Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 days agoStress Can Change Our Brains
The type, timing, and duration of stress significantly influence its effects on individuals, particularly in childhood development.
The impact of adverse childhood experiences ( ACEs) has been well established since a landmark population-based study published in the late 1990s demonstrated a strong association between exposure to toxic stress in childhood and a wide range of adverse mental and physical health outcomes in adulthood, from substance use to cancer. Since the original study by Felitti et al. (1998), subsequent research has validated the graded, dose-dependent relationship between childhood adversity and adult health.