What happened: A study by the American Psychological Association shared on ScienceDaily shows childhood trauma forever changes your body — making it age faster than people who have not dealt with trauma.
The researchers said this applies to children who were subjected to abuse and violence. According the results of the research, trauma often led to early puberty, cellular aging and changes in brain structure.
In the past, researchers had mixed findings in studies looking at the effects of adversity on children. However, although that research focused on many different factors, this new study zeroed in on “threat-related adversity, such as abuse and violence, and deprivation-related adversity, such as physical or emotional neglect or.
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