Childhood Adversity Changes Stress-Related Gene Expression

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Researchers in Rhode Island and New Hampshire examined 99 healthy adults for changes related to stress hormones, and asked about their childhood attachment experiences. They found that stressful childhood experiences were associated with changes in both gene expression and hormonal responses related to stress, suggesting a link from childhood adversity to mental illness in adults. 
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Kermit Cole
Kermit Cole is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He and his partner, Luisa Putnam, joined by their mutual interest in working with trauma and psychosis, studied Open Dialogue in Finland and Peer-supported Open Dialogue in the UK in order to practice and teach as a team. In 2011, they joined with Robert Whitaker to found the Mad in America website

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