The Relation of Childhood Separation Experiences to Adult Depressive and Anxiety States
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 141 (5) , 475-482
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.141.5.475
Abstract
The relation of childhood separation experiences to adult depression, anxiety and 'general psychological morbidity' was assessed in a random population survey. Four causes of separation were examined in each of three age groups: childhood illness, parental illness, parental marital discord and wartime evacuation. Childhood separations occurring up to five years of age bore no relation to depression, anxiety nor to incidence of morbidity generally. From five to ten years of age, separations caused by parental illness and marital discord were related to morbidity, and in the latter instance were more likely to cause depression than anxiety. From 11 to 15 years, only separations due to parental illness were related to morbidity generally.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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