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 …

Childhood maltreatment is the most important preventable risk factor for psychiatric
disorders. Maltreated individuals typically develop psychiatric disorders at an earlier age …

Early life adversity (ELA) is a major risk factor for mental illness, but the neurobiological
mechanisms by which ELA increases the risk for future psychopathology are still poorly …

This narrative state-of-the-art review paper describes the progress in the understanding and
treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Over the last four decades, the scientific …

Importance Childhood abuse significantly increases the risk of developing posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), often accompanied by symptoms of borderline personality disorder …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

Variation in the mental health of people who have experienced childhood maltreatment is
substantial. One hypothesis is that this variation is attributable, in part, to the timing of …

Childhood maltreatment (CM) is linked to impairments in various domains of social
functioning. Here, we argue that it is critical to identify factors that underlie impaired social …

BackgroundChildhood trauma increases risk for psychopathology and cognitive impairment.
Prior research mainly focused on the hippocampus and amygdala in single diagnostic …

Childhood maltreatment is a leading risk factor for psychopathology, though it is unclear why
some develop risk averse disorders, such as anxiety and depression, and others risk-taking …