The neurobiological effects of childhood maltreatment: An often overlooked narrative related to
the long-term effects of early c Page 1 42 | Australian Institute of Family Studies Much discussion …

Childhood abuse is a major public health problem that has been linked to depression in
adulthood. Although different types of childhood abuse often co-occur, few studies have …

Converging lines of evidence indicate that stress increases risk of addictive behaviors (1).
Early life stress and child maltreatment, chronic cumulative adversity, major life trauma, and …

Objective Child abuse exerts a deleterious impact on a broad array of mental health
outcomes. However, the neurobiological mechanisms that mediate this association remain …

Early adverse experiences are associated with heighted vulnerability for stress-related
psychopathology across the lifespan. While extensive work has investigated the effects of …

The purpose of this chapter is to examine potential mechanisms underlying the
welldocumented, complex relationships between maltreatment in childhood and the …

Early life experiences have powerful effects on the brain and body lasting throughout the
entire life span and influencing brain function, behavior, and the risk for a number of …

Childhood maltreatment is a serious individual, familial, and societal threat that
compromises healthy development and is associated with lasting alterations to emotion …

Home visiting is an important mechanism for minimizing the lifelong effects of early
childhood adversity. To do so, it must be informed by the biology of early brain and child …

Rationale Abuse and neglect are highly prevalent in children and have enduring
neurobiological effects. Stressful early life environments perturb the hypothalamic–pituitary …