Childhood maltreatment confers long-term risk for cognitive impairment: A prospective investigation
Cognitive repercussions of childhood maltreatment continue into late midlife. Findings reinforce the importance of early detection and preventive interventions that may decrease risks associated with childhood maltreatment in later adulthood. Because we use documented court cases from childhood, this design reduces potential biases associated with reliance on retrospective self-reports of childhood adversities. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine long-term consequences of childhood neglect for cognitive impairment.
Authors
- Shaina Shagalow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-9082)
- Cathy Spatz Widom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7006-4905)
- Stephanie Assuras
- Jennifer J. Manly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9481-7497)
- Molly Maxfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3502-2176)
- Kellie Courtney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5257-1839)
- Sara Sherer
Institutions
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- City College of New York (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- The Neurological Institute (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100303
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Institute of Justice