The Origins of Cognitive Deficits in Victimized Children: Implications for Neuroscientists and Clinicians.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Individuals reporting a history of childhood violence victimization have impaired brain function. However, the clinical significance, reproducibility, and causality of these findings are disputed. The authors used data from two large cohort studies to address these research questions directly.

Method

The authors tested the association between prospectively collected measures of childhood violence victimization and cognitive functions in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood among 2,232 members of the U.K. E-Risk Study and 1,037 members of the New Zealand Dunedin Study who were followed up from birth until ages 18 and 38 years, respectively. Multiple measures of victimization and cognition were used, and comparisons were made of cognitive scores for twins discordant

SUBMITTER: Danese A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5378606 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature