Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Bonotis Konstantinos Author

kbonotis@med.uth.gr +302413501070

Subjects of specialization
Etiopathology, Psychiatric disorders, Psychogeriatrics

Affiliation
Department of Neurology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

Biography

Konstantinos Bonotis received his Medicine Diploma and PhD in Medicine from the School of Medicine in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He currently works as an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly and Director of the University’s Psychiatric Clinic. His research interests related to etiopathology and treatment of psychiatric disorders, psychosomatic medicine and psychogeriatrics.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Childhood Trauma and Adult Distress Symptoms

Author(s):

Mary Gouva, Mary Gouva, Georgios Hadjigeorgiou, Krommidas George, Bonotis Konstantinos

Childhood trauma is highly prevalent and consist a major public health problem with severe adverse physical and mental effects later in life. The purpose of the study was to investigate the childhood trauma effects on adult psychopathology, as expressed through their distress symptoms. One thousand two hundred ninety-three (1293), healthy individuals (343 men and 894 women) were enrolled in the study. They were divided into two groups on the basis of their responses of experienced negative life events (at least one childhood traumatic event vs. no event) and filled out the SCL-90 questionnaire. Accidents (18%), fears (16%), loss of house and pets (15%), educational queries and doubts (13%) and parental divorce (11%), were the most frequent childhood adversit... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000160

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