Principal component analyses of nine cognitive parameters revealed four cognitive domains, i.e., visual-verbal memory, psychomotor speed, working memory and interference control. The association between a history of child abuse and cognitive performance was examined by multiple linear regression analyses adjusted for covariates. Cognitive functioning was measured with three paper and pencils tests (10-words verbal memory test, Stroop Colour-Word test, Digit Span) and four tests from the computerized Cogstate Test Battery (Detection Test, Identification Test, One Card Learning Test, One Back Test). A history of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, and emotional neglect was assessed with a structured interview. MethodsĬross-sectional data were collected from the ‘Routine Outcome Monitoring for Geriatric Psychiatry & Science’ project, including 179 older adults (age 60–88 years) with either a unipolar depressive, any anxiety, or somatic symptom disorder referred to specialized geriatric mental health care. This study examines the association between a history of child abuse and cognitive performance in such patients. Since affective symptoms and cognitive functioning are interrelated among older persons, a synergistic effect can be assumed in patients with affective symptoms who also have suffered from child abuse. A history of child abuse is consistently associated with worse cognitive performance among adults data in older age groups are inconclusive. Child abuse is a major global burden with an enduring negative impact on mental and physical health.
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