Child and Adult Outcomes of Chronic Child Maltreatment
Abstract:WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: We lack prospective studies documenting "dosage effects" of chronic child maltreatment for both subsequent adolescent and adult outcomes. It is unknown whether effects are linear, shelving, or exponential, and we lack data across domains of outcomes.WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Chronic child maltreatment reports are a robust indicator of future negative health and behavioral outcomes. There is a dose-response relationship between chronicity and outcomes in adolescence, but this is attenu… Show more
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