Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Dementia

 

A recent study in Japan investigated the connection between childhood events and the development of dementia in later life. Having three or more adverse experiences before the age of 18 apparently increases the dementia risk.

The research examined seven risk factors: parental death, divorce, and mental illness; family violence; physical and psychological abuse; and psychological neglect.

The full article can be found here:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2760439