As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, different measures have been implemented
by governments from each affected country. Such measures usually involve restrictions on …

An increasing prevalence of early childhood adversity has reached epidemic proportions,
creating a public health crisis. Rather than focusing only on adverse childhood experiences …

Childhood adversity is associated with a host of mental and physical health problems across
the lifespan. Individuals who have experienced childhood adversity (eg, child abuse and …

Background Studies reporting accelerated ageing in children with affective disorders or
maltreatment exposure have relied on algorithms for estimating epigenetic age derived from …

The effect of experiences in infancy on human development is a central question in
developmental science. Children raised in orphanage-like institutions for their first year or so …

Anxiety disorders are the most common form of mental illness and are more likely to emerge
during childhood compared with most other psychiatric disorders. While research on …

Childhood abuse (CA) is a prevalent global health concern, increasing the risk of negative
mental health outcomes later in life. In the literature, CA is commonly defined as physical …

In the spring of 2018, the Attorney General of the United States issued a memorandum
declaring a “zero tolerance policy” under which all adults entering the United States illegally …

Negative early-life exposures have been linked to a host of poor adult health outcomes, but
are such early exposures associated with cellular senescence decades later? This study …

Childhood adversity is linked to shortened telomere length (TL), but behavioral indicators of
telomere attrition remain unclear. This study examined the association between adverse …