Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a serious clinical problem, particularly for adolescents and
young adults. NSSI is a complex behavior that emerges through the intersecting effects of …

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) including maltreatment and
exposure to household stressors can impact the health of children. Community factors that …

Background Previous meta-analysis evidence shows that children (aged 0–18 years) with
disabilities experience high amounts of violence. During the past decade, there has been a …

Investigating the developmental sequelae of early life stress has provided researchers the
opportunity to examine adaptive responses to extreme environments. A large body of work …

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders and are often chronic and
disabling. Although exposure-based treatments are effective, a substantial number of …

Diagnostic evaluation of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents relies in part on
subjective interpretations of information from a clinician. Clinicians must interpret and …

Adversity early in life is common and is a major risk factor for the onset of psychopathology.
Delineating the neurodevelopmental pathways by which early adversity affects mental …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified racism as a serious threat to
public health. Structural racism is a fundamental cause of inequity within interconnected …

Controversy about dissociation and the dissociative disorders (DD) has existed since the
beginning of modern psychiatry and psychology. Even among professionals, beliefs about …

Importance Low socioeconomic status (L-SES) and the experience of traumatic stressful
events (TSEs) are environmental factors implicated in behavioral deficits, abnormalities in …