In summary, as far as we are aware, this is the first study reporting a relationship between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in type 1 diabetic patients. This finding is of interest as data from the US National Survey Replication show that the estimated attributable fractions for psychiatric disorders attributed to having experienced any adverse childhood event ranged from 22% to 32% among women and 20%–24% among men. The authors conclusion that prevention efforts to reduce expo- sure to adverse childhood events could substantially reduce the prevalence of psychopathology in the general population might well also apply to diabetics and patients with other medical disorders.