Childhood trauma linked to adult smoking for girls
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can stay with us for life. New research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy explains how these...
View ArticleSerious child abuse cases are up
PHILADELPHIA, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In the largest study to examine the impact of the recession on child abuse, researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP)...
View ArticleChild abuse or parental discipline: a fine line?
Newswise — In life, there are directions for just about anything. Need to travel somewhere? Use a map. Want to cook a meal? Read a recipe. Want to be a great parent? There’s no official handbook for...
View ArticleChildhood trauma leaves mark on DNA of some victims
Abused children are at high risk of anxiety and mood disorders, as traumatic experience induces lasting changes to their gene regulation. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in...
View ArticleAbuse during childhood linked to adult-onset asthma in African-American women
ccording to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported suffering abuse before age 11 had a greater likelihood of adult-onset asthma...
View ArticleChild abuse risks: parent’s addictions, unemployment and divorce, says U of...
Adults whose parents struggled with addiction, unemployment and divorce are 10 times more likely to have been victims of childhood physical abuse, says a new study from the University of Toronto. More...
View ArticlePeople with mental disorders more likely to have experienced domestic violence
Men and women with mental health disorders, across all diagnoses, are more likely to have experienced domestic violence than the general population, according to new research from King’s College...
View ArticleSevere abuse at home linked to dating violence
Young urban black women who are exposed to severe abuse within their families are much more likely to be victims of dating violence, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher....
View ArticleFed child abuse task force has not achieved much in 10 years, says study
Behavioral Interventions and Counseling to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect: A Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Shelley S. Selph, MD; Christina...
View ArticleBipolar disorder and sexual abuse: a new study about the linkages
Bipolar Disord. 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12050. [Epub ahead of print] The impact of child sexual abuse on the course of bipolar disorder: a systematic review Maniglio R Department of Pedagogic,...
View ArticleWomen abused as children more likely to have children with autism: Harvard...
Boston, MA — Women who experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse as children are more likely to have a child with autism than women who were not abused, according to a new study from Harvard...
View ArticleHelping victims of childhood trauma heal and recover
By: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Far too many children—especially those known to the child welfare system—have experienced trauma related to neglect,...
View ArticleThyroid conditions sometimes linked to childhood physical abuse
Women who were victims of childhood physical abuse are more likely to develop thyroid conditions than women who were not maltreated during childhood, according to a new study from researchers at the...
View ArticleAbused children smoke more later
Researchers have long suspected some kind of link between childhood abuse and smoking. But in an interesting twist, a new study from the University of Washington finds a connection not between whether...
View ArticleMaltreated preschoolers have higher obesity rate
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Obesity rates among preschoolers who have been investigated by child protective services for alleged maltreatment are nearly three times as high as children in the general...
View ArticleProfessionals risk failing to spot abuse if they rely on children talking...
Professionals working with children risk failing to identify abuse and neglect if they rely on children talking to them about it, according to research led by the University of East Anglia. The...
View ArticlePoor health of Irish immigrants in 20th-c England may be linked to child abuse
The generally poor health of Irish immigrants to England during most of the 20th century was not caused primarily by difficulties of assimilation or tensions between the two nations, but by the abuse...
View ArticleAdults abused as children slower to recover from depression
By Dominic Ali Remission from depression is delayed in adults who have experienced childhood physical abuse or parental addictions, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. The...
View ArticleSelf-medicating moms more likely to give kids pain meds
NEW YORK (Reuter Health) – Mothers who frequently use over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers are more likely to give them to their children too, according to a new Danish study. More parents are giving...
View ArticleChildhood trauma can lead to psychosis
Research, led by a University of Liverpool psychologist, has found strong support for the theory that early childhood trauma, such as abuse and neglect, could lead to the development of psychosis in...
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