“…In the same line, other authors noted that early maternal rejection predicted increases in child fear and irritability (Lengua, ) and infants of postpartum depressed mothers expressed more negative emotions (Whiffen & Gotlib, ). Parental separation, the quality of parental behavior, childhood trauma, high stress exposure, and abuse may thus be specific vulnerability factors for several mental disorders such as post‐traumatic stress disorder (Pratchett & Yehuda, ), major depressive episodes (Aguilera et al, ; Cai et al, ), anxiety (Krugers et al, ), cognitive impairment (Barzilay et al, ), risk for phobia (Kendler, Neale, Kessler, Heath, & Eaves, ), violent aggression (Mitjans et al, ), and psychotic experiences (Alemany et al, ), among others. The increased risks of personality disorders were particularly characteristic of individuals separated from mothers before the age of five and more prevalent in men (Lahti et al, ), and the development of some of these disorders are mediated by personality organization (Fuchshuber, Hiebler‐Ragger, Kresse, Kapfhammer, & Unterrainer, ).…”