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Clinical Research Article

A sex-specific pathway linking early life maltreatment, vagal activity, and depressive symptoms

Una vía específica por sexo que vincula el maltrato en los primeros años de vida, la actividad vagal y los síntomas depresivos

Christine Sigrista University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cristina Ottavianib Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;c IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5240-4387View further author information
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Luise Baumeister-Lingensa University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5070-2137View further author information
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Silvia Bussoned Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-1536View further author information
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Chiara Pescad Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5752-8506View further author information
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Michael Kaesse Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Centre for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany;f University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0031-7764View further author information
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Valeria Carolac IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy;d Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1212-1454View further author information
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Article: 2325247 | Received 10 Jul 2023, Accepted 08 Dec 2023, Published online: 21 Mar 2024

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