Adult adversities associated with both psychiatric disorders and cognitive deterioration.
Childhood adversity linked to later psychiatric and cognitive decline
Education mitigates negative impacts of childhood adversity on mental health outcomes.
Summary: A recent study conducted by Dr. SangNam Ahn from Saint Louis University found that childhood adversity is linked to later psychiatric and cognitive decline, while adult adversities are associated with both psychiatric disorders and cognitive deterioration. The research also revealed the protective role of education in mitigating the negative impacts of childhood adversity on mental health outcomes.
If a person reported three or more adverse experiences, nearly a quarter had a psychiatric diagnosis of depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, substance abuse disorder or stress disorder.
>40% of the study's participants encountered adversity during their childhood
>85% faced it in adulthood
Accuracy
The study found that twins who reported one or more trauma in childhood were 2.4 times as likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric illness.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'discordant twins' and 'adult illness', which creates a false sense of urgency and importance for readers to read on. Secondly, the author selectively reports details about one twin (Dennis) while ignoring similarities between him and his brother (Douglas). This is an example of selective reporting, as it only presents information that supports the author's position. Thirdly, the article uses emotional manipulation by highlighting Dennis' struggles with depression after each divorce. While this may be true, it does not provide a balanced view of both twins and their experiences. Lastly, while the study provides some evidence linking childhood trauma to adult illness, it is important to note that correlation does not necessarily mean causation. Therefore, the article presents information in a misleading way.
The study provides some evidence linking childhood trauma to adult illness, but correlation does not necessarily mean causation
Emotional manipulation through highlighting Dennis' struggles with depression after each divorce
The use of sensationalist language such as 'discordant twins' and 'adult illness'
Selective reporting by only presenting details about one twin (Dennis) while ignoring similarities between him and his brother (Douglas)
Fallacies
(85%)
The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing a study without providing any context or analysis of the findings. Additionally, the author commits a false dilemma by presenting only two options for why twins diverge in their experience of mental illness: genetics and environment/life experience.
The article uses an appeal to authority when it cites a study without providing any context or analysis of the findings. For example, the author writes 'A team of researchers from the University of Iceland and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reported new findings on the role played by childhood trauma.'
The author commits a false dilemma when it presents only two options for why twins diverge in their experience of mental illness: genetics and environment/life experience. For example, the author writes 'Twins are a bonanza for research psychologists. In a field perpetually seeking to tease out the effects of genetics, environment and life experience, they provide a natural controlled experiment as their paths diverge through adulthood.'
Bias
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The author uses language that dehumanizes one twin by describing him as having a history of major depression and plunging into bouts of despair after each split. The other twin is described as deeply religious and raising three children. This creates an imbalance in the article that favors one twin over the other.
Dennis cycled through short-term relationships and was twice divorced, plunging into bouts of despair after each split.
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Conflicts
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Interest (50%)
Ellen Barry has a conflict of interest on the topic of childhood trauma as she reports that one twin endured an attempted molestation when he was 13. This could compromise her ability to report objectively and impartially.
. Most of their childhood experiences were shared except that Dennis endured an attempted molestation when he was 13.
Author
Conflicts
Of
Interest (50%)
Ellen Barry has conflicts of interest on the topics of childhood trauma and short-term relationships. She reports that one twin endured an attempted molestation when he was 13 while the other did not. Additionally, she discusses how twins who share so many genetic and environmental inputs can diverge in their experience of mental illness.
Childhood adversity is linked to later psychiatric and cognitive decline.
Adult adversities are also associated with both psychiatric disorders and cognitive deterioration.
Higher levels of education were found to mitigate the negative impacts of childhood adversity on mental health outcomes.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
Of
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Deception
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
(85%)
The article discusses the impact of childhood and adulthood adversity on mental health and cognitive decline. The author cites a study that found an association between childhood adversity and later psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and both psychiatric disorders and cognitive deterioration. However, the article also highlights the protective role of education in mitigating these negative impacts.
The research team included childhood adversity events such as moving due to financial difficulties, family requiring financial help, a parent experiencing unemployment, trouble with law enforcement before the age of 18,
Bias
(85%)
The article discusses the impact of childhood and adulthood adversity on mental health and cognitive decline. The author cites a study that found an association between childhood adversity and later psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and both psychiatric disorders and cognitive deterioration. However, the article also highlights the protective role of education in mitigating these negative impacts.
The research team included childhood adversity events such as moving due to financial difficulties, family requiring financial help, a parent experiencing unemployment,
. The study found an association between adverse childhood experiences and poor mental health in adulthood.
Targeted interventions may be associated with reduced risks of future psychopathology.
The results support the idea that familial confounding from shared genetic and environmental factors does not fully explain this relationship.
Accuracy
. Targeted interventions may be associated with reduced risks of future psychopathology.
Deception
(50%)
The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that there is evidence for familial confounding from shared genetic and environmental factors which could explain the association between adverse childhood experiences and poor mental health in adulthood. However, this claim contradicts previous research which has found no significant role of family influence on mental health outcomes after controlling for individual-level risk factors. Secondly, the author uses a study that is not peer-reviewed to support their claims about targeted interventions being associated with reduced risks of future psychopathology. This violates one of the rules in the analysis rules which states that science and health articles should refer to studies that have been peer reviewed or are pre-print without disclosing they are not peer reviewed or pre-print. Lastly, there is no clear evidence presented in this article to support any claims made by the author.
