Research Article

Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 6

Comparisons of retrospective reports of childhood maltreatment of Israeli patients with FMS and RA.

FMS
RA
value

Emotional abuse CTQ (5–25) (mean, SD)9.4 (5.0)7.0 (4.8)
Physical abuse CTQ (5–25) (mean, SD)6.9 (4.0)5.9 (2.7)
Sexual abuse CTQ (5–25) (mean, SD)7.38 (4.16)6.2 (3.1)
Emotional neglect CTQ (5–25) (mean, SD)10.81 (5.61)7.8 (4.1)
Physical neglect CTQ (5–25) (mean, SD)7.72 (3.1)6.0 (1.9)
Denial (%)25 (33.3%)17 (73.95%)