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Mandated Reporting and Systematic Bias in Childhood Adversity Research

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.3926

September 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint describes how mandated reporting requirements contribute to systematic bias in childhood adversity research, with substantial consequences for researcher inquiry and patient disclosure.

Corresponding Author: Meredith A. Gruhn, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1601 23rd Ave S, #3022, Nashville, TN 37212 (meredith.gruhn@vumc.org).

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