The claim of familial confounding from shared genetic and environmental factors contradicts previous research which has found no significant role of family influence on mental health outcomes after controlling for individual-level risk factors.
Fallacies
(100%)
None Found At Time Of
Publication
Bias
(75%)
The article contains a statement that suggests the author is biased towards interventions to reduce risks of future psychopathology. The sentence reads 'These findings suggest that targeted interventions may be associated with reduced risks of future psychopathology.' This implies an assumption on behalf of the author about what should be done in response to adverse childhood experiences, which could potentially influence their reporting.
This statement suggests a bias towards interventions: 'These findings suggest that targeted interventions may be associated with reduced risks of future psychopathology.'
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Miragenews.com has a conflict of interest on the topic of childhood trauma as it is owned by Hilda Björk Daníelsdóttir who is also mentioned in the article.
Miragenews.com is owned by Hilda Bj✒rk Dan✔elsd✓ttir, a person with a vested interest in the topic of childhood trauma as she is mentioned in the article.
higher educational attainment not only paves the way for enhanced coping mechanisms and resources but significantly dampens the likelihood of psychiatric disorders and cognitive deterioration.
>80% faced it in adulthood
>45% of study participants encountered adversity during their childhood
Accuracy
The study found that twins who reported one or more trauma in childhood were 2.4 times as likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric illness.
>Individuals with higher levels of education were found to mitigate the negative impacts of childhood adversity on mental health outcomes.'
. Targeted interventions may be associated with reduced risks of future psychopathology.
Deception
(50%)
The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it uses sensationalist language such as 'a recent study emerges as a beacon of hope' and 'amidst the bleak landscape'. Secondly, it presents statistics without providing context or explaining how they were obtained. Thirdly, it quotes Dr. Ahn from Saint Louis University but does not disclose any other sources used in the research. Fourthly, it uses emotional manipulation by stating that adversity is a 'familiar' and often whispered topic yet fails to provide any evidence for this claim.
The article quotes Dr. Ahn from Saint Louis University but does not disclose any other sources used in the research.
The article states that individuals with a history of childhood adversity are 17% more likely to face adversities in adulthood. However, it does not explain how this statistic was obtained or what other factors may have influenced the likelihood of facing adversities in adulthood.
Fallacies
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None Found At Time Of
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Bias
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None Found At Time Of
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Conflicts
Of
Interest (100%)
None Found At Time Of
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Author
Conflicts
Of
Interest (50%)
The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of childhood adversities as they are affiliated with Saint Louis University which conducted the study. The article also mentions that 40% of the study's participants faced adversity in adulthood and did not disclose any other information about their personal or professional relationships to this author.
. childhood adversities - ranging from emotional, physical, to environmental stressors
Childhood adversity can increase the risk of mental illness in adulthood.
> Experiencing adversity during childhood is linked to psychiatric and cognitive decline.
> Facing challenges as an adult raises the likelihood of both mental illness and cognitive decline later in life.
Adults who experienced hardship were also more likely to suffer from cognitive decline.
> Those with one childhood adversity had a higher chance of anxiety, while those with two or more faced higher cases of depression and anxiety.
> Adults facing two adversities had a higher chance of depression and a lower cognitive decline later in life.
Lower degrees of adversity were associated with higher levels of schooling.
> Education is crucial for health outcomes as it correlates with better jobs, income, safer neighborhoods, regular exercise and diets.
> Clinicians should openly discuss stress to understand their patients✦ overall health while shared experiences can foster empathy among peers.
> Addressing stress proactively through focus discussions beyond clinical settings is important for better coping with life✙ challenges.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
Of
Publication
Deception
(100%)
None Found At Time Of
Publication
Fallacies
(75%)
The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when they mention that Dr. SangNam Ahn is an associate professor at Saint Louis University and published a paper in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. However, this does not necessarily mean that their findings are accurate or reliable without further evidence.
The author uses inflammatory rhetoric when they say
Bias
(75%)
The article discusses the impact of adversity on mental health and cognition. The author cites a study that found childhood and adult adversity are linked to psychiatric and cognitive decline. The examples provided in the article include financial hardships, parental unemployment, legal issues, repeating school, physical abuse, parental drug addiction for childhood adversities; losing a spouse or kid, going through natural catastrophes, fighting seeing substance abuse in a relationship being physically attacked having family members get sick getting government help and being unemployed for adult adversities. The study revealed that nearly 40% of individuals faced childhood adversity while about 80% experienced hardship in adulthood. Those who encountered childhood adversity were more likely to face adversity in adulthood, with a correlation between both types of adversities and higher risks of anxiety and depression later in life. The study also found that lower degrees of adult adversity were associated with higher levels of schooling.
Financial hardships
Legal issues
Parental unemployment
Physical abuse, parental drug addiction for childhood adversities; losing a spouse or kid, going through natural catastrophes, fighting seeing substance abuse in a relationship being physically attacked having family members get sick getting government help and being unemployed for adult adversities.
Repeating school
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Conflicts
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Interest (50%)
Dr. Prajakta Banik has a conflict of interest on the topic of childhood adversity experiences as she is an author and editor for Journal of Clinical Psychology.
. Dr. SangNam Ahn was also involved in this study.
Author
Conflicts
Of
Interest (50%)
Dr. Prajakta Banik has a conflict of interest on the topic of childhood adversity experiences as she is an author and editor for Journal of Clinical Psychology.
. Dr. SangNam Ahn was also involved in this study.
