Child abuse and neglect impact men and women differently, according to a study presented at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Paris. The research revealed that women are more affected by childhood emotional trauma and sexual abuse, while men are more affected by childhood physical and emotional neglect. The study analysed data from 791 volunteers in total and associated the type of childhood trauma with psychiatric symptoms shown in adulthood. The research estimated that up to 50% of children worldwide had suffered from trauma in the previous year. Around one-third of psychiatric disorders are related to childhood trauma, representing a leading preventable risk factor for mental illness.