Childhood maltreatment is a major risk factor for chronic and severe mental and physical
health problems across the lifespan. Increasing evidence supports the hypothesis that …

Trauma-related disorders are debilitating psychiatric conditions that affect people who have
directly or indirectly witnessed adversities. Experiencing multiple types of traumas appears …

Background Although the relationship between childhood maltreatment, self-harm and
suicidality is well-established, less is known about the mediating mechanisms explaining it …

METHODS: Saliva DNA methylation and socioeconomic circumstances were measured in
N= 600 children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years (48% female) participating in the Texas …

Foster care provides round‐the‐clock substitute care for nearly 700,000 US children who
are temporarily or permanently separated from their family of origin each year. Each state …

Background Childhood maltreatment is associated with poor mental and physical health.
However, the mechanisms of gene–environment correlations and the potential causal …

Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with posttraumatic and
complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in adulthood (PTSD/cPTSD), as well as …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and debilitating
neurodevelopmental disorder influenced by both genetic and environmental factors …

Constipation in children is a major health issue around the world, with a global prevalence
of 9.5%. They present to clinicians with a myriad of clinical signs. The Rome IV symptom …

Importance Child physical and emotional abuse and neglect may affect epigenetic
signatures of accelerated aging several years after the exposure. Objective To examine the …