By adolescence, appraisal of one's past life experiencebecomes critical to the stage-salient issue of identityformation. This study examined adolescents' perceptions of theirmaltreatment experiences. It scrutinized the combined and uniquecontribution of five maltreatment types (i.e., physical abuse, sexualabuse, psychological abuse, neglect, and exposure to family violence)to variance in adolescent adjustment. It was predicted that thesemaltreatment types would account for significant variance inadjustment when controlling for the context variables of age, sex,socioeconomic status, IQ, and stressful life events. Adolescents(N = 160, aged 11–17) were randomly selected from theopen caseload of a child protection agency. Participants completedglobal severity ratings regarding their experiences of the five typesof maltreatment, as well as a battery of measures assessing self- andcaretaker-reported externalizing and internalizing symptomatology. Theyouths' maltreatment ratings significantly predictedself-reported adjustment, even when controlling for all contextvariables. Psychological maltreatment was the most predictively potentmaltreatment type, and enhanced the predictive utility of othermaltreatment types. Significant sex differences in the sequelae ofperceived maltreatment were evident. Also, interactions betweenyouths' ratings and those obtained from CPS files weredetected. The findings were consistent with recent research in childmaltreatment, and contribute to our understanding of developmentalpsychopathology among adolescents.