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1. Mar 2023
Adverse childhood experiences and somatic symptoms in adulthood
A moderated mediation effects of disturbed self-organization and resilient coping.
The first study to show that c-PTSD mediates ACEs and
somatic symptoms in adulthood - by Mudita team member Metka Kuhar (in
collaboration with Gaja Zager Kocjan)
This study looked at the relationship between adverse experiences in childhood and physical symptoms in adulthood. The researchers wanted to understand why this happens and whether a person's coping skills can make a difference.
They studied 4,847 adults from Slovenia and found that complex post-traumatic stress disorder plays a major role in the link between childhood adversity and physical symptoms. But they also discovered that strong coping skills can help reduce the negative impact of adverse childhood circumstances on physical symptoms in adulthood.
