Childhood Adversity Linked to Stroke Risk in Adulthood

Psychiatrists and other physicians who treat children and adolescents may have a new reason to be concerned about the consequences that adverse childhood experiences will have on the physical health of these youth decades later. Researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago and the departments of Neurological Sciences and Behavioral Sciences at Rush University Medical Center, have found an association between experiencing serious adverse events in childhood and an increased risk for stroke in late adulthood. Their findings were reported online yesterday in the journal Neurology.

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Published By: Psychiatric News - Thursday, 20 September