Early adversity and the comorbidity between metabolic disease and psychopathology

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Although the co-existence of metabolic and psychiatric disorders in the same individual (comorbidity) is very prevalent, the mechanisms by which these disorders co-occur are poorly understood, but a history of early-life adversity is a common developmental risk factor. Exposure to adverse environments during critical periods of development (e.g. fetal life and infancy) modifies the metabolism and the function of...

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