A large body of evidence has demonstrated that exposure to childhood maltreatment at any
stage of development can have long-lasting consequences. It is associated with a marked …

Background We investigated the effect of childhood maltreatment on predicting the 4‐year
course of depressive and anxiety disorders and the possible mediating role of personality …

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 …

Abstract According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 50,000
reports of suspected child abuse or neglect are made to child protective services agencies …

Objective: To investigate the effect of childhood life events and childhood trauma on the
onset and recurrence of depressive and/or anxiety disorders over a 2-year period in …

Objectives: Evidence suggests that childhood maltreatment may negatively affect not only
the lifetime risk of depression but also clinically relevant measures of depression, such as …

Childhood maltreatment strongly predicts poor psychiatric and physical health outcomes in
adulthood. This overview of the literature shows that individuals who suffer abuse, neglect …

Childhood maltreatment represents a significant risk factor for the development of a number
of mental and physical health outcomes. Converging evidence suggests that early adversity …

Background: The adverse childhood experience (ACE) study found that risk for depression
increased as a function of number of types of childhood maltreatment, and interpret this as a …

BackgroundChildhood maltreatment has been discussed as a risk factor for the
development and maintenance of depression. AimsTo examine the relationship between …