Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Poor Adult Mental Health (IMAGE)

Duke University

Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Poor Adult Mental Health

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Higher blood lead levels at age 11 are linked to an increase in symptoms of psychopathology and difficult personality traits by age 38.

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Adapted from <em>JAMA Psychiatry</em>, 2019;76(4):1-9.

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