Chronic, toxic stress such as poverty, neglect and physical abuse can have a lasting impact, according to a study just completed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
One of the co-authors of the study, Sarah Romens, says early childhood stress can affect a child for the rest of his or her life.
"Kids who are exposed to the kind of stress that we saw for these kids tend to be at higher risk for all kinds of psychopathology and mental illness ā depression, anxiety, behavior problems, academic problems, and also health problems ā stress related health problems like heart disease and immune functioning disruption as well," she says.
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