Effects of Early Childhood Trauma on Adult Mental Health

Abstract

This article centres its focus on the varied manners in which children who undergo early trauma are impacted in the future about their mental health. This encompasses examining biological aspects (such as genetics and physiological systems) and environmental aspects (including social relationships and early attachment patterns). This article provides a concise summary of a substantial body of preexisting research conducted by scholars on diverse forms of childhood trauma that lead to mental disorders and persistent physical discomfort, such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Therefore, this article establishes a correlation between childhood trauma and unfavourable outcomes in mental health by expounding on the issues of drug and alcohol misuse. Lastly, this article alleviates the detrimental effects of childhood trauma by providing a summary of therapeutic interventions and discussing the impacts on public health aimed at reducing the prevalence of such issues in adulthood.