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July 30, 2010
Abused Children May Face Increased Risk Of Developing Psychiatric
Medscape (7/16, Brauser) reported, "Childhood abuse and neglect are
significantly associated with increased rates of anxiety, mood, and
substance use disorders in young adulthood, according to" a study published in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Investigators examined "data from 2144 respondents (between the ages of 16 and 27 years) to the Te Rau Hinengaro: New Zealand Mental Health Survey between the years 2003 and 2004."
The researchers found that, "after adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic correlates, child protection agency history was associated with several individual mental disorders, mental disorder
comorbidity, and all mental disorder groups [at] both12-months and
lifetime."
Posted by admin at July 30, 2010 02:09 AM