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Experiencing childhood trauma ages body, brain faster
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32478
Subject(s) - biological sex , early childhood , psychology , biological age , brain trauma , childhood abuse , developmental psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , injury prevention , child abuse , poison control , traumatic brain injury , gerontology , medical emergency
Children who suffer trauma from abuse or violence early in life show biological signs of aging faster than children who have never experienced adversity, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The study examined three different signs of biological aging — early puberty, cellular aging and changes in brain structure — and found that trauma exposure was associated with all three, according to an APA Aug. 3 news release.