Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may be referred to by other terms (eg, early life
adversity or stress and childhood trauma) and have a lifelong impact on mental and physical …

Mental disorders traditionally have been viewed as distinct, episodic, and categorical
conditions. This view has been challenged by evidence that many disorders are sequentially …

This clear and compelling textbook provides a complete survey of the field of child abuse
and neglect from the perspective of modern developmental attachment theory. It starts by …

Stress often affects our social lives. When undergoing high-level or persistent stress,
individuals frequently retract from social interactions and become irritable and hostile …

Although rates of child maltreatment are declining, more than 600,000 children in the United
States are substantiated victims of abuse or neglect. The focus of this review is on the …

Aim Resilience is rapidly gaining momentum in mental health literature. It provides a new
understanding of the highly variable trajectories of mental illness, and has consistently been …

Elevated whole blood serotonin, or hyperserotonemia, was the first biomarker identified in
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is present in more than 25% of affected children. The …

Purpose Adverse childhood experiences have been identified as a key risk factor for
offending and victimization, respectively. At the same time, the extent to which such …

Resilience science is quintessential developmental psychopathology because it focuses on
variation among individuals in relation to their experiences as they adapt and develop …

The concept of resilience has as its starting point the recognition that there is huge
heterogeneity in people's responses to all manner of environmental adversities. Resilience …