By Patrick Campbell, May 1, 2020, HCP Live.
While most ongoing research into the impact of mental stress focuses on current stress, a new analysis of the CARDIA study suggests a dysfunctional childhood could be linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease 30 years later.
Results of the analysis indicate children who experienced childhood dysfunction, such as family dysfunction, abuse, and neglect, were more likely to experience cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality, even after adjusting for risk factors.
"Early childhood experiences have a lasting effect on adult mental and physical well-being, and a large number of American kids continue to suffer abuse and dysfunction that will leave a toll of health and social functioning issues throughout their lives," said lead investigator Joseph Feinglass, PhD, a research professor of medicine and of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in a statement.
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