Witnessing parental domestic violence in childhood linked to mental illness in adulthood

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Witnessing parental domestic violence in childhood linked to mental illness in adulthood

A new study from the University of Toronto found that one-fifth (22.5%) of adults who were exposed to chronic parental domestic violence during childhood developed a major depressive disorder at some point in their life. This was much higher than the 9.1% of those without a history of parental domestic violence.

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