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Childhood Trauma Linked to Faster Aging
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Psychological Bulletin.Harvard researchers examined three different signs of biological aging — early puberty, cellular aging and changes in brain structure — and found that trauma exposure was linked to all three.“Exposure to adversity in childhood is a powerful predictor of health outcomes later in life — not only mental health outcomes like depression and anxiety, but also physical health outcomes like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer,” said Katie McLaughlin, PhD, an associate professor of psychology at Harvard University and senior author of the study.“Our study suggests that experiencing violence can make the body age more quickly at a biological level, which may help to explain that connection.”Prior research showed mixed.
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