Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/2293147439
Abstract: Childhood trauma (CT) has been found as a common experience of patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD). Following consistent reports of higher rates of CT in BD patients than healthy patients, research has expanded into examining particular differences between BD patients who have experienced CT and who have not. The present study investigated symptoms, functioning, and cognition amongst BD patients with CT and BD patients without CT in order to determine the impact of CT on the severity of BD. 3,137 participants, 16 years and older, across 12 primary research articles were included in the present study. This meta-analysis utilized random effects analyses across all domains (symptoms, functioning, cognition), finding a modest relationship between CT and all outcomes. CT had small effects on all symptoms and age at onset of illness, except for depression ratings, a borderline medium effect on functioning, and a small effect on cognition. No demographic variables were found to moderate the relationship between BD and CT. Findings demonstrate that CT is modestly related to symptomatology, functioning, and cognition in BD patients, but more research is necessary to validate the meaning of CT and directionality of this relationship.
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