We Cannot Dismiss the Connection between Childhood Trauma and Adult Health

We know that childhood trauma can trigger psychological problems in victims later on in their lives. But do you know that the heart attack someone experience at 56 can be related to the adverse events he or she experienced as a child?

Negative childhood experiences can predispose a person to health problems, (both mental and physical) in his or her senior years.

A major American Project on adverse childhood experiences shows that childhood events have a direct effect on the status of adult health.

According to Vincent J. Felitti M.D., traumatic emotional experiences in childhood can trigger serious health problems even 50 years later. Not only does this suggest that memories of early events do not disappear over time, but their negative emotional impact is lasting and cumulative.

You can get more information at Childhood Trauma.