Topic: Childhood maltreatment

Childhood maltreatment (CM), with its subtypes sexual, physical and emotional abuse or neglect, is highly prevalent in our society and may have specific, long-lasting effects on the function and structure of the adult brain depending on the type of maltreatment. This study aims to characterize the neurocognitive profile of individuals with a history of childhood emotional abuse (EA) - a CM subtype, which has previously been neglected, but is amongst the most prevalent of CM subtypes and exhibits a strong association with chronic depressive symptoms in adulthood. Previous theories and findings