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October 3, 2023
by Patricia Tomasi

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Do Adverse Childhood Experiences Have An Affect On Our Health As Adults?

October 3, 2023 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine looked at adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and aging-associated functional impairment in a national sample of older community-dwelling adults. “In recent years, there has been growing interest and research in how stress and traumatic events that happen in childhood can impact people’s health in their early adult years, from increasing people’s risk of depression all the way to other diseases like diabetes,” study author Victoria M. Lee told us. [More]