Childhood trauma and chronic illness in adulthood: mental health and socioeconomic status as explanatory factors and buffers

Childhood trauma and chronic illness in adulthood: mental health and socioeconomic status as explanatory factors and buffers

Experiences of traumatic events in childhood have been shown to have long-term consequences for health in adulthood. With data from the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey we take a life course perspective of cumulative disadvantage and examine the potential role of mental health and socioeconomi...

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Main Authors: Steven E Mock, Susan M Arai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Mental Health
childhood trauma
chronic illness
cumulative disadvantage
Socioeconomic status
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00246/full

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