Subjects:Thirty seven young adults (9M/28F; 18-22 yr) participated, including17 (3M/14F) with a history of sexual or verbal child abuse exclusive of physical trauma. All subjects were recruited by advertisement and were not using illicit substances or medications.Exclusion factors: History of DSM-IV axis I psychiatric disorder neurological disease or complications during delivery or perinatal period. Subjects with seizure disorders or head injuries were excluded if the injury resulted in loss of consciousness for more than 2 hours, or fractured the skull. Inclusion criterium: Satisfactory completion of the following assessment tests: Abuse Trauma Questionnaire (ATQ), Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), Dissociative Experience Scale (DES), Limbic System Check List (LSCL-33), and Medical History-Birth Questionnaire.

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Called “arbor vita” or “the tree of life” by the first anatomists as it looks like a tree.