The latest edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association includes a longitudinal study which adds strong data to the growing evidence of the striking association between childhood adversities and both psychiatric and functional outcomes in adulthood. Full text of the article, published by Copeland, Shanahan, Hinesley, and colleagues,  is available here .

Article Citation

Copeland WE, Shanahan L, Hinesley J, et al. Association of Childhood Trauma Exposure With Adult Psychiatric Disorders and Functional Outcomes. JAMA Netw Open. 2018;1(7):e184493. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.4493