New research suggests that difficult experiences in childhood may prime the nervous system for chronic pain later in life. A ...

Experiencing childhood verbal abuse shows a similar impact to adult mental health as physical abuse, suggests a large intergenerational study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. While ...

Most research on the health effects of stress focuses on adults, but a new review looks at how stress uniquely affects ...

A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as damaging to long-term mental well-being as physical abuse, if not more so. This groundbreaking research highlights the need to ...