Sexual abuse is not the only childhood adversity that may lead to later depression

doi:10.1136/bmj.316.7139.1244

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Paul A Cotter, Clinical lecturer

Section of Metabolic Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AE

EDITOR—Cheasty et al have provided further support for the association between childhood sexual abuse and adult depression.1 This adds to the growing body of research that describes the effects of childhood maltreatment on the development of adult psychopathology and further highlights the need for interventional psychiatry.2

Sexual abuse is often considered …