Importance Mortality among people with opioid dependence is higher than that of the
general population. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid …

Background Although many meta-analyses have examined the association between
childhood sexual abuse and subsequent outcomes, the scope, validity, and quality of this …

Applying a social determinants of health framework, this review brings attention to evidence
from social sciences and neuroscience on the role of selected social factors in individual …

Shame following childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can be intensely painful and destructive to
one's sense of self and place in the world. Organised around an internalised core belief of …

Abstract Callous-unemotional (CU) traits (ie, lack of remorse or guilt, callous lack of
empathy, deficient concern for the feelings of others) in youth with conduct problems confer …

Meta-analyses in the psychological sciences typically examine moderators that may explain
heterogeneity in effect sizes. One of the most commonly examined moderators is gender …

Aim Exposure to traumatic events (TEs) is associated with substance use disorders (SUDs).
However, most studies focus on a single TE, and are limited to single countries, rather than …

Abstract Bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism (BDSM;“kink”)
are frequently pathologized as derivatives of abuse. Although the link is unsubstantiated …

Substance use has been identified by Indigenous populations as contributing to health
disparities facing their communities. Rates of trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress …

Exposure to complex trauma is a prevalent and costly public health concern. Though not yet
included in the formal diagnostic systems, developmental trauma disorder (DTD) was …