Forbes April 19, 2024
According to a recent Addiction study, people who were subjected to emotional abuse or neglect during their childhood might be almost three times more likely to be admitted to the hospital for alcohol and substance use disorders by the time they are 40 years old, compared to those who had a normal childhood.
In a press release, lead author Claudia Bull from the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, said: “Most of the previous research into childhood adversity and alcohol and substance use disorders has focused on physical and sexual abuse. We particularly wanted to know whether emotional abuse and neglect are as strongly associated with subsequent alcohol and substance use disorders. As we suspected, the odds of hospital admission...
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