Background A large number of children are currently living in Alternative Care. The
relationship they establish with their temporary caregivers can play a significant role in their …

Early caregiving experiences play a central role in shaping emotional development, stress
physiology, and refinement of limbic circuitry. Converging evidence across species …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been a mainstay pharmacological
treatment for women experiencing depression during pregnancy and postpartum for the past …

Recently, scientific interest in the brain–gut axis has grown dramatically, particularly with
respect to the link between gastrointestinal and psychiatric dysfunction. However, the role of …

Extreme social and cognitive deprivation as a result of institutional care has profound effects
on developmental outcomes across multiple domains for many abandoned or orphaned …

Background Children exposed to maltreatment show neural sensitivity to facial cues
signalling threat. However, little is known about how maltreatment influences the processing …

We have previously shown in two randomized clinical trials that environmental enrichment is
capable of ameliorating symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and in the present …

The numerous findings on the development of attachment that have been published in the
field of developmental psychology over many decades, along with the attachment theory …

This study examined children's (N= 79; 9–10 years) and adolescents'(N= 82; 15–16 years)
ability to regulate their emotion expressions of anxiety as they completed a modified version …

Background Resilience is one of the main factors affecting human health, and perceiving its
meaning for high-risk adolescents is of particular importance in initiating preventive …