Recognizing the importance of childhood maltreatment as a critical factor in psychiatric diagnoses, treatment, research, prevention, and education

MH Teicher, JB Gordon, CB Nemeroff - Molecular psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Childhood maltreatment is the most important preventable risk factor for psychiatric
disorders. Maltreated individuals typically develop psychiatric disorders at an earlier age …

The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health

A Orben, L Tomova, SJ Blakemore - The Lancet Child & Adolescent …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Adolescence (the stage between 10 and 24 years) is a period of life characterised by
heightened sensitivity to social stimuli and the increased need for peer interaction. The …

Early life stress and development: potential mechanisms for adverse outcomes

KE Smith, SD Pollak - Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, 2020 - Springer
Background Chronic and/or extreme stress in early life, often referred to as early adversity,
childhood trauma, or early life stress, has been associated with a wide range of adverse …

Rethinking concepts and categories for understanding the neurodevelopmental effects of childhood adversity

KE Smith, SD Pollak - Perspectives on psychological science, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Discovering the processes through which early adverse experiences affect children's
nervous-system development, health, and behavior is critically important for developing …

Childhood unpredictability and the development of exploration

Y Xu, MB Harms, CS Green… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Early in development, the process of exploration helps children gather new information that
fosters learning about the world. Yet, it is unclear how childhood experiences may influence …

Adverse childhood experiences and adult obesity: a systematic review of plausible mechanisms and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

DA Wiss, TD Brewerton - Physiology & Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can become biologically embedded leaving a
lasting signature on multiple body systems. ACE scores have been used to associate …

[HTML][HTML] Acute social isolation evokes midbrain craving responses similar to hunger

L Tomova, KL Wang, T Thompson, GA Matthews… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
When people are forced to be isolated from each other, do they crave social interactions? To
address this question, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure neural …

Neurodevelopmental optimization after early-life adversity: cross-species studies to elucidate sensitive periods and brain mechanisms to inform early intervention

JL Luby, TZ Baram, CE Rogers, DM Barch - Trends in neurosciences, 2020 - cell.com
Human brain development is influenced by early-life experiences, particularly during
sensitive periods, with impact on cognitive and emotional outcomes. Understanding how the …

Early-life adversity and neurological disease: age-old questions and novel answers

AK Short, TZ Baram - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Neurological illnesses, including cognitive impairment, memory decline and dementia, affect
over 50 million people worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on individuals and society …

Stress to inflammation and anhedonia: Mechanistic insights from preclinical and clinical models

CC Boyle, JE Bower, NI Eisenberger… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Anhedonia, as evidenced by impaired pleasurable response to reward, reduced reward
motivation, and/or deficits in reward-related learning, is a common feature of depression …