Other epidemiologic and clinical studies have similarly shown that childhood trauma is associated with the development of de- pression. 8 In their study, Bernet and Stein 8 administered the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) to 47 depressed patients and 41 healthy controls and reported that the de- pressed patients had significantly higher CTQ scores for emotional abuse, emotional neglect, and physical abuse. Interestingly, for the issue of comorbid depression in diabet- ics, Levitan et al 9 reportedamarkedassociationofchildhood trauma with comorbid depression and anxiety.