Adult Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders, and Functional Outcomes of Children Resilient to Early Adversity

• DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230038
• Publication Date: 2023-11-09T08:17:22Z
• Authors: William E. Copeland; Julia Halvorson-P...; Ellen McGinnis; Lilly Shanahan
• Keywords: Adult; Adolescent; 10093 Institute of Psychology; Substance-Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; 3. Good health; 2738 Psychiatry and Mental Health; Psychiatry and Mental health; Mental Health; Risk Factors; Humans; Prospective Studies; 370 Education; Child; 10190 Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development

Some children are unaffected by mental illness despite exposure to childhood adversity. These typically considered resilient. The objective of this study was follow up such resilient in adulthood characterize health status, substance use, and functional outcomes.