The shadows cast by childhood abuse and neglect are not the same
Unravelling the pathways from different forms of childhood maltreatment to mental illness could lead to better treatments
by Anne Alkema & Marco Boks
Marco Boks is a consultant psychiatrist and associate professor at the Brain Center of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, and clinical lead of the stress and trauma programme. His scientific work is focused on the biological mechanisms of the role of childhood trauma in risk of psychiatric disorders.
Written by Marco Boks