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Prevalence and risk of psychiatric disorders in young people: prospective cohort study exploring the role of childhood trauma (the HUNT study): commentary, Raballo et al

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2025

Andrea Raballo Open the ORCID record for Andrea Raballo [Opens in a new window] ,
Michele Poletti  and
Antonio Preti
Andrea Raballo*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Italian Switzerland (USI), Lugano, Switzerland Cantonal Sociopsychiatric Organisation, Mendrisio, Switzerland
Michele Poletti
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health and Pathological Addiction, Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Service, Reggio Emilia Local Health Authority, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Antonio Preti
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
*
Correspondence: Andrea Raballo. Email: andrea.raballo@usi.ch
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Adjustment disorderschild and adolescent psychiatrychildhood experiencedissociative disorderstrauma and stressor-related disorders

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 227 , Issue 2 , August 2025 , pp. 580 - 581
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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