Importance A history of childhood maltreatment is associated with an unfavorable course of
illness for emotional disorders. However, the origins and mechanisms underlying these …

Context Evidence for an association between child maltreatment and later psychopathology
heavily relies on retrospective reports of maltreatment. The few studies using prospective …

Does psychopathology develop as a function of the objective or subjective experience of
childhood maltreatment? To address this question, we studied a unique cohort of 1,196 …

Childhood maltreatment is a key risk factor for lifecourse psychopathology. However, the
nature of this association remains unclear. Professionals working with young people who …

Background Child maltreatment is a potent risk factor for psychopathology. Although the
developmental timing of first exposure to maltreatment is considered important in shaping …

Importance Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental illness. Researchers,
clinicians, and public health professionals use prospective or retrospective measures …

Background The effects of child maltreatment (CM) on psychopathology are well-
established, yet the complex effects of timing and chronicity of maltreatment exposure on the …

Objective: Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental health problems, but the extent
to which this relationship is causal remains unclear. To strengthen causal inference, the …

It is unclear whether maltreatment types exert common or specific effects on mental health.
In the current study, we aimed to systematically characterize the unique, shared and …

Although rates of child maltreatment are declining, more than 600,000 children in the United
States are substantiated victims of abuse or neglect. The focus of this review is on the …