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Confronting childhood maltreatment and promoting trauma-informed care: Safeguarding the mental health of young and middle-aged adults

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Zhang, Li-Wen *
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Ma, Chao-Ying
DOI:10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.114110delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Childhood maltreatment, particularly emotional abuse and neglect, casts a long shadow over mental health, as highlighted by a recent study linking these experiences to subthreshold depressive symptoms and major depressive disorder in young and middle-aged adults. The findings underscore emotional abuse and neglect as particularly potent risk factors, emphasizing the urgent need for trauma-informed approaches in depression prevention and management. This article explores the implications of these results, advocating for early identification of childhood maltreatment to mitigate long-term depressive outcomes and calling for integrated strategies across clinical, public health, and policy domains.
Keywords:
Emotional neglect
Emotional abuse
Childhood maltreatment
Depression
Trauma-informed care
Mental health

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World Journal of Psychiatry
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3.4
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269
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soochow university - china
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5.1W
Papers: 3.5W
Citations: 82
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