News tagged with childhood trauma


Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In ...


Biological link connects childhood trauma and risk for chronic fatigue syndrome

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Childhood trauma is a potent risk factor for development of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...





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Young adults with post-traumatic stress disorder may be more likely to attempt suicide

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)—but not exposure to traumatic events without the development of PTSD—may be associated with subsequent attempted suicide in young adults, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of ...


The power of suggestion: Researchers look at why suggestive therapy may prompt false memories

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created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Psychologist Elke Geraerts of the University of St Andrews has carried out a study of the difference between memories recalled by patients through suggestive therapies, compared with more natural recollections.


Gene Increases Susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress, Researchers Find

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene variant makes people who experienced trauma as children or adults more susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Yale researchers have found.


Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging

Possible link studied between childhood abuse and early cellular aging

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University.


Past child abuse plus variations in gene result in potent PTSD risk for adults

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created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A traumatic event is much more likely to result in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults who experienced trauma in childhood – but certain gene variations raise the risk considerably if the childhood trauma involved ...


Severe retinal hemorrhaging is linked to severe motor vehicle crashes

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created Jun 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is closely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. ...


Study: Most female child molesters were victims of sexual abuse

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created May 13, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children.


Childhood trauma has life-long effect on genes and the brain

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- McGill University and Douglas Institute scientists have discovered that childhood trauma can actually alter your DNA and shape the way your genes work. This confirms in humans earlier findings in rats, that ...


Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma are associated with lower urinary tract symptoms

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder. The exact nature of these associations is unknown. ...


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Early life stress has effects at the molecular level

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of mice suggests that stress and trauma in early life can have an impact on the genes and result in behavioral problems later in life.



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