, ADHD, and conduct problems), and psychosis. These effects were consistent regardless of the method used or way in which maltreatment and mental health were measured.
Corresponding author Dr. Jessie Baldwin said,"It is well known that child maltreatment is associated with mental health problems, but it was unclear whether this relationship is causal, or is better explained by other risk factors. This study provides rigorous evidence to suggest that childhood maltreatment has small causal effects on mental health problems.
Additionally, it was not possible to draw firm conclusions about the specific effects of different types of maltreatment, as it is common for different types of abuse/neglect to happen at the same time, and studies rarely account for this.