Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been associated with depression symptoms in adulthood; however, the links between CM and other depression-related constructs are insufficiently understood.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Childhood psychological maltreatment, sense of self, and PTSD symptoms in emerging adulthood (2022) · doi

  Abstract This study outlines the relationships among childhood psychological maltreatment (CPM), an understudied form of maltreatment, sense of self (SOS), a developmental construct negatively impacted by trauma, and post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in emerging adults.

  Keywords: maltreatment abstract outlines relationships among childhood psychological understudied form sense self developmental construct negatively impacted
• Childhood maltreatment, depressive implicit associations and depression symptoms in young adulthood (2022) · doi

  Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been associated with depression symptoms in adulthood; however, the links between CM and other depression-related constructs are insufficiently understood.

  Keywords: depression childhood maltreatment associated symptoms adulthood links related constructs insufficiently understood
• A preliminary study of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety symptoms in female adolescents maltreatment victims in Mexico (2018) · doi

  Although child maltreatment is related with psychopathologic symptoms, however their clinical prevalence in the general population and more so in specific groups of age and gender, such as female adolescents, has been scarcely documented.

  Keywords: child maltreatment related psychopathologic symptoms clinical prevalence general population specific groups gender female adolescents scarcely
• The Timing Effect of Childhood Maltreatment in Depression: A Systematic Review and meta-Analysis (2022) · doi

  Although empirical evidence has confirmed the causal relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression, findings are inconsistent on the magnitude of the effect of age of exposure to childhood maltreatment on psychological development.

  Keywords: childhood maltreatment empirical evidence confirmed causal relationship depression inconsistent magnitude effect exposure psychological development
• Childhood Maltreatment and Revictimization: A Systematic Literature Review (2023) · doi

  The current study aimed to systematically review empirical studies examining potential psychological factors linking childhood maltreatment to victimization in adulthood and the gaps in the literature.

  Keywords: current aimed systematically review empirical examining potential psychological factors linking childhood maltreatment victimization adulthood gaps