Though the cause of our nation’s increasing mental health crisis has been thought to be linked to a range of factors, new ...
Nearly half of all common mental health conditions have their roots in child abuse and neglect, a study has found.
Research has revealed the link between childhood maltreatment and mental health conditions, with calls for the government to ...
The study also found elimination of childhood maltreatment in Australia would, in 2023, have prevented 66,143 years of life lost (death) and 118,493 years lived with disability, totaling 184,636 ...
Childhood maltreatment is responsible for up to 41 per cent of common mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, ...
The study, the first of its kind in Australia, was designed to systematically uncover how many mental health conditions are directly linked (and therefore caused) by childhood maltreatment.
A new study has drawn links between childhood mistreatment and later mental health issues. Photo: AAP The impact of child abuse and neglect in Australia causes nearly half of common mental health ...