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Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies
OBJECTIVE: Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental health problems, but the extent to which this relationship is causal remains unclear. To strengthen causal inference, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies examining the relationship between childh...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7614155/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36628513 http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220174 |
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author | Baldwin, Jessie R. Wang, Biyao Karwatowska, Lucy Schoeler, Tabea Tsaligopoulou, Anna Munafò, Marcus R. Pingault, Jean-Baptiste |
author_facet | Baldwin, Jessie R. Wang, Biyao Karwatowska, Lucy Schoeler, Tabea Tsaligopoulou, Anna Munafò, Marcus R. Pingault, Jean-Baptiste |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental health problems, but the extent to which this relationship is causal remains unclear. To strengthen causal inference, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies examining the relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems. METHODS: We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase for peer-reviewed, English language articles from inception until January 1, 2022. Studies were included if they examined the association between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems using a quasi-experimental method (e.g., twin/sibling differences design, Children of Twins design, adoption design, fixed-effects design, random-intercept cross-lagged panel model, natural experiment, propensity score matching, or inverse probability weighting). RESULTS: We identified 34 quasi-experimental studies, including 54,646 independent participants. Before quasi-experimental adjustment for confounding, childhood maltreatment was moderately associated with mental health problems (Cohen’s d=0.56, 95% CI=0.41-0.71). Following quasi-experimental adjustment, a small association between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems remained (Cohen’s d=0.31, 95% CI=0.24-0.37). This adjusted association between child maltreatment and mental health was consistent across different quasi-experimental methods, and generalised across different psychiatric disorders. CONCLUSION: These findings are consistent with a small, causal contribution of childhood maltreatment to mental health problems. Furthermore, the findings suggest that part of the overall risk of mental health problems in individuals exposed to maltreatment is due to wider genetic and environmental risk factors. Therefore, preventing childhood maltreatment and addressing wider psychiatric risk factors in individuals exposed to maltreatment could help to prevent psychopathology. |
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spelling | pubmed-76141552023-02-20 Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies Baldwin, Jessie R. Wang, Biyao Karwatowska, Lucy Schoeler, Tabea Tsaligopoulou, Anna Munafò, Marcus R. Pingault, Jean-Baptiste Am J Psychiatry Article OBJECTIVE: Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental health problems, but the extent to which this relationship is causal remains unclear. To strengthen causal inference, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies examining the relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems. METHODS: We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase for peer-reviewed, English language articles from inception until January 1, 2022. Studies were included if they examined the association between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems using a quasi-experimental method (e.g., twin/sibling differences design, Children of Twins design, adoption design, fixed-effects design, random-intercept cross-lagged panel model, natural experiment, propensity score matching, or inverse probability weighting). RESULTS: We identified 34 quasi-experimental studies, including 54,646 independent participants. Before quasi-experimental adjustment for confounding, childhood maltreatment was moderately associated with mental health problems (Cohen’s d=0.56, 95% CI=0.41-0.71). Following quasi-experimental adjustment, a small association between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems remained (Cohen’s d=0.31, 95% CI=0.24-0.37). This adjusted association between child maltreatment and mental health was consistent across different quasi-experimental methods, and generalised across different psychiatric disorders. CONCLUSION: These findings are consistent with a small, causal contribution of childhood maltreatment to mental health problems. Furthermore, the findings suggest that part of the overall risk of mental health problems in individuals exposed to maltreatment is due to wider genetic and environmental risk factors. Therefore, preventing childhood maltreatment and addressing wider psychiatric risk factors in individuals exposed to maltreatment could help to prevent psychopathology. 2023-02-01 2023-01-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7614155/ /pubmed/36628513 http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220174 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) International license. |
spellingShingle | Article Baldwin, Jessie R. Wang, Biyao Karwatowska, Lucy Schoeler, Tabea Tsaligopoulou, Anna Munafò, Marcus R. Pingault, Jean-Baptiste Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies |
title | Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies |
title_full | Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies |
title_fullStr | Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies |
title_full_unstemmed | Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies |
title_short | Childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies |
title_sort | childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis of quasi-experimental studies |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7614155/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36628513 http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20220174 |
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