Pediatrics
How universal childhood trauma screenings could backfire
It is well established that child maltreatment and other childhood adversities are associated with poor outcomes later on in life.
Nov 21, 2019
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News tagged with maltreatment
Pediatrics
Associations between childhood maltreatment and offending behaviors later in life
Children who experience maltreatment, such as neglect or physical or sexual abuse, are more likely to engage in delinquent and offending behaviors in adolescence and young adulthood, according to a study published in the ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and childhood maltreatment
People with a higher genetic likelihood of autism are more likely to report higher childhood maltreatment, self-harm and suicidal thoughts according to a new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge. A better understanding ...
Oct 29, 2019
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Health
Young adult women abused as adolescents report higher levels of pain
Young adult women with a documented history of being maltreated as children report higher levels of pain than women not maltreated in childhood, according to a new study.
Oct 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Abused or neglected children are four times more likely to develop serious mental illness, study finds
A study by the University of Birmingham has shown that children who have experienced child abuse or neglect are four times more likely to develop serious mental illness such as psychoses, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Sep 27, 2019
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Health
Medicaid expansion may prevent child neglect, study shows
More than 4 million reports of child maltreatment involving about 7.5 million children were made in 2017 to Child Protective Services. While much work has been done to reduce these high rates of child abuse and neglect in ...
Jul 30, 2019
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Health
New study links childhood abuse with hot flash frequency
Numerous adverse health outcomes have been linked to childhood maltreatment, including mental illness, cardiovascular disease, and premature mortality. A new study suggests that childhood abuse (which was found to have occurred ...
Jun 5, 2019
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Health
Less than half of children in the U.S. are flourishing, study finds
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has determined that less than half of school-aged children in the U.S. are flourishing. The study also found that the children most likely ...
May 20, 2019
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Pediatrics
E-cigarette use by young adults linked to childhood maltreatment
Young adults with a history of childhood abuse or neglect are more prone to using e-cigarettes during the transition to adulthood, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University.
May 9, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood trauma may affect brain structure, predisposing adults to recurring major depressive disorder
Early life trauma may affect the structure of the brain in a way that makes clinical depression more likely to be severe and recurrent, according to a two-year observational study of 110 patients published in The Lancet Psychiatry ...
Mar 21, 2019
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