Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD) is a severe mental disorder that
emerges in response to traumatic life events. Complex PTSD is characterised by three core …

Maltreatment-related childhood adversity is the leading preventable risk factor for mental
illness and substance abuse. Although the association between maltreatment and …

Background Childhood maltreatment is the most important preventable cause of
psychopathology accounting for about 45% of the population attributable risk for childhood …

'How Emotions Are Made did what all great books do. It took a subject I thought I understood
and turned my understanding upside down'–Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point …

Among juvenile offenders, those who commit the greatest number and the most violent
offenses are referred to as serious, violent, and chronic (SVC) offenders. However, current …

Depression is twice as common in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes as in the general
population, and is associated with poor outcomes. Evidence is growing that depression and …

Purpose Adverse childhood experiences have been identified as a key risk factor for
offending and victimization, respectively. At the same time, the extent to which such …

Stress is an adaptative response aimed at restoring body homeostasis. The classical
neuroendocrine stress response involving the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary …

Due to its high prevalence and associated risk of poor academic and health outcomes,
adverse childhood experiences and trauma are considered a public health epidemic. In …

Childhood exposure to victimization is prevalent and has been shown to contribute to
significant immediate and long‐term psychological distress and functional impairment …