Herman, JudithPerry, J. Christophervan der Kolk, Bessel A.2020-05-211989JL Herman, JC Perry, & BA van der Kolk. Childhood Trauma in Borderline Personality Disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1989.0002-953Xhttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42668598Subjects with borderline personality disorder (N = 21) or borderline traits (N = 11) and nonborderline subjects with closely related diagnoses (N = 23) were interviewed in depth regarding experiences of major childhood trauma. Significantly more borderline subjects (81%) gave histories of such trauma, including physical abuse (71%), sexual abuse (68%), and witnessing serious domestic violence (62%); abuse histories were less common in those with borderline traits and least common in the subjects with no borderline diagnosis. These results demonstrate a strong association between a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and a history of abuse in childhood.en-USJournal Article2016-11-1219892020-05-2110.1176/ajp.146.4.490