Background: Childhood trauma (CT) has adverse consequences on mental health across
the lifespan. The understanding of how CT increases vulnerability for psychiatric disorders is …

An increasing number of studies have examined the relationship between child
maltreatment and self-esteem. In this study, we assess the magnitude of this association …

Child maltreatment is a public health concern with well-established sequelae. However,
compared to research on physical and sexual abuse, far less is known about the long-term …

BackgroundAdolescence is a key time period for the emergence of psychosocial and mental
health difficulties. To promote adolescent adaptive ('resilient') psychosocial functioning …

Objective Stressful life events are associated with an increase in depressive symptoms and
the onset of major depression. Importantly, research has shown that the role of stress …

OBJECTIVES: Childhood maltreatment is a robust risk factor for poor physical and mental
health. Child welfare youths represent a high-risk group, given the greater likelihood of …

Objective To study the relationship between self-reported exposure to childhood
maltreatment (CM) and cerebral gray matter (GM) morphology in adolescents without …

Child maltreatment, including abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) and neglect (physical
and emotional), is positively associated with depressive symptoms in adulthood. However …

In the context of chronic childhood emotional maltreatment (CEM; emotional abuse and/or
neglect), adequately responding to facial expressions is an important skill. Over time …

Early life adversity is a known risk factor for mood and anxiety disorders in adult humans
(Heim et al., 2010; Huh et al., 2014; Rehan et al., 2017). Given the prevalence of both …