Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	114110
Country	China

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Confronting childhood maltreatment and promoting trauma-informed care: Safeguarding the mental health of young and middle-aged adults
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Guo-Chang Xue, Li-Wen Zhang and Chao-Ying Ma
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Guo-Chang Xue, Chief Physician, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Wuxi Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, No. 999 Liangxi Road, Wuxi 214062, Jiangsu Province, China. gcxue@163.com
Key Words	Emotional neglect; Emotional abuse; Childhood maltreatment; Depression; Trauma-informed care; Mental health
Core Tip	This article focuses on a study linking childhood maltreatment to young and middle-aged adults’ subthreshold depressive symptoms and major depressive disorder. The study has found that childhood maltreatment raises depression risk, which is strongly correlated with emotional abuse and neglect. It advocates for trauma-informed care for treatment and early maltreatment identification for prevention, calling for joint efforts to safeguard the mental health of young and middle-aged adults.
Citation	Xue GC, Zhang LW, Ma CY. Confronting childhood maltreatment and promoting trauma-informed care: Safeguarding the mental health of young and middle-aged adults. World J Psychiatry 2025; In press

Received	2025-09-15 07:16
Peer-Review Started	2025-09-15 07:17
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-10-10 03:19
Return for Revision	2025-10-10 03:19
Revised	2025-10-27 03:09
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2025-12-15 02:45
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-15 06:12
Articles in Press	2025-12-15 06:12
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