Exposure to adversity in childhood is associated with elevations in numerous physical and
mental health outcomes across the life course. The biological embedding of early …

Recent neurodevelopmental and evolutionary theories offer strong theoretical rationales
and some empirical evidence to support the importance of specific dimensions of early …

Children who have experienced environmental adversity—such as abuse, neglect, or
poverty—are more likely to develop physical and mental health problems, perform poorly at …

Decades of research underscore the profound impact of adversity on brain and behavioral
development. Recent theoretical models have highlighted the importance of considering …

Exposure to childhood adversity is common and associated with a host of negative
developmental outcomes. The most common approach used to examine the consequences …

Here we describe the dimensional model of adversity and psychopathology (DMAP), a
conceptual model of how adversity comes to influence developmental outcomes, which …

Despite abundant evidence of the detrimental effects of childhood adversity, its nature and
underlying mechanisms remain contested. One influential theory, the dimensional model of …

Adversity in childhood has effects on mental and physical health, not only in childhood but
across the lifespan. A chief task of our research has been to define the pathways by which …

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

A consensus in the developmental psychopathology literature is that the experience of early
adversity—particularly the experience of chronic, uncontrollable stress—is a risk factor for a …