Timing and chronicity of child neglect and substance use in early adulthood

Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment with consequences that appear to be as serious as for abuse. Despite this, the problem has received less than its due attention. To examine the relationship between the timing and chronicity of neglect during childhood and substance use in early adulthood. The sample consisted of a subset of 475 participants from the prospective Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN)...