Childhood psychological trauma is a strong predictor of psychopathology. Preclinical
research points to the influence of this type of trauma on brain development. However, the …

Child maltreatment has been associated with different psychiatric disorders. Studies on both
animals and humans have suggested that some brain areas would be directly affected by …

Several studies have recently demonstrated that the volumes of specific brain regions are
reduced in children and adolescents with post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared …

Childhood abuse is a major public health problem affecting as many as a third of children in
this country today at some point before their 18 (th) birthday. The effects of childhood trauma …

Background: Previous investigations suggest that maltreated children with a diagnosis of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) evidence alterations of biological stress systems …

Background: Childhood trauma subtypes sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional
maltreatment, and neglect may have differential effects on the brain that persist into …

This series of meta-analyses examined structural abnormalities of the hippocampus and
other brain regions in persons with PTSD compared to trauma-exposed and non-exposed …

Child maltreatment is a serious problem in US society, affecting approximately three million
children. Children and adolescents exposed to child abuse and neglect experience high …

Background Findings on structural brain volume associated with pediatric posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) have been variable, and it is unclear whether any structural …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) substantially increase the risk of later psychiatric and
somatic pathology. While neurobiological factors are likely to play a mediating role, specific …