The association between substantiated childhood maltreatment, asthma and lung function: A prospective investigation

Asthma reflects multiple and likely complex causal pathways. We investigate the possibility that childhood maltreatment is one such causal pathway. Childhood maltreatment can be interpreted as a form of early life adversity and like other life adversities may predict a range of negative health outcomes, including asthma.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - August 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Amanuel Alemu Abajobir, Steve Kisely, Gail Williams, Lane Strathearn, Sadasivam Suresh, Jake Moses Najman Source Type: research