Why victims of childhood adversity have a harder time achieving their goals

a post by Mike Colagrossi for the Big Think blog

Childhood trauma can affect a child's brain in dramatic ways for the rest of their lives.

• New findings suggest that childhood adversity may be directly linked to depression.
• Adverse childhood experiences include a wide range of stressful or traumatic events brought upon by abuse and neglect.
• Important landmark studies from the '90s suggest that these experiences are common and lead to a number of health, social and behavioral problems throughout life.

New research published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience in October suggests that there is a connection between childhood adversity and depression.

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