Child maltreatment and telomere length in middle and older age: retrospective cohort study of 141 748 UK Biobank participants

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings showed that child maltreatment is associated with shorter telomere length in middle- and older-aged adults, independent of sociodemographic and mental health factors.PMID:36946056 | DOI:10.1192/bjp.2023.33

Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - March 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ziyi Zhou Camilla K M Lo Ko Ling Chan Rachel S Y Chung Jill P Pell Helen Minnis Paul G Shiels Patrick Ip Frederick K Ho Source Type: research