Traumatic Childhood Incidents Could Put People At Risk For Premature Death

"Children may seem unaffected by traumatic experiences, since short-term effects on their development and psychological well-being rarely appear, but a new study by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) has found that children who had these experiences are more likely to die prematurely. 

Examining data from the 1958 National Child Development Study, researchers looked at the death rates for over 15,000 people, and compared them to any incidences of childhood trauma that were recorded when the subjects were seven, 11, and 16 years old. Trauma was defined as spending time in care, being neglected by legal guardians, parental separation, and having a family member go to prison...."

http://www.medicaldaily.com/traumatic-childhood-incidents-could-put-people-risk-premature-death-256148

See also:

Childhood adversity as a risk for cancer: findings from the 1958 British birth cohort study - full text

http://acesconnection.com/profiles/blogs/childhood-adversity-as-a-risk-for-cancer-findings-from-the-1958

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