Without proper treatment, victims of child abuse will eventually develop mental health conditions that negatively impact their lives and ultimately, society. Substance abuse, involvement in criminal activity, and suicide are examples of consequences of child abuse that have a substantial effect on victims later in life. These effects are a considerable cost to society, both financially and socially. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, child abuse and neglect cost our society about 124 billion dollars each year. Also, since it is known that child abuse is extremely underreported, victims of abuse and neglect during childhood may develop mental health conditions that, left untreated, go on to affect
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Thus, it is imperative to research this issue in regards to how child abuse affects victims in the long term regarding their susceptibility to depression in their adult life. In this essay, several empirical articles are reviewed and compared to each other to assess the risk of child abuse victims developing depression in their adult life.
The first article that was reviewed is Direct and indirect influences of childhood abuse on depression symptoms in patients with MDD by Yumi Hayashi. The objective of this study was to examine how child abuse, personality, and stress of life events are correlated to symptoms of depression in patients diagnosed with depression. All participants of this study completed a variety of tests. The first was the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II), which measures the incidence of depressive symptoms as well as their severity. A survey that was implemented in this study was the Life Experiences Survey (LES), which measures positive and negative life experiences as well as subjective ratings of these events. A Japanese version of this survey was used in this study. Another self-reporting instrument that was used …show more content…
The goal of this research was to explore how child abuse and neglect affects emotional processing in adulthood. Research questions that were asked while this study was being conducted is if discrepancies in emotional processing in abused children persist in adulthood, and if these deficits vary by types of abuse in childhood. Another question that was asked is if these emotional discrepancies are in fact a consequence of abuse or if they are independent. Childhood abuse and neglect was measured by reviewing official court case documents. The processing of emotional stimuli of the participants at the time of the study was measured through the International Affective Picture System (IAPS). Presence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Dysthymia was measured by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS-III-R) during the time of the study. To determine psychopathy scores for the participants at the time of the study, they were required to complete the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). In order to measure the overall cognitive function of the participants at the time of the study, the Quick Test (QT) was required to determine their IQs. The results determined that emotional deficits in mistreated children persist until adulthood. It was also concluded that mental disorders don’t
Thus, it is imperative to research this issue in regards to how child abuse affects victims in the long term regarding their susceptibility to depression in their adult life. In this essay, several empirical articles are reviewed and compared to each other to assess the risk of child abuse victims developing depression in their adult life.
The first article that was reviewed is Direct and indirect influences of childhood abuse on depression symptoms in patients with MDD by Yumi Hayashi. The objective of this study was to examine how child abuse, personality, and stress of life events are correlated to symptoms of depression in patients diagnosed with depression. All participants of this study completed a variety of tests. The first was the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II), which measures the incidence of depressive symptoms as well as their severity. A survey that was implemented in this study was the Life Experiences Survey (LES), which measures positive and negative life experiences as well as subjective ratings of these events. A Japanese version of this survey was used in this study. Another self-reporting instrument that was used …show more content…
The goal of this research was to explore how child abuse and neglect affects emotional processing in adulthood. Research questions that were asked while this study was being conducted is if discrepancies in emotional processing in abused children persist in adulthood, and if these deficits vary by types of abuse in childhood. Another question that was asked is if these emotional discrepancies are in fact a consequence of abuse or if they are independent. Childhood abuse and neglect was measured by reviewing official court case documents. The processing of emotional stimuli of the participants at the time of the study was measured through the International Affective Picture System (IAPS). Presence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Dysthymia was measured by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS-III-R) during the time of the study. To determine psychopathy scores for the participants at the time of the study, they were required to complete the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). In order to measure the overall cognitive function of the participants at the time of the study, the Quick Test (QT) was required to determine their IQs. The results determined that emotional deficits in mistreated children persist until adulthood. It was also concluded that mental disorders don’t