Self-reported childhood maltreatment, lifelong traumatic events and mental disorders in American and Israeli rheumatoid arthritis patients.
| Title: | Self-reported childhood maltreatment, lifelong traumatic events and mental disorders in American and Israeli rheumatoid arthritis patients. |
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| Authors: | Merdler-Rabinowicz R; Department of Paediatrics, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel. rona.rabi@gmail.com.; Hassidim A; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.; Hellou R; Department of Internal Medicine F, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.; Merdler I; Department of Internal Medicine H, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.; Hauser W; Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.; Ablin JN; Department of Internal Medicine H, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. |
| Source: | Clinical and experimental rheumatology [Clin Exp Rheumatol] 2018 Jul-Aug; Vol. 36 (4), pp. 575-580. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Feb 15. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology S.A.S Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 8308521 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0392-856X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0392856X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Clin Exp Rheumatol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Pisa : Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology S.A.S; Original Publication: Pisa, Italy : Pacini editore, [1983- |
| MeSH Terms: | Self Report*; Adult Survivors of Child Abuse/*psychology ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*psychology ; Depression/*etiology ; Stress, Psychological/*etiology; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies |
| Abstract: | Objectives: Psychological stress is thought to play a major role in the development and exacerbation of autoimmune diseases in general, as well as in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in particular. The aims of the current study are to compare retrospective self-reports of childhood maltreatment and lifetime major life/traumatic experiences of American and Israeli RA patients, using standardised instruments, while adjusting for concomitant mental disorders and psychological distress, in order to rule out their part in the subjective reports, thus addressing the trans-cultural robustness of the association between childhood maltreatment, traumatic experiences and RA.; Methods: RA patients at the participating study centres were recruited by their physicians, both in Israel and the USA. Patients filled out questionnaires regarding demographic data, disease activity, psychological distress, potential anxiety and potential depression. In addition, patients answered questions regarding pain and childhood maltreatment.; Results: 83 RA patients were recruited in the US and 23 patients in Israel. The comparison of CTQ-subscales between the US and Israeli cohorts showed significant differences between the groups only in the subscales of emotional neglect (US 10.30±5.05, Israeli 22.67±3.68, p |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20180222 Date Completed: 20180920 Latest Revision: 20180920 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PMID: | 29465354 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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