University of Limerick
UNIVERSITY of Limerick research has shed new light on the link between childhood adversity and future risk of death.
A major international study led by researchers at UL and published in the journal of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine has examined the association between adverse childhood experiences and the increased risk of premature mortality.
The project was led by associate professor of psychology at University of Limerick Dr Páraic Ó Súilleabháin, director of the personality, individual differences and biobehavioural health laboratory and member of the Health Research Institute.
The study followed 6,128 people across 24 years in the United States.
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