News tagged with childhood stress
Friendship makes a difference in stress regulation
Social rejection can cause stress in preschoolers, adolescents, and adults. But what happens in middle childhood, a time when peer rejection can be particularly stressful and friendships are key? A new study has found that ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Poverty-related stress affects readiness for school
Stress in the lives of poor children is one cause of the early achievement gap in which children from low-income homes start school behind their more advantaged classmates.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Childhood maltreatment linked to long-term depression risk and poor response to treatment
People who have experienced maltreatment as children are twice as likely to develop both multiple and long-lasting depressive episodes as those without a history of childhood maltreatment, according to a new study. The research, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 14, 2011 |
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Risk of accelerated aging seen in PTSD patients with childhood trauma
(Medical Xpress) -- Adults with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of childhood trauma had significantly shorter telomere length than those with PTSD but without childhood trauma, in a study by researchers at the ...
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Apr 25, 2011 |
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Childhood memories of father have lasting impact on men's ability to handle stress
Sons who have fond childhood memories of their fathers are more likely to be emotionally stable in the face of day-to-day stresses, according to psychologists who studied hundreds of adults of all ages.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 12, 2010 |
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Stress causes poor mental health in parents of kids with cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hospital appointments, invasive procedures and the uncertainty of their child's situation combine to produce severe stress in parents of children with cancer.
May 25, 2010 |
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Survivors of childhood cancers 4 times more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder
Young adult survivors of childhood cancers are four times more likely to develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than their control group siblings, a Childhood Cancer Survivors Study has found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 03, 2010 |
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Behavioral problems in childhood doubles the risk of chronic widespread pain in adult life
Bad behaviour in childhood is associated with long-term, chronic widespread pain in adult life, according to the findings of a study following nearly 20,000 people from birth in 1958 to the present day.
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect can result in structural brain changes
New research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows that childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect, in particular when combined with genetic factors, can result in structural brain changes, rendering these ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Early life stress may predict cardiovascular disease
Early life stress could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, researchers report.
Feb 09, 2010 |
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A new method to measure childhood stress
Researchers from the University of Malaga have created the 'Inventory of Daily Stressors', a method aimed at schoolchildren. According to experts, worrying about physical appearance, taking part in numerous ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Genes may explain why children who live without dads have earlier sex
Previous research has found that children raised in homes without a biological father have sex earlier than children raised in traditional nuclear families. Now a new study that used a novel and complex design to investigate ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Childhood adversities have a predictive role in peptic ulcer
Helicobacter pylori, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and smoking are the most important risk factors for peptic ulcer. Alcohol intake may also play a role in the development of gastric ulcers. Psychological stress ...
Jul 29, 2009 |
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