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Meta-analysis: Exposure to Early Life Stress and Risk for Depression in Childhood and Adolescence
Joelle LeMoult ,
Kathryn L. Humphreys ,
Alison Tracy ,
Jennifer-Ashley Hoffmeister ,
Eunice Ip ,
Ian H. Gotlib
October 2019
October 2019
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Abstract
<p class="first" id="d1553924e125">Early life stress (ELS) is associated with increased
risk for the development of major
depressive disorder (MDD) in adulthood; however, the degree to which ELS is associated
with an early onset of MDD (ie, during childhood or adolescence) is not known. In
this meta-analysis, we estimated the associations between ELS and the risk for onset
of MDD before age 18 years. In addition, we examined the associations between eight
specific forms of ELS (ie, sexual abuse, physical abuse, poverty, physical illness/injury,
death of a family member, domestic violence, natural disaster, and emotional abuse)
and risk for youth-onset MDD.
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