Childhood trauma

A traumatic childhood scars a child, but it may also cause death in early adulthood

A new study says that social adversity in early childhood appears to be a significant risk factor for death in early adulthood. Read on to know more.
Children who suffer trauma more likely to enter puberty early and age faster

Exposure to abuse or violence early in life was found to be associated with three different signs of biological aging -- early puberty, cellular aging and changes in brain structure.
Childhood trauma increases the chance of delivering baby early in life and outside of marriage

According to the research published in the Journal of Health and Social Behaviour, people who experience traumas early in life, they are less likely to make positive choices. Read on to know more
Childhood trauma may lead to early pregnancy outside marriage

Childhood trauma can have a negative effect on a women's health. Now a new study says that it can lead to early pregnancies too.
Trauma in children may up stomach disorders later: Study

A new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology has revealed that childhood trauma can increase your risk of developing stomach problems later in life.
Researchers: Traumatic childhood linked to psychotic experiences

The University of Bristol study has been published in JAMA Psychiatry. The findings are the first to comprehensively examine the association between different types of trauma, and their timing in childhood with later psychotic experiences using a large population study. Psychotic experiences include abnormal experiences such as hearing voices or feelings of paranoia.
Trauma of child abuse gets printed in the victims' body cells, shows study

In case you think that the trauma lurks only mentally and superficially among child abuse victims, you are widely mistaken. Recent study shows how this trauma leaves behind impression on body cells of the victims.
Most children with psychological issues are child abuse survivors, say experts

Most children suffering from psychological or behavioral disorders are victims of some forms of child abuse, say experts and studies.
'Childhood trauma may trigger physical pain in adulthood,' claims study

A study suggested that experiencing trauma or adversity in childhood or adolescence was linked with mood or sleep problems in adulthood.
Sex addiction among Indians: Real testimonies and expert advice

It means an uncontrollable and insatiable urge to keep performing sexual activities.
Researchers find link between childhood trauma, schizophrenia

Childhood trauma link has offered treatment hope for people with schizophrenia.
Should parents pick unusual or unique names for their children?

Having a unique name has its set of advantages and disadvantages.
Intestinal bacteria could determine whether or not one will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

PTSD is a serious psychiatric disorder that can develop after a person experiences a life-threatening trauma.
Shocking video of woman brutally beating up 6-year-old for spilling food goes viral

The girl is seen yelling in pain and is beaten so bad that she is breathless.
Female Genital Mutilation survivor: ‘I wonder how my sexuality would’ve been had I not been subjected to it'

A real life story of a woman who fought against the physical and psychological trauma of Female Genital Cutting (FGC).
Trauma-stricken kids benefit from community support

Access to a library, park and other such facilities makes happy children.
Shocking! 80% of Bohra women have been subjected to Female Genital Mutilation: Survey

Indian women from the Bohra community have undergone Female Genital Cutting (FMC) or female circumcision without their consent!
Experiencing trauma throughout childhood increases the risk of psychosis by seven times in adulthood

The University of Granada (UGR) study also found that smoking cannabis five times a week or more during infancy or adolescence multiplies said risk by 6.
Childhood abuse affects impulse control in adulthood

The impact of a traumatic childhood in adults affects their ability to process and act on information both quickly and accurately, the findings revealed.
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