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Examining the Contribution of Childhood Maltreatment to the Gender Gap in Depression: Insights from the German National Cohort (NAKO)

2026-02-03 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundChildhood maltreatment is a major risk factor for depression and may contribute to sex differences in depression prevalence. We examined sex-specific associations between childhood maltreatment and depression and estimated the proportion of depression cases attributable to specific maltreatment subtypes. MethodsWe analyzed baseline data from 159,045 participants (49.4% women; aged 19-72) in the German National Cohort (NAKO). Childhood maltreatment was assessed via the Childhood Trauma...

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