I, or controls. The CTQ total score was related to the IPSM total score in all participants and subgroups. Among the CTQ subscales, emotional abuse showed the highest correlation with the IPSM total score, while separation anxiety and fragile inner self showed higher positive correlations with CTQ than the other subscales of IPSM in all patient groups and the control group, respectively. The findings reveal that childhood trauma and interpersonal sensitivity are positively correlated among patients with MDD, BD I, and BD II, and that interpersonal sensitivity is higher in patients with BD II than those with BD I or MDD. Childhood trauma is associated with interpersonal sensitivity, and each trauma type has a different impact on mood disorders. We expect that this study will encourage future research on interpersonal sensitivity and childhood trauma in mood disorders to improve treatment approaches.

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Title: Interpersonal sensitivity and childhood trauma in patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar I, and II disorder
Authors: Sarah Soonji Kwon
Yoonjeong Jang
Ji Seon You
Chan Woo Lee
Hyeona Yu
Joohyun Yoon
Yun Seong Park
Hyun A Ryoo
Daseul Lee
Nayoung Cho
Hong Kyu Ihm
Yeong Chan Lee
Hong-Hee Won
Hyo Shin Kang
Tae Hyon Ha
Woojae Myung
Publication date: 17-05-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Mood Disorders
Affective Disorder
Anxiety
Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience / Issue 3/2024
Print ISSN: 0940-1334
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-023-01619-5

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