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Childhood bullying can lead to damaged health in adulthood

Childhood bullying can continue to damage mental and physical health long into adulthood, a large-sample longitudinal British study has found, with victims more likely to suffer from depression, ill-health and even joblessness up to 40 years later. The negative impact of bullying appeared to be comparable to that experienced by adults who had been taken into care as a child, researchers from [b]Kings College London[/b] are quoted in [s]The Independent[/s] as saying. The psychological damage suffered by child victims of bullying is well documented, and a recent study also showed that victims are more likely to have a psychiatric problem into their 20s. However, the report said the latest study, published in the [s]American Journal of Psychiatry[/s], which looked at data on the personal development of nearly 8,000 children born in 1958, revealed that those who had suffered bullying between the ages of seven and 11 were still more likely to suffer from a range of health and social problems, even up to the age 50. The findings come from the British [b]National Child Development Study[/b].

[link url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/childhood-bullying-can-lead-to-depression-and-unemployment-in-adulthood-says-study-9268365.html]Full report in The Independent[/link]
[link url=http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleID=1863836&resultClick=3]AJP full study[/link]
[link url=http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/?sn=2000032#abstract]NCDS studies[/link]

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