Childhood trauma in patients with severe mental disorders linked to shorter telomeres
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Research published today in the open access Nature journal Translational Psychiatry, found patients with severe mental disorders who had experienced childhood abuse to have shorter telomeres, a predictor of biological age. Here, Monica Aas, lead author of the study, tells us about the findings and what the next steps are for the field.