Early life stressors display a high universal prevalence and constitute a major public health
problem. Prolonged psychoneurobiological alterations as sequelae of early life stress (ELS) …

This comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis aims to quantify the association
between different types of childhood maltreatment and suicidality. We searched five …

Background Childhood maltreatment is closely related to normal cognitive development and
ensuing adverse mental health outcomes and cognitive dysfunction. Our current …

Early life stress (ELS) may increase the risk of anxiety throughout the life course. Whether
this effect extends to late adulthood is poorly known. In our study comprising 1872 …

Background We aimed to investigate associations between childhood sexual abuse and
maltreatment and internalizing disorders (anxiety, depression, PTSD) across adulthood …

With the alarming rates of child sexual abuse in the United States, there have been several
attempts to develop and implement child abuse victimization programs in elementary …

The effect of online social media use on individual mental health remains contested. This
study examines the effect of online social media (Facebook, Twitter and chat) on adult …

Objective Research investigating long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) on
mental health for men is vastly underdeveloped. This study strengthened the knowledge …

Clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse (CPSA) during childhood represents a tragic betrayal of
trust that inflicts damage on the survivor, the family, and the parish community. Survivors …

Background: Depression affects approximately 5% of elderly people and its etiology might
be related to chronic stress exposure during neurodevelopmental periods. In this study, we …