“…E-mail: brian.allen@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. ual abuse (Roys & Timms, 1995). Alterations in personality have also been linked to other types of childhood trauma as well, such as emotional abuse and neglect (Bierer et al, 2003), physical abuse (Berkowitz, 2004), cancer (Erickson & Steiner, 2001), witnessing murder or severe injury (Perry & Daugherty, 1995), and experiencing an earthquake (Scott, Knoth, Beltran-Quiones, & Gomez, 2003).…”