The relation of childhood trauma with dissociation in patients with schizophrenia

Purpose: The iam os this study was to search for frequency of childhood trauma in schizophrenics linking the relationship of depression and dissosiciative experience. Materials and Methods: 80 patients (40 male-40 female) were interviewed according to the DSM-IV Patients were evaluated according to the sociodemographic data form, SCID-I form, Childhood Trauma Questionaire (CTQ-28), Dissosiative Experiences Scale (DES), Taxon form of the scale (DES-Taxon), Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) and Dissociative Disorders Interview Scale (DDIS). Results: Patients were divided into 2 groups as who have and who do not have childhood trauma. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of sociodemographic data. There was also no significant relationship between illness related data of schizophrenia and the trauma experience. it is specifically observed that trauma experience has relation with depression and borderline personality. The existence of emotional abuse is the most correlated trauma type with dissociative experience and depression after total score in childhood trauma questionaire. Conclusion: It is important to ask for a history of trauma in routine psychiatric examination in patients with schizophrenia.