トラウマと治療のジャーナル

Relevance of Functional Emotion Regulation Processes for Sustaining Mental Health After History of Early Psychological Trauma

Abstract

Julia Holl and Sven Barnow

It is well evidenced that exposure to early psychological trauma in childhood or adolescence represents a substantial risk factor for an adult psychopathological development. In particular, so called type II trauma events, i.e. repeated or chronic interpersonal traumatic experiences like emotional, physical, sexual abuse, and physical, emotional neglect are associated with the development of a wide range of mental disorders.