Key Takeaways
Early-life trauma and pain, depression and loneliness at the end of life go hand-in-hand, a new study finds
Traumatic childhood events that took a toll ranged from abuse at parents' hands to repeating a grade in school
The findings point to a need to treat mental health issues as well as physical symptoms at the end of life
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