TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Evidence of individual differences in the long-term social, psychological, and cognitive consequences of child maltreatment
JO  - Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health
A1  - Tung, Keith T. S.
A1  - Wong, Rosa S.
A1  - Lp, Patrick
A1  - Wong, Ian C. K.
A1  - Yam, Jason C.
A1  - Tso, Winnie W. Y.
A1  - Chua, Gilbert T.
A1  - Chow, Clare H. Y.
A1  - Tsang, Hing Wai
A1  - Wong, Wilfred H. S.
A1  - Chan, Ko Ling
SP  - e88
EP  - e88
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: The prevalence and consequences of child maltreatment are alarming, but evidence from studies with long follow-up intervals are limited. This study examined the long-term consequences of child maltreatment in relation to age of onset and follow-up interval. <br><br>METHODS: The exposed group comprised 63 individuals (aged 13-34 years) with a first-time diagnosis of child maltreatment between 2001 and 2010, whereas the unexposed group comprised 63 individuals who were matched upon gender, age of onset, follow-up period, and poverty status at the index hospital admission but had no medical records of maltreatment in Hong Kong. The participants completed a set of questionnaires on executive functions and mental health and provided blood samples for measurement of IL-6 and IL-10 levels during a health assessment session. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared with the unexposed group, the exposed group reported poorer maternal care during childhood (β = -4.64, p < 0.001) and had lower family support (β = -2.97, p = 0.010) and higher inflammatory responses (IL-6: β = 0.15, p = 0.001; IL-10: β = 0.11, p = 0.011) at follow-up. Additionally, the associations of childhood maltreatment exposure with family support and maternal care differed by age of onset and the length of time since exposure. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This matched cohort study highlights childhood maltreatment as a risk factor for systemic inflammation and an indicator of suboptimal social environment, both of which could persist over a long period of time.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1753-2000
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-022-00524-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -