Figure 4

Mean sexual abuse score across developmental periods among all groups. Sexual abuse was primarily reported by patients, and not by controls, and particularly by patients with personality disorders [F(4,205) = 5.2, P < 0.001]. If sexual abuse was experienced, it occurred particularly in later developmental periods [F(3,615) = 20.4, P < 0.001]. Error bars stand for standard error of the mean. Asterisks indicate significant main effects of the psychiatric status.