Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal Institut de psychiatrie communautaire et familiale, Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Hôpital Général Juif, Université McGill.
In this article, the authors present qualitative results, derived from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, to describe past and present experiences of the Duplessis children. Examples representative of their experience and a detailed description of two cases are provided. Results indicate that childhood abuse and negligence are related to poorer long-term psychological adjustment. The findings also demonstrate that reporting at least four strengths in childhood can have long-term protective effects.