Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Georgios Hadjigeorgiou Author

gmhadji@med.uth.gr

Subjects of specialization
Alzheimer?s disease, Neuron Disease, Stroke, Muscular dystrophies

Affiliation
Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Department of Neurology, Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Biography

Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou received his MD and PhD Thesis in Neurology from University of Milano. He currently works as an Professor of Neurology School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Greece. His current research interests include the Genetic basis and epidemiology of myopathies including metabolic myopathies, mitochondrial encephalomyopathies, muscular dystrophies,Alzheimer’s Disease, Stroke, Motor Neuron Disease.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Childhood Trauma and Adult Distress Symptoms

Author(s):

Mary Gouva, Mary Gouva, Georgios Hadjigeorgiou, Krommidas George, Bonotis Konstantinos

Childhood trauma is highly prevalent and consist a major public health problem with severe adverse physical and mental effects later in life. The purpose of the study was to investigate the childhood trauma effects on adult psychopathology, as expressed through their distress symptoms. One thousand two hundred ninety-three (1293), healthy individuals (343 men and 894 women) were enrolled in the study. They were divided into two groups on the basis of their responses of experienced negative life events (at least one childhood traumatic event vs. no event) and filled out the SCL-90 questionnaire. Accidents (18%), fears (16%), loss of house and pets (15%), educational queries and doubts (13%) and parental divorce (11%), were the most frequent childhood adversit... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000160

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