Nicole R Nugent1, Amy Goldberg2, Monica Uddin3. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Bradley Hasbro Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, nicole_nugent@brown.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Lawrence A. Aubin Sr. Child Protection Center, Hasbro Children's Hospital and. 3. Department of Psychology and Carl W. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Trauma experienced during childhood and adolescence has been linked to a number of chronic medical concerns. We highlight major findings from the pediatric trauma literature to provide a model for understanding this association. METHODS: Studies examining the effects of trauma were systematically reviewed and synthesized into a model proposing a central role for epigenetics in the ways that childhood experiences can affect health. RESULTS: Early hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis response may impact initial trauma experience, with downstream effects on posttrauma adjustment reflected in posttrauma neurobiology, psychological health, and physical health. CONCLUSIONS: Prospective research with children and adolescents exposed to trauma is needed to better characterize the genetic and epigenetic influences on the course of HPA and immune processes as related to posttrauma psychological and physical health outcomes.
OBJECTIVE:Trauma experienced during childhood and adolescence has been linked to a number of chronic medical concerns. We highlight major findings from the pediatric trauma literature to provide a model for understanding this association. METHODS: Studies examining the effects of trauma were systematically reviewed and synthesized into a model proposing a central role for epigenetics in the ways that childhood experiences can affect health. RESULTS: Early hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis response may impact initial trauma experience, with downstream effects on posttrauma adjustment reflected in posttrauma neurobiology, psychological health, and physical health. CONCLUSIONS: Prospective research with children and adolescents exposed to trauma is needed to better characterize the genetic and epigenetic influences on the course of HPA and immune processes as related to posttrauma psychological and physical health outcomes.
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