Current research trends in early life stress and depression: review of human studies on sensitive periods, gene-environment interactions, and epigenetics.

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Early life stress, such as childhood abuse, neglect and loss, is a well established major risk factor for developing depressive disorders later in life. We here summarize and discuss current developments in human research regarding the link between early life stress and depression. Specifically, we review the evidence for the existence of sensitive periods for the adverse effects of early life stress in humans....

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