The other articles in this issue review the literature documenting health disparities related to
sexual orientation and gender identity among youth. Relative to their heterosexual and cis …

Psychological research has provided essential insights into how stigma operates to
disadvantage those who are targeted by it. At the same time, stigma research has been …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may leave long-lasting neurobiological scars,
increasing the risk of developing mental disorders in later life. However, no review has …

Early detection of and intervention in childhood adversity has powerful potential to improve
the health and well-being of children. A systematic review was conducted to better …

Despite long-standing interest in the influence of adverse early experiences on mental
health, systematic scientific inquiry into childhood adversity and developmental outcomes …

Early-life adversity has been associated with a life-long increased risk for psychopathology
and chronic health problems. These long-term negative effects have been explained …

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 …

Child maltreatment is a robust risk factor for internalizing and externalizing psychopathology
in children and adolescents. We examined the role of disruptions in emotion regulation …

Disruptions in stress response system functioning are thought to be a central mechanism by
which exposure to adverse early-life environments influences human development …

The assumption that early stress leads to dysregulation and impairment is widespread in
developmental science and informs prevailing models (eg, toxic stress). An alternative …