 Evaluation of parent bonding style and traumatic experiences in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A case-control studyLiliana Gomes, Tania Ferreira, Emanuel Santos, Joana Freitas and Rafael Carvalho International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2023, vol. 69, issue 7, 1592-1604 Abstract: Background: There is no consensus about the etiology of schizophrenia (SQZ) and bipolar disorder (BD). Both hereditary and environmental factors are recognized, but the importance of variables like the role of parental attachment and trauma is still under research. Aims: Evaluate and compare the patient-parent bonding and the frequency and severity of various types of trauma in patients with SQZ, BD, and a control group from Primary Health Care. Method: This study included 50 patients with SQZ and 50 with BD followed at a psychiatric hospital, through a convenience sample. Each participant of the clinical sample was paired with a control with no psychiatric background of the same gender and similar age, from a primary health center. Two scales were applied – Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Short Form (CTQ-SF). Results: Regarding PBI, there was a higher frequency of the most dysfunctional attachment style (affectionless control), in patients with SQZ and BD, with p   Keywords: Schizophrenia; bipolar disorder; childhood trauma; parental bonding (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:69:y:2023:i:7:p:1592-1604 DOI: 10.1177/00207640231168037 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Social Psychiatry |
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