MHRC Research Seminar: Child Maltreatment and Mental Health Care: Should We Ask for Early Adversity?

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* Seats are limited and will be allocated on a 'first in, first served' basis.
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* Please note that NO Physiotherapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) CPD points will be offered by the research seminar.

Topic
Child Maltreatment and Mental Health Care: Should We Ask for Early Adversity?

Abstract
Child maltreatment (CM) is a global and broadly confirmed risk factor for mental and physical illness, but CM is not routinely assessed in health care. Some psychological treatments specifically target mental health conditions associated with CM; for example, the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) focusses on maladaptive interpersonal experiences and behaviors in chronic depression (Goerigk et al. 2024). However, it is unclear how information about CM should be evaluated, where this is specifically meaningful and how information of recalled CM can be included in current approaches for personalizing mental health care. This lecture will review and discuss current concepts of CM evaluation and their relevance for interpersonal experiences (e.g. loneliness and social isolation), symptoms (e.g. depression and suicidality) and psychological treatment.

Goerigk S, Elsaesser M, Reinhard MA, Kriston L, Härter M, Hautzinger M, Klein JP, McCullough JP Jr, Schramm E, Padberg F. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-based child maltreatment profiles to predict efficacy of the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy versus non-specific psychotherapy in adults with early-onset chronic depression: cluster analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial; Lancet Psychiatry, 2024 Sep;11(9):709-719, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00209-8 

Speaker
Prof. Frank Padberg, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Director
Section of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
University of Munich
Germany

Biography
Prof. Frank Padberg, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich. He serves as the Director of the Section of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy and the Center for Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Munich-Augsburg (CNBSMA). With an MD thesis from the Max-Planck-Institute and residency training at LMU Munich, he has led the Laboratory of Transcranial Brain Stimulation since 2000. His research spans affective disorders, child maltreatment, psychotherapy, and neurobiology of stress-related disorders. Prof. Padberg has over 300 publications and a Google Scholar h-index of 72 with 30,448 citations, making significant contributions to psychiatric research and treatment.