There is clear evidence that the mother's stress, anxiety, or depression during pregnancy
can alter the development of her fetus and her child, with an increased risk for later …

Psychological stress during childhood and adolescence increases risk of health problems
across the lifecourse, and inflammation is implicated as an underlying mechanism. To …

Background Researchers have documented that child maltreatment is associated with
adverse long-term consequences for mental health, including increased risk for depression …

During pregnancy, programming of the fetal central nervous system establishes
vulnerabilities for emergence of neuropsychiatric phenotypes later in life. Psychosocial …

This study provides a comprehensive review of the published research on the association
between early life adversity and markers of inflammation in children and adolescents. We …

Pregnancy-specific stress (PSS) arises from the numerous changes that women experience
during pregnancy and from their concerns about childbirth and the health of their offspring …

Importance Childhood stress exposure is associated with inflammation as measured by C-
reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin 6 (IL-6). However, findings are inconsistent and effect …

Maternal mental illness can have a devastating effect during the perinatal period, and has a
profound impact on the care that the baby receives and on the relationships that the baby …

Childhood maltreatment (CM) has well-established consequences for the mental and
physical health of the exposed individual. Accumulating evidence now suggests that the …

Early adverse experience is related to psychiatric illness that occurs decades later. The
mechanisms underlying this phenomenon have not been fully identified. There is a …