My life is a longing
Child abuse and its adult sequelae: Results of the Brody longitudinal study from birth to age 30
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5788636 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Massie (3036 Regent StBerkeley, CA 94705USA), Nathan Szajnberg (0000-0003-2819-2326, 1720 Lake St.San Francisco, CA 94121USA) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 471-496 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1516/2r7r-0p2t-69q4-bx0p |
| PMID | 16581587 |
| OpenAlex | W2021888449 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
The psychoanalytically oriented Brody longitudinal study has followed the psychological development of 76 individuals from birth to age 30. Ten suffered severe maltreatment in childhood in the form of rejection and/or physical abuse at the hands of one or both parents. This report describes the effects of child abuse on the emerging personalities of the children, as well as on their adult personalities and mental health. Specifi cally, as adults the maltreated children had signifi cantly more psychiatric illness (typically depressions and anxiety disorders), less mature psychological defense mechanisms, more insecure mental representations of attachment to their parents as indicated by the adult attachment interview, and a lower Global Assessment of Functioning than their well-treated counterparts. Additionally, their prevailing moods were joyless. Case examples show the emergence of symptoms, personality disorders, and defenses over time, as well as the workings of ameliorating infl uences. Several of the maltreated children made relatively successful adaptations as adults, indicating children's potential for resilience. Resilience, however, may be a superfi cial concept, for, in this series of cases, seemingly adequate coping in formerly mistreated children always came at the price of emotional vulnerability and compromised potential
Longitudinal study · Personality psychology · Psychological abuse · Vulnerability · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2020 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |