Child maltreatment is a global phenomenon that affects the lives of millions of children.
Worldwide, as many as one in three to six children encounter physical, sexual, or emotional …

In this chapter, we provide an overview of empirical studies evaluating the role of
epigenetics in mediating the association between parenting stress and adverse child …

Caregivers play a critical role in scaffolding infant stress reactivity and regulation, but the
mechanisms by which this scaffolding occurs is unclear. Animal models strongly suggest …

The early environment, including maternal characteristics, provides many cues to young
organisms that shape their long-term physical and mental health. Identifying the earliest …

Epigenetic modifications to the genome are a key mechanism involved in the biological
encoding of experience. Animal studies and a growing body of literature in humans have …

Epigenetics processes may play a vital role in the biological embedding of early
environmental adversity and the development of psychopathology. Accumulating evidence …

It has long been recognized that early adversity can have life‐long consequences, and the
extent to which this is true is gaining increasing attention. A growing body of literature …

A growing body of research has documented associations between adverse childhood
environments and DNA methylation, highlighting epigenetic processes as potential …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine if variations in maternal care alter DNA methylation in
term, healthy, 5-month-old infants. This work was based on landmark studies in animal …

Childhood maltreatment (CM) is all too frequent among western societies, with an estimated
prevalence of 10 to 15%. CM associates with increased risk of several psychiatric disorders …