Poor physical and mental health among older adults linked to childhood abuse history [medicalxpress.com]
By University of Toronto, Photo: Pixabay, Medical Xpress, July 7, 2022 Older adults who were physically abused as children were significantly more likely to develop chronic pain and chronic physical illness in later life according to a newly-released study by University of Toronto researchers. They were also twice as likely to develop depression and anxiety disorders compared to those without this early trauma. "Sadly, our findings suggest that the traumatic experience of childhood physical...