Conduct disorder (CD) is a common and highly impairing psychiatric disorder that usually
emerges in childhood or adolescence and is characterized by severe antisocial and …

The impact of toxins on the developing brain is usually subtle for an individual child, but the
damage can be substantial at the population level. Numerous challenges must be …

“A primal account of an unstifled world.”—Bill McKibben “A dazzling command of science
and relentless faith...”—Naomi Klein A wide-ranging collection of essays from leading …

Importance Millions of adults now entering middle age were exposed to high levels of lead,
a developmental neurotoxin, as children. Although childhood lead exposure has been …

Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is a comprehensive introduction to the field. It
covers theoretical and methodological foundations and examines the characteristics …

Key Points Lead Poisoning Lead exposure among people in the United States has declined
by more than 95% since the 1970s, but the body lead burden is still 10 to 100 times as high …

Background: To date, health-effects research on environmental stressors has rarely focused
on behavioral and mental health outcomes. That lack of research is beginning to change …

Trace elements and metals play critical roles in the normal functioning of the central nervous
system (CNS), and their dysregulation has been implicated in neurodegenerative disorders …

This meta-analysis examined the association between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and lead exposure in children and adolescents. Thirty-three …

It is well known that exposure to lead has numerous adverse effects on behavior and
development. Using data on two cohorts of children from the National Longitudinal Survey of …