Childhood physical maltreatment with physical injuries is associated with higher adult psychopathology symptoms

ConclusionsThese findings suggest that clinicians should discriminate CPM behavior from CPM physical sequelae in order to increase effectiveness of mental health treatment with adults with history of CPM. Our findings are discussed in light of the evolutionary-developmental frameworks of adaptative development and cumulative risk hypothesis.
Source: European Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research