Links P S, van Reekum R
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Can J Psychiatry. 1993 Sep;38(7):472-4. doi: 10.1177/070674379303800702.
Childhood sexual abuse in borderline patients made a significant independent contribution to the magnitude of borderline characteristics after controlling for other antecedents and degree of parental impairment. This finding strengthens the etiologic link between childhood sexual abuse and borderline personality.