Current frameworks for understanding the link between early adverse childhood
experiences and later negative life outcomes, including psychopathology, focus on the …

Children raised in institutions, considered an extreme example of social deprivation, are one
group through which we can better understand the impact of neglect on child health and …

Romania's Abandoned Children reveals the heartbreaking toll paid by children deprived of
responsive care, stimulation, and human interaction. Compared with children in foster care …

Accelerated telomere length attrition has been associated with psychological stress and
early adversity in adults; however, no studies have examined whether telomere length in …

This paper argues that there is a revolution afoot in the developmental science of gene–
environment interplay. We summarize, for an audience of developmental researchers and …

Of all that brain science has taught us over the last 30 years, one of the clearest findings is
that early brain development is directly influenced by babies' day-to-day interactions with …

Background Previous studies have suggested that negative parenting environments,
especially harsh parenting, are a specific risk factor for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) …

Stress and high levels of glucocorticoids during pre-and early postnatal life seem to alter
developmental programs that assure dopaminergic transmission in the mesolimbic …

This article presents an overview of the developmental outcomes of children adopted from
institutional care. The author describes how institutional care is a risk factor for typical …

The adaptive response to physical or psychological challenges or threats involves the
modulation of the three regulatory systems: the nervous, endocrine and immune systems …