BackgroundChildhood early life stress (ELS) increases risk of adulthood major depressive
disorder (MDD) and is associated with altered brain structure and function. It is unclear …

Background Early life stress (ELS) can compromise development, with higher amounts of
adversity linked to behavioral problems. To understand this linkage, a growing body of …

Previous studies of early life trauma suggest that in addition to its emotional impact,
exposure to early life stress (ELS) is associated with alterations in brain structure. However …

There is a crisis of early childhood maltreatment in the United States. In 2012, the United
States Department of Health and Human Services noted 3.4 million referrals to childhood …

Objective Early life stress (ELS) is associated with increased risk for the development of
major depressive disorder (MDD) in adulthood; however, the degree to which ELS is …

Early emotional stress is associated with a life-long burden of risk for later depression and
stressful life events contribute to the development of depressive episodes. In this study we …

Early life stress (ELS) has been linked to adult psychopathology, though few studies have
examined the universality of specific adverse childhood events (ACEs) in healthy adults. We …

BACKGROUND: Early life stress (ELS) is linked to adult psychopathology and may
contribute to long-term brain alterations, as suggested by studies of women who suffered …

Rationale The investigation of putative effects of early life stress (ELS) in humans on later
behavior and neurobiology is a fast developing field. While epidemiological and …

BackgroundEarly life stress (ELS) is a significant risk factor for depression. The effects of
ELS exposure on neural network organization have not been differentiated from the effect of …