Jane StevensPublisher, ACEsTooHigh; founder, PACEs Connection
This is very compelling -- and grim -- research. Here's part of the abstract:
Single adversities tended to have nonsignificant relations with telomere length. In adjusted models, lifetime cumulative adversity predicted 6% greater odds of shorter telomere length. This result was mainly due to childhood adversity. In adjusted models for cumulative childhood adversity, the occurrence of each additional childhood event predicted 11% in- creased odds of having short telomeres. This result appeared mainly because of social/traumatic exposures rather than financial exposures. This study suggests that the shadow of childhood adversity may reach far into later adulthood in part through cellular aging.
I'd be interested in research that looked at two different groups -- one that had fewer resilience factors and one that had more....and seeing if telomere length was different. Or perhaps that's already evident with people who are homeless v. people who are financially secure enough to have a home, a job, enough food, etc.....i.e., many fewer stresses.
Christine Cissy WhiteIt's not trauma-informed unless it's informed by trauma survivors.
Elizabeth:
Fascinating stuff. I hope we have more research, in the future, on what we can do to "reverse" some of the affects.
I've read the use of certain anti-depressant medications also impact telomeres. I wonder if any studies are done controlling for early life stress. I wonder if it's the medication, the early life experiences or both that impacts? I wonder if groups who have used antidepressants and are without childhood adversity have been studied and compared with those with childhood adversity but without the use of antidepressants.
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