In addition to food, sanitation and access to health facilities children require adequate care
at home for survival and optimal development. Responsiveness, a mother's/caregiver's …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Preterm birth is a significant stressor for parents and
may adversely impact maternal parenting behavior. However, findings have been …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to elucidate the frequency of major clinical
manifestations in children with mitochondrial disease and establish their clinical course …

Young children in foster care often experience adversity, such as maltreatment and lack of
stability in early caregiving relationships. As a result, these children are at risk for a range of …

This randomized, controlled trial was designed to document the effectiveness of Child FIRST
(Child and Family Interagency, Resource, Support, and Training), a home‐based …

Objective. Information on the mental health of very low birth weight (VLBW;< 1500 g)
children in young adulthood is sparse. We thus sought to examine gender-specific …

Background: Recent studies have identified a Child Behavior Checklist profile that
characterizes children with severe affective and behavioral dysregulation (CBCL …

A large body of research indicates that children born very preterm are at increased risk for
neurobehavioral impairments; however, research examining outcome for extremely preterm …

Several lines of evidence have implicated the mesolimbic dopamine reward pathway in
altered brain function resulting from exposure to early adversity. The present study …

The study of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has focused largely on identifying diagnostic
correlates and the functions of this behavior; however, little is known about the broader …