BackgroundLiterature supports a strong relationship between childhood maltreatment and
mental illness but most studies reviewed are cross-sectional and/or use recall to assess …

Major life stressors, especially those involving interpersonal stress and social rejection, are
among the strongest proximal risk factors for depression. In this review, we propose a …

Importance Mortality among people with opioid dependence is higher than that of the
general population. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid …

Background Job loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic presents significant risk for
child abuse. Protective factors, such as reframing co**, may mitigate the risk of job loss on …

Childhood maltreatment is associated with increased risk for most forms of psychopathology.
We examine emotion dysregulation as a transdiagnostic mechanism linking maltreatment …

Among juvenile offenders, those who commit the greatest number and the most violent
offenses are referred to as serious, violent, and chronic (SVC) offenders. However, current …

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available
evidence to help prevent child abuse and neglect. These strategies include strengthening …

Children who experience chronic stressors are vulnerable to emotional and physical health
problems across the lifespan. This phenomenon raises questions for scientists and …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a relatively highly prevalent psychiatric disorder that
is associated with very high personal and socioeconomic costs. This paper provides a state …

Both prospective informant-reports and retrospective self-reports may be used to measure
childhood maltreatment, though both methods entail potential limitations such as …