ArticleThe Medical journal of Australia2023
The association between child maltreatment and mental disorders in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study.
Article in The Medical journal of Australia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06549777 (Body-oriented Psychotherapy vs. Psychoeducation and Treatment Information for Individuals With a History of Child Maltreatment and Trauma-related Symptoms), which is not on this map. Cited by 40 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Body-oriented Psychotherapy vs. Psychoeducation and Treatment Information for Individuals With a History of Child Maltreatment and Trauma-related Symptoms: Assessing Safety, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Outcomes
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Characteristics and Experiences of Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse in Religious Organisations: Current Research and Findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
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- Introduction to the Special Issue: Prevalence and Characteristics of Child Sexual Abuse Perpetration in Australia, the United States, and United Kingdom.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- Childhood adversity and multi-dimensional cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder: investigating heterogeneous effects across gender and educational in the UK Biobank.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Impact of adverse childhood experiences on health-related quality of life in Australian women with endometriosis: a population-based cohort study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The effects of parental adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and childhood threat and deprivation on adolescent depression and anxiety: an analysis of the longitudinal study of Australian children.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Article
- Sexual identity, child maltreatment, mental health, and substance use among emerging adults aged 18 to 23 years.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the associations between experiences of child maltreatment and mental disorders in the Australian population.
designPopulation-representative survey conducted by computer-assisted telephone interviewing. SETTING,
participantsAustralian residents aged 16 years and older.
main outcome measuresMental disorder diagnoses of lifetime major depressive disorder, current alcohol use disorder (mild, moderate and severe), current generalised anxiety disorder and current post-traumatic stress disorder.
resultsMore than one in three Australians (3606/8503 surveyed participants; 38.0%; 95% CI, 36.7-39.3%) met the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder. The prevalence of mental disorders in non-maltreated participants was 21.6% (95% CI, 19.9-23.3%; n = 851). This increased to 36.2% (95% CI, 33.5-38.9%; n = 764) for those who experienced a single type of maltreatment and 54.8% (95% CI, 52.6-56.9%; n = 1991) for participants who experienced multi-type maltreatment. Compared with non-maltreated Australians, maltreated participants had about three times the odds of any mental disorder (odds ratio [OR], 2.82; 95% CI, 2.47-3.22), generalised anxiety disorder (OR, 3.14; 95% CI, 2.48-3.97), major depressive disorder (OR, 3.19; 95% CI, 2.68-3.80) and severe alcohol use disorder (OR, 2.62; 95% CI, 1.83-3.76), and almost five times the odds of post-traumatic stress disorder (OR, 4.60; 95% CI, 3.00-7.07). Associations between experiences of child maltreatment and mental disorders were strongest for sexual abuse, emotional abuse and multi-type maltreatment. The strength of the associations did not differ by gender. Adjustment for childhood and current financial hardship and for current socio-economic status did not significantly attenuate the associations.
conclusionsMental disorders are significantly more likely to occur in individuals who experience child maltreatment, particularly multi-type maltreatment. Prevention of child maltreatment provides an opportunity to substantially reduce the prevalence of mental illness and improve the health of the Australian population.
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