Heavy alcohol consumption and other drug use are prominent across Africa and increase
the risk of exposure to violence, HIV acquisition, and other life-threatening injuries. This …

Background Depression is recognized globally as a leading cause of disability. Early-life
adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been shown to have robust associations with …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been repeatedly associated with a wide range
of physical and mental health issues. Research has indicated high levels of anxiety and …

There is strong evidence that the experience of several adverse childhood experiences
(ACEs) is a risk factor for higher anxiety and depression symptoms severity among …

Background Mental health concerns are common among university students and maybe
elevated among those with specific risk exposures. The study examined the association …

Although physical and sexual abuse exposure is a well-established risk for poor health, the
dimensions of abuse associated with health among socially vulnerable adolescent girls and …

The present study expands the existing literature and supplements today's knowledge on
the relationship between personal, psychosocial and lifestyle factors and depressive …

Background The association of traumatic experiences with problematic alcohol use has
been described, but data on possible mediation effects of mental distress are sparse. We …

In the past decade concern about the mental health of university students has been growing
worldwide. Yet epidemiological data and intervention research on student mental health …

Background While cumulative childhood maltreatment (CM) has been linked to
psychopathological outcomes, recent studies point to the relevance of the type and timing of …