Child Abuse and Trauma

Spontaneous mentalizing after early interpersonal trauma: Evidence for hypoactivation of the temporoparietal junction

This fMRI study finds that early interpersonal trauma reduces right temporoparietal junction activation during mentalizing tasks, with PTSS influencing neural effects.

Early Life Trauma Predicts Affective Phenomenology and the Effects are Partly Mediated by Staging Coupled with Lowered Lipid-Associated Antioxidant Defences.

This study finds that early life trauma is linked to increased risk of mood and anxiety disorders and more severe affective symptoms, partly mediated by staging and lowered antioxidant defenses.

Cortical area and subcortical volume mediate the effect of parental education and adverse experiences on cognitive performance in youth

The paper examines how parental education and adverse experiences affect cognitive performance in youth through brain structure changes, finding distinct mediation pathways for each factor.