Assessing the Long-term effects of Childhood Trauma: Depression, Anxiety, and Long-term Illness

the study assesses the long-term effects of childhood depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), borderline personality disorder (BPD), and anxiety disorder. Data was collected from 400 psychiatric patients in the United Arab Emirates using structured questionnaires. Statistical analysis of the data was conducted using SPSS and AMOS. The findings reveal that childhood trauma, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse as well as physical and emotional neglect tends to be a significant predictor of depression, anxiety disorder, PTSD, and BPD. Childhood trauma significantly increases the risk of BPD, PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorder. The study contributes to the literature and practice on childhood abuse. It will assist psychiatrists, parents, and other caregivers with understanding how emotional, sexual, or physical abuse or neglect can harm the psychological condition of the child by causing depression, PDST, anxiety disorder, or BPD.