Experiencing severe stress during childhood can make a person more vulnerable to anxiety, depression and other mood disorders when faced with hardships as an adult. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Princeton University have uncovered how trauma early in life can leave a lasting effect on the brain.

Many childhood experiences affect us long into adult life, and that has a significant effect on health – it's estimated that more than half of us have some kind of adverse event…

Experiencing severe stress during childhood can make a person more vulnerable to anxiety, depression and other mood disorders when faced with hardships as an adult. Researchers at…