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ArticleBiological psychiatry global open science2022

Childhood Maltreatment, Blood Lead Levels, and Crime and Violence: A Prospective Examination.

Cathy Spatz Widom, Xuechen Li, Anthony Carpi

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Article in Biological psychiatry global open science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cathy Spatz WidomDepartments of Psychology, John Jay College, City University of New York, New York, New York.
Xuechen LiDepartments of Psychology, John Jay College, City University of New York, New York, New York.
Anthony CarpiDepartments of Sciences, John Jay College, City University of New York, New York, New York.
City University of New York · USThe Graduate Center, CUNY · US

Funding

THIRTY YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF NEGLECTED CHILDRENR01HD040774 · NICHD · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 2000 to 2009
$8.7M
Child Maltreatment and Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG058683 · NIA · JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE · PI WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 2018 to 2022
$7.6M
CHILDHOOD VICTIMIZATION AND LIFETIME REVICTIMIZATIONR01MH058386 · NIMH · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 1999 to 2003
$2.8M
Genes, Behavior, Psychosocial Links of Child Maltreatment to Health, DiseaseR01HD072581 · NICHD · JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE · PI BRZUSTOWICZ, LINDA M, WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 2011 to 2013
$1.3M
Child Abuse and Neglect, Chronic Stress, and Drug AbuseR01DA017842 · NIDA · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 2004 to 2005
$386k
LONGTERM MENTAL OUTCOMES OF CHILD ABUSE &NEGLECTR01MH049467 · NIMH · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 1992 to 1994
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CHILD ABUSE, RISK, AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS--DRUG ABUSER01DA010060 · NIDA · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 1996 to 1997
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CHILDHOOD VICTIMIZATION AND RISK FOR ALCOHOL PROBLEMSR03AA009238 · NIAAA · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 1992 to 1993
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CHILD ABUSE AND ALCOHOL ABUSER21AA011108 · NIAAA · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WIDOM, CATHY SPATZ · 1997 to 1998
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NIAAA NIH HHS R03 AA009238NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA011108NIA NIH HHS R01 AG058683NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD040774NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD072581NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA010060NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA017842NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH049467NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH058386
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundResearch has shown that maltreated children are at increased risk for subsequent crime and violence and are more likely to reside in neighborhoods with a high likelihood of lead exposure. Other literature has reported associations between childhood lead exposure and antisocial and criminal behavior. Little is known about the relationships among childhood maltreatment, adult lead exposure, and crime and violence.

methodsAs part of a prospective longitudinal study of the long-term consequences of childhood maltreatment, children with documented histories of abuse and neglect and demographically matched control children (ages 0-11 years) were followed into adulthood and interviewed. Participants included 556 individuals who had valid blood lead level (BLL) measures at a mean age of 41.2 years. Participants had a mean age of 50.5 (SD = 3.53) years at the time of the last criminal history check used to determine the number of arrests.

resultsChildhood maltreatment predicted a higher number of arrests for any crime and any violence after the blood was collected but not higher BLLs in adulthood. There were significant paths from adult BLLs to arrests after the blood was collected, despite controlling for age, sex, race, and IQ and the inclusion of individual- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status, and paths from neighborhood socioeconomic status to higher BLLs in models predicting any arrest and any violent arrest after the blood was collected.

conclusionsThese findings demonstrate how environmental toxins such as lead can affect outcomes in adulthood, including crime, and provide evidence that links neighborhood disadvantage to higher BLLs in adulthood.

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