Child maltreatment, psychopathological symptoms, and onset of diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and COPD in adulthood

There is a growing body of evidence that disease suffered in adulthood may originate from maltreatment in childhood (Baumeister et al., 2015; Hostinar et al., 2017; Springer et al., 2003). A recent meta-analysis showed that child maltreatment (CM) contributes to potentially pathogenic pro-inflammatory state in adulthood (Baumeister et al., 2015). The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis and neuro-endocrine system helps regulate our stress response, and our immune system (Smith and Vale, 2006).
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research