CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN ALCOHOLICS

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA: ATTACHMENT, LOSS AND GRIEF 2.1 Trauma in Childhood

Childhood trauma in bipolar disorder

OBJECTIVE There has been little investigation of early trauma in bipolar disorder despite evidence that stress impacts on the course of this illness. We aimed to compare the rates of childhood trauma in adults with bipolar disorder to a healthy control group, and to investigate the impact of childhood trauma on the clinical course of bipolar disorder. METHODS Retrospective assessment of child...

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Tension pneumocranium in childhood trauma.

BACKGROUND To report a case of fatal tension pneumocephalus in a 9-year-old boy following a severe motor vehicle accident. METHODS A young boy with a serious closed head injury was resuscitated in the emergency room and underwent CT scan of the head and orbits. RESULTS The CT-scan revealed a fracture of the orbital roof with extensive bilateral pneumocephalus. CONCLUSIONS A high index of ...

Childhood Adversities are not a Predictors of SSTR4met in Alcoholics

Background Genome methylation may modulate synaptic plasticity, being a potential background for mental disorder. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), known to be frequently reported by patients with alcohol dependence (AD), have been proposed as one of environmental inequities influencing DNA methylation. The study is aiming 1.To assess a promoter region methylation in gene for somatostatin r...