Over the past 20 years, the authors' research has focused on elucidating the developmental
effects of child abuse (CA) at the behavioral and neurobiological levels. In parallel, a cadre …

The purpose of this chapter is to examine potential mechanisms underlying the
welldocumented, complex relationships between maltreatment in childhood and the …

This article provides an empirical and theoretical foundation to support increased attention
to neurodevelopmental processes in understanding the developmental sequelae of child …

Child emotional abuse (CEA) disrupts development across multiple domains, including
social, emotional, self, cognitive, and biological processes. Evidence indicates that CEA has …

Since the 1993 National Research Council (NRC) report on child abuse and neglect was
issued, dramatic advances have been made in understanding the causes and …

In this article we review neuroscience perspectives on child maltreatment to facilitate
understanding of the rapid integration of neuroscience knowledge into the academic …

counterproductive or self-defeating in the adult. Perhaps childhood abuse has arrested
psychosocial development, leaving a “wounded child” within the adult. Although such …

During the past decade there has been rapid progress in the understanding of the effects of
exposure to traumatic life experiences on subsequent psychopathology in children. Trauma …

THE AFTERMATH of childhood abuse can manifest itself at any age in a variety of ways.
Internally it can appear as depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts or posttraumatic stress; it …