Childhood trauma and cardiometabolic risk in severe mental disorders: The mediating role of cognitive control

CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate childhood trauma as a predisposing factor for increased waist circumference in individuals with SMDs. Poorer cognitive control, suggestive of adverse health behavior, might be a mediating factor of the association, and the findings indicate the potential importance of increased focus on these factors in prevention and treatment regimens targeting cardiometabolic health.PMID:33775258 | DOI:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.14

Source: Journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists - March 29, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Synve Hoffart Lunding Carmen Simonsen Monica Aas Linn R ødevand Maren Caroline Frogner Werner Jannicke Fj æra Laskemoen Gabriela Hjell Petter Andreas Ringen Trine Vik Lagerberg Ingrid Melle Ole A Andreassen Torill Ueland Nils Eiel Steen Source Type: research