Family-related adverse childhood experiences as risk factors for psychiatric disorders in Nigeria.

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

Volume: 196

Issue: 3

Year of Publication: 2010

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. bibideji@yahoo.com

Abstract summary 

Adverse childhood experiences have been associated with a variety of mental health problems in adult life.To examine whether this reported link between childhood experiences and mental health disorders in adult life applies in a Sub-Saharan African setting where cultural and family attributes may be different.A multistage random sampling was used in the Nigerian Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being (NSMHW) to select respondents for face-to-face interviews. Assessments of family-related adverse childhood experiences and lifetime mental health disorders were conducted with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0).Almost half of the respondents had experienced an adverse childhood experience within the context of the family before they were 16 years of age. Associations between adverse childhood experiences and adult mental health disorders were few and were attenuated when clustering of adverse childhood experience and disorder comorbidities were accounted for. There was an elevated likelihood of adult substance use disorders among individuals who had experienced family violence and neglect or abuse. Parental psychopathology was associated with a significantly increased risk for developing mood disorders.Adverse childhood experiences reflecting violence in the family, parental criminality and parental mental illness and substance misuse were more likely to have significant mental health consequences in adulthood.

Authors & Co-authors:  Oladeji Bibilola D BD Makanjuola Victor A VA Gureje Oye O

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Citations :  Mullen PE, Martin JL, Anderson JC, Romans SE, Herbison GP. The long-term impact of the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children: a community study. Child Abuse Negl 1996; 20: 7–21.
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Identifiers
Doi : 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.063677
SSN : 1472-1465
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Adolescent
Other Terms
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Niger
Publication Country
England