The Interplay between Child Maltreatment and Stressful Life Events during Adulthood and Cardiovascular Problems—A Representative Study

Psychological stress is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. While the relevance of early life stress, such as that which is due to child maltreatment (CM), is well known to impact individual stress responses in the long-term, and data on the interplay between CM and stressful events in...

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Main Authors: Vera Clemens, David Bürgin, Markus Huber-Lang, Paul L. Plener, Elmar Brähler, Jörg M. Fegert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/17/3937