Introduction: Allostatic load refers to the cumulative burden of chronic stress and life events.
It involves the interaction of different physiological systems at varying degrees of activity …

A history of maltreatment in childhood may influence adults' parenting practices, potentially
affecting their children. This systematic review examines 97 studies investigating …

Two extant frameworks–the harshness-unpredictability model and the threat-deprivation
model–attempt to explain which dimensions of adversity have distinct influences on …

Abstract Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are stressful and/or traumatic experiences
associated with an increased lifetime risk of negative health outcomes. The Allostatic Load …

Life history theory argues that exposure to early life adversity (ELA) accelerates
development, although existing evidence for this varies. We present a meta-analysis and …

Attachment theory has been proposed as one explanation for the relationship between
childhood maltreatment and problematic mental and physical health outcomes in adulthood …

Developmental trauma disorder (DTD) has been proposed as clinical framework for the
sequelae of complex trauma exposure in children. In this study, we investigated whether …

Early-life psychosocial stress primes a number of health risk behaviors, and contributes to
the development of various mental and somatic disorders in adulthood. It has been reported …

Approximately 20% of all children in the United States live in poverty, which exists in rural,
urban, and suburban areas. Thus, all child health clinicians need to be familiar with the …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …