From the August 2019 issue of Massachusetts General Hospital's Mind, Mood, & Memory (MMM)
Adult Mental Health Especially Vulnerable to Early Childhood Events
An MGH study suggests that hardships experienced early in life may lead to physical changes that affect future mental health.
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Events and circumstances that you may not even remember may have set you on a course toward mental health challenges you’re facing now as an adult. A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers found that experiences such as poverty and family instability may alter a person’s gene expression profileÑthe measurement of your genes’ activity. […]