Table 1.

Overview of measured variables

Procedure	Measured variables
Infancy visit (Age 18 months)
Strange Situation Procedure (SSP)	Infant attachment disorganization Maternal disrupted communication Overall attachment disturbance
Maternal background interviews	Family income/person/week Maternal psychosocial risk
Adolescent visit (Age 20)
Adolescent-parent conflict discussion	Disorganized and controlling attachment interactions
Adult visit (Age 29)
Magnetic resonance imaging	Brain gray matter volume in amygdala, hippocampus, caudate and thalamus; total grey matter volume
Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure Scale (MACE)	Severity of childhood maltreatment
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Axis I (SCID I)	Anxiety disorders Major depressive disorder Substance dependence
Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES)	Dissociative symptoms
Limbic System Checklist-33 (LSCL-33)	Limbic irritability