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Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
The British Journal of Psychiatry · 2010 · Vol. 197(5) · pp. 378–385
Ronald C. Kessler✉(Harvard University)Katie A. McLaughlin(Harvard University)Jennifer Green(Boston University)Michael J. Gruber(Harvard University)Nancy A. Sampson(Harvard University)Alan M. Zaslavsky(Harvard University)Sergio Aguilar‐Gaxiola(University of California, Davis)Ali Al-Hamzawi(University of Al-Qadisiyah)Jordi Alonso(Hospital Del Mar)Matthias C. AngermeyerCorina BenjetEvelyn J. Bromet(State University of New York)Somnath Chatterji(World Health Organization)Giovanni de Girolamo(Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli)Koen DemyttenaereJohn Fayyad(Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care)Silvia Florescu(National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development)Gilad Gal(Sheba Medical Center)Oye Gureje(University College Hospital, Ibadan)Josep María Haro(Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu)Chiyi Hu(Jinzhou Kangning Hospital)Elie G. Karam(Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care)Norito Kawakami(The University of Tokyo)Sing Lee(Chinese University of Hong Kong)Jean‐Pierre Lépine(Hôpital Lariboisière)Johan Ormel(University Medical Center Groningen)José Posada‐Villa(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca)Rajesh Sagar(All India Institute of Medical Sciences)Adley Tsang(Chinese University of Hong Kong)T. B. Üstün(World Health Organization)Svetlozar Vassilev(New Bulgarian University)María Carmen Viana(Universidade de São Paulo)David R. Williams
Abstract
Childhood adversities have strong associations with all classes of disorders at all life-course stages in all groups of WMH countries. Long-term associations imply the existence of as-yet undetermined mediators.
Child Abuse and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyMental healthPsychopathologyCIDIPsychologyPsychiatryNeglectClinical psychologyChild abusePoison controlInjury prevention
MeSH terms
AdolescentAdultMental DisordersChildChild AbuseChild, PreschoolCrimeEpidemiologic MethodsFamily HealthFamily RelationsHumansLife Change EventsSocioeconomic FactorsWorld Health OrganizationCausality
Funding
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Pfizer
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Sanofi
- World Health Organization
- Kaiser Permanente
- European Commission
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Shire
- Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
- Regione Piemonte
- Pfizer Foundation
- Pan American Health Organization
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Fogarty International Center
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