Long-term stability of perceived childhood trauma in individuals with borderline personality disorder
The CTQ scales demonstrated strong long-term stability over up to 11 years in a heterogeneous BPD sample. Individual changes in perceived childhood trauma were associated with corresponding changes in BPD symptom severity. These results support the CTQ's utility as a retrospective measure of childhood trauma.
Authors
- Sylvia Steinmann
- Sabine C. Herpertz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-1928)
- Kristin Herrmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0462-3323)
- Johannes Zimmermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-2356)
- Katja Bertsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-9010)
- Corinne Neukel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7613-342X)
- Martin H. Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0569-0907)
- Christian Schmahl
Institutions
- University of Kassel (DE)
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Heidelberg University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Psychotraumatology
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2026.2646755
- Primary Topic
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft