Early life stressors display a high universal prevalence and constitute a major public health
problem. Prolonged psychoneurobiological alterations as sequelae of early life stress (ELS) …

Adverse experiences in childhood and adolescence, defined as subjectively perceived
threats to the safety or security of the child's bodily integrity, family, or social structures, are …

The health impacts of intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse
are not fully understood. Here we conducted a systematic review by comprehensively …

Childhood trauma confers higher risk of adulthood physical and mental illness; however, the
biological mechanism mediating this association remains largely unknown. Recent research …

Background Child sexual abuse is considered a modifiable risk factor for mental disorders
across the life course. However the long-term consequences of other forms of child …

Globally, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of women; one third of
female deaths are due to ischemic heart disease and stroke (WHO, 2013). Historically …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) represent substantial threats to public health and
affect about 58% of youth in the US. In addition to their acute effects such as injury and …

Background: The relationship of health risk behavior and disease in adulthood to the
breadth of exposure to childhood emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, and household …

Background: A large literature exists on the association between child abuse and mental
health, but less is known about associations with physical health. The study objective was to …

Objectives. We investigated whether abused and neglected children are at risk for negative
physical health outcomes in adulthood. Methods. Using a prospective cohort design, we …