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Symposia

Socioemotional and Neurobiological Outcomes Related to Childhood Maltreatment

Sunday, March 16, 2025
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Location: Statler

Abstract
Experiences of childhood abuse and maltreatment often result in persistent social, emotional, and neurobiological changes that can cause distress across the lifespan. In this symposium, presenters will explore the impacts of childhood abuse and maltreatment from a variety of perspectives and using a range of modalities. Specifically, we will examine whether reported childhood maltreatment experiences differ among diagnostic groups, associations that profiles of maltreatment have with current psychological symptoms, clinical factors associated with an identified neural signature of dissociation, and relationships between attachment and intergenerational transmission of maternal childhood maltreatment.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session participants will be able to:
  • Identify various types of childhood maltreatment and their prevalence among diagnostic groups
  • Discuss differential impacts of various maltreatment profiles on adult mental health outcomes
  • Apply knowledge of maltreatment profiles to inform assessment strategies and tailor interventions
  • Explain the relevance of neural functional connectivity in the assessment of dissociation
  • Describe three models for how a maternal history of childhood maltreatment relates to offspring attachment

Presentations:

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Childhood Trauma Exposure in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Co-occurring Dissociative Identity Disorder

    Cori A. Palermo, MA (she/her/hers) – McLean Hospital

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Profiles of Childhood Maltreatment and Associations with Psychological Symptoms in Adulthood

    Xi Pan, MSW, MPA (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exploring an Identified Neural Signature of Dissociation

    Juliann B. Purcell, PhD (she/her/hers) – McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    The Intergenerational Transmission of Maternal Childhood Maltreatment

    Mollie Marr, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – MGH/McLean Hospital