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Psychology

Impact of Childhood Trauma on Adult Psychiatric Morbidity

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Adults who experienced four or more types of childhood adversity (e.g., abuse, neglect, household dysfunction) have a 4- to 12-fold increased risk for alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, and suicide attempts compared to those with no such experiences—a pattern found in the landmark CDC-Kaiser ACE study.

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Why do some people who experience childhood trauma develop severe mental health issues in adulthood, while others seem to carry on? The answer may lie in the way early stress changes the developing brain.