Bullying's mental health toll may last years
February 17th, 2014
03:13 PM ET
Victims of bullying may suffer mental and physical consequences even after bullying occurs, research shows.
A new study in the journal Pediatrics finds that bullying is associated with poor physical and mental health among children, particularly among those who were bullied in the past and are being currently bullied.
The effects were strongest among children who were bullied continuously, in more than one grade, particularly in terms of psychological health, said lead author Laura Bogart, associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital. Psychological measures included negative emotions such as anger and depression.
"We were able to show that these effects of bullying snowballed and compounded over time," Bogart said.
Read the full article at CNN Health
(http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/17/bullyings-mental-health-toll-may-last-years/)
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