Early-life stress and lifelong mental health: how straight is the path from womb to gloom?

Speaker: Ian Colman, University of Ottawa, Canada

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 Abstract:

This talk will explore the link between early-life adversity and mental disorder. Evidence will be presented from two British birth cohorts, a cohort of Canadian children, and a cohort of Canadian soldiers. The talk will highlight some of the methodological challenges in studying associations between early-life stress and adolescent or adult mental health, and will end with speculation about whether it's possible to reverse early-life insults to a developing child.