Background Parent–child interactions set the stage for child mental health and development.
Given that maternal depressive symptoms are associated with poorer observed caregiving …

BackgroundChildhood maltreatment (CM) is a strong risk factor for psychiatric disorders but
serves in its current definitions as an umbrella for various fundamentally different childhood …

Background Alterations of the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
(HPAA) have been suggested to be related to experiences of early maltreatment. It has been …

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders that affects hundreds of millions of
people worldwide and has claimed tens of thousands of lives. The causes are divided into …

Social separation early in life can lead to the development of impaired interpersonal
relationships and profound social disorders. However, the underlying cellular and molecular …

Compared with the general population, adolescents in out-of-home care are at greater risk
of having higher rates of mental health problems including depressive symptomatology …

Background Childhood maltreatment is a common problem that can have lasting effects on
the physical and mental health of adolescents who have experienced it, including sleep …

Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is a clinical condition in which an extensive fantasy activity
replaces human interactions and generates impairments in work and relationships. In this …

Although maltreatment experiences in childhood increase the risk for depression, not all
maltreated children become depressed. This review aims to systematically examine the …

Early-life adversity (ELA) increases the likelihood of neuropsychiatric diagnoses, which are
more prevalent in women than men. Since changes in reproductive hormone levels can also …