From the University of Miami press release via MedicalXpress: Different forms of childhood abuse increase the risk for mental illness as well as sexual dysfunction in adulthood, but little has been known about how that…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via EurekAlert!: Individuals who drink excessively or are alcohol dependent (AD) have reduced central serotonergic neurotransmission, which can have an impact on planning, judgment, self-control, and emotional regulation.…
From the Concordia University press release: The psychological scars of childhood abuse can last well into adulthood. New research from Concordia University shows the harm can have longterm negative physical effects, as well as emotional ones.…
From the Nottingham University press release via HealthCanal: Cyberbullying – using modern communications technology such as e-mails, texts or web-postings to abuse people – is as common in the workplace as ‘conventional’ bullying. Yet, the…
From the Rutgers press release: Mothers who experience economic and psychological abuse during the first year of a relationship with their child’s father are more likely to become depressed and spank the child in year…
From the University of Toronto press release: Men who experienced childhood sexual abuse are three times more likely to have a heart attack than men who were not sexually abused as children, according to a…
From the McMaster University press release by Suzanne Morrison-Dalgleish: Child abuse experts say psychological abuse can be as damaging to a young child’s physical, mental and emotional health as a slap, punch or kick. While…
From the Purdue University press release via EurekAlert!: Frequent abuse by a parent can increase a child’s cancer risk in adulthood, and the effects are especially significant when mothers abuse their daughters and fathers abuse…
From the American Psychological Association via EurekAlert!: Middle-aged women who report having been physically abused as children are about two times more likely than other women their age to have high blood pressure, high blood…
From the Baylor University press release: Methamphetamine abuse leads to an increase in child abuse and neglect, which causes an increase in foster care admissions, according to a study from Baylor University. The study, published…