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Psychiatry
Sidney Zisook, Beata Planeta, Paul B. Hicks, Peijun Chen, Lori L. Davis, Gerardo Villarreal, Mamta Sapra, Gary R. Johnson, Somaia Mohamed
Summary: The study explores the association between specific types of childhood adversity and clinical features and treatment outcomes in adults with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). It shows that childhood adversities are linked to demographic characteristics, severity of depression and anxiety, treatment response, and long-term outcomes, emphasizing the importance of considering childhood maltreatment histories in treating individuals with MDD.
GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Yiwen Liu, Jon Heron, Matthew Hickman, Stanley Zammit, Dieter Wolke
Summary: The study found that both pre- and postnatal stress sources such as maternal depression and family adversity were associated with offspring depression. However, childhood trauma directly impacted offspring depression and mediated all pathways. Specific traumas like physical, emotional abuse and peer bullying had stronger evidence for mediating pathways compared to other traumas.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Wensong Shen
Summary: Cumulative childhood adversity is significantly associated with mental health problems in both children and adults, but not in adolescence. Different domains of childhood adversity have varied impacts on mental health issues at different life stages. The relationship between cumulative childhood adversity and adult mental health problems is fully mediated by educational attainment, with no gender differences observed in the occurrence or impact of cumulative childhood adversity on mental health problems.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Tiantian Meng, Yuqiong He, Qin Zhang, Feifei Yu, Lishun Zhao, Shujun Zhang, Ziyi Chen, Sheng Wang, Jingbo Gong, Jianbo Liu
Summary: This study found a high prevalence of social anxiety symptoms among college students, with females, alcohol consumers, and individuals in poor physical condition being at a higher risk. Childhood major adverse experiences increased the risk of social anxiety symptoms, especially when experiencing 3 or more adverse events, and a sense of security played a mediating role in the relationship between childhood major adverse experiences and social anxiety symptoms.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Haley M. Appelmann, Andrew W. Manigault, Ryan C. Shorey, Peggy M. Zoccola
Summary: Childhood adversity may alter adult HPA axis habituation to repeated stress, potentially leading to sex differences. Future research should further investigate how HPA axis habituation to repeated stress may impact the effects of childhood adversity on adult health.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Adolfo G. Cuevas, Frank D. Mann, Robert F. Krueger
Summary: This study examines the interactive effects of genetic risks and childhood adversity on obesity, finding that the predictive effect of genetic risk on waist circumference increases with the severity of childhood adversity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jessica Bengtsson, Leonie K. Elsenburg, Gregers Stig Andersen, Mogens Lytken Larsen, Andreas Rieckmann, Naja Hulvej Rod
Summary: The study found that childhood adversity is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease in young adulthood. Individuals who experienced severe somatic illness and death in the family, as well as those who experienced high rates of adversity during childhood and adolescence, had a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
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Psychiatry
Olav Vollebregt, Emiko Koyama, Clement C. Zai, Sajid A. Shaikh, Amanda J. Lisoway, James L. Kennedy, Joseph H. Beitchman
Summary: The study suggests a role for the AVPR1A gene and its RS3 microsatellite in extreme childhood aggression, providing a better understanding of biological pathways of aggressive behavior. Further replication and research into the functionality of studied genetic variants are needed.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Aleksandra Malachowska, Jerzy Gebski, Marzena Jezewska-Zychowicz
Summary: Available studies suggest that childhood food experiences and selected eating styles may differently determine the dietary quality of women and men. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictors of diet quality, including intuitive, restrained, and external eating styles, as well as parental feeding practices related to childhood food experiences. Data were collected from 708 Polish adults and analyzed using Mann-Whitney's U Test and multiple linear regression. The results showed that certain eating styles and food experiences were associated with higher or lower diet quality scores. Furthermore, differences were observed between women and men in the predictors of diet quality. Further research with representative samples is needed to confirm these findings.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Hsin-Yen Yen, Ching Li
Summary: This study found significant differences in physical activity and sedentary time among young adults with different levels of cardiometabolic risks. Individuals at higher risk levels were less likely to engage in physical activity. Those who perceived more recreational facilities, higher exercise benefits, and lower exercise barriers were more likely to participate in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
Article
Business
Lijuan Chen, Wei Guo, Miaomiao Liu
Summary: The study shows that childhood migration experience affects adults' work motivation, making those with such experience more driven by social factors and less driven by economic factors. Social integration plays a significant moderating role in how childhood migration experience impacts adults' levels of work motivation, particularly more pronounced among male and rural adults.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
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Psychology, Applied
Sibel Nayman, Emily J. Jones, Joshua M. Smyth, Hannah M. C. Schreier
Summary: Data from 213 adults were analyzed to test the relationship between childhood and recent adversity with daily mood, health behaviors, and social interactions. The results suggest that childhood and recent adversity independently relate to adults' daily experiences.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tianchen Wu, Jieqiong Niu, Xiaohan Yin, Chunxia Zhao, Xiaona Huang, Xiaoli Wang
Summary: The study shows that antenatal care services significantly reduce the risk of developmental delay in children and can be a good delivery platform for scaled-up early childhood development interventions. By providing integrated antenatal care, it can promote early childhood development by reducing maternal depression and providing nurturing care.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Emilia L. Mielke, Julian Koenig, Sabine C. Herpertz, Sylvia Steinmann, Corinne Neukel, Pelin Kilavuz, Patrice van der Venne, Katja Bertsch, Michael Kaess
Summary: Interpersonal dysfunction is a core symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD), and recent research suggests that low levels of oxytocin in plasma may be related to this disorder. This study examined plasma oxytocin levels in 131 female BPD patients, finding that they had reduced levels compared to non-BPD controls, and this was independent of age. Plasma oxytocin was also negatively associated with the number of BPD symptoms, and there was a mediating effect of adverse childhood experiences on the relationship between BPD symptoms and oxytocin levels.
PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Jennifer A. Sumner, Simone Gambazza, Xu Gao, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Monica Uddin, Katie A. McLaughlin
Summary: This study investigated the association between early-life adversity and DNA methylation in children and adolescents. The results showed that experiences of abuse were associated with DNAm at four CpG sites, and experiences of neglect over time were associated with an increase in DNAm at one CpG site.
CLINICAL EPIGENETICS
(2022)