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Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Reported link between abuse in childhood and adult depression.

Heard yesterday of a new piece of published work claiming that individuals who have experienced abuse as children are twice as likely to experience depressive episodes as adults compared to those without such a history of mistreatment. The study also found that abused adults do not respond well to drug or psychological treatments. This study is important both in its findings and in its scale (over 20,000 participants).

We haven't access to the full-text of this study as it's published in a journal we don't subscribe to. However, if you're a 3rd Year undergrad or an MA student interested in this study you could always order it as part of your free allocation of Inter Library Loans. For more information on how and what you can order have a look on the document supply page.

Or if you need advice on how to get the best from this free service contact me via the usual routes.


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