Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T17:26:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 l1.pdf: 71453 bytes, checksum: 9470f9e45a5664bf7e48ddccf6576547 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-01-12 / Aim: To identify the relationship between childhood trauma and the maternal depression in a sample of young people with mood disorders and without mood disorders. Methods: Cross sectional study with 164 young people and their mothers. Ninety-eight young people were in the group with mood disorders and 66 were without mood disorders group. The diagnosis of mood disorder was conducted through the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) and childhood trauma was assessed using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Maternal depression was identified by the Mini International Psychiatry Interview (MINI). Results: Young people with mood disorders, were 4.52 (95% CI: 1.05, 7.99) points higher on average decreased as the socioeconomic classification, and those who were children of depressed mothers were 5.36 (CI 95% CI: 1.20, 10.17) points higher than average childhood trauma than those who were not depressed mothers. Young people without mood disorders who were working were -5.94 (95% CI: -10.75, -1.13) points in the middle of the CTQ compared those who were not working. Conclusion: There was a relationship between childhood trauma and maternal depression in young people with mood disorders. The prevention and treatment of maternal psychiatric illness may decrease the risk of adverse effects on young people / Objetivo: Verificar a relação entre trauma na infância e a presença de depressão materna em uma amostra de jovens com e sem transtornos de humor. Métodos: Estudo transversal com 164 jovens e suas mães. Noventa e oito jovens fizeram parte do grupo com transtornos de humor e 66 do grupo sem transtorno de humor. O diagnóstico de transtorno de humor dos jovens foi realizado através da Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) e o trauma na infância foi avaliado através do Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). A depressão materna foi identificada pela Mini International Psychiatry Interview (MINI). Resultados: Jovens com transtorno de humor, tiveram 4,52 (IC 95%:1,05; 7,99) pontos a mais na média conforme diminuía a classificação socioeconômica, e, aqueles que eram filhos de mães deprimidas tiveram 5,36 (IC 95%:1,20; 10,17) pontos a mais na média de trauma na infância do que aqueles que não tinham mães deprimidas. Os jovens sem transtornos de humor que estavam trabalhando tiveram -5,94 (IC 95%:-10,75; -1,13) pontos na média do CTQ comparado aqueles que não estavam trabalhando. Conclusão: Verificou-se a relação entre trauma na infância e depressão materna em jovens com transtornos de humor. A prevenção e tratamento de doenças psiquiátricas materna podem diminuir o risco de efeitos negativos nos jovens