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) …

Rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have increased in women by 84% over the past ten
years relative to a 35% increase in men. This substantive increase in female drinking is …

Purpose The NESARC, a “third-generation” psychiatric epidemiologic survey that integrated
detailed measures of alcohol and drug use and problems has been the data source for …

Objective: To review deficits in emotional processing and social cognition potentially
contributing to the dysfunctional emotion regulation and difficulties with interpersonal …

The health impacts of intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse
are not fully understood. Here we conducted a systematic review by comprehensively …

History of childhood trauma (CT) is highly prevalent and may lead to long-term
consequences on physical and mental health. This study investigated the independent …

We promote the perspective that puberty, a separate biological process embedded in
adolescence, is a “window of opportunity” for understanding and impacting health and …

Background Childhood trauma is known to impart risk for several adverse life outcomes. Yet,
its impact during adolescent development is not well understood. We aimed to investigate …

Abstract Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is associated with a host of
harmful outcomes, including increased risk for cancer. A scoping review was conducted to …

The last 25 years have seen significant advances in our conceptualization of alcohol use
and alcohol use disorders within a developmental framework, along with advances in our …