Rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have increased in women by 84% over the past ten
years relative to a 35% increase in men. This substantive increase in female drinking is …

Emotion dysregulation is defined as patterns of emotional experience or expression that
interfere with goal-directed activity. This paper considers this functionalist definition from a …

Increasingly recognized as a distinct form of childhood maltreatment, children's exposure to
intimate partner violence (IPV) has been shown to be associated with an array of negative …

Background: A large literature exists on the association between child abuse and mental
health, but less is known about associations with physical health. The study objective was to …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …

During the past two decades, there has been increasing interest in understanding and
characterizing the role of inflammation in major depressive disorder (MDD). Indeed, several …

Objective: The age-at-onset criterion for separation anxiety disorder was removed in DSM-5,
making it timely to examine the epidemiology of separation anxiety disorder as a disorder …

Background Adverse childhood experiences have been linked to increased multimorbidity,
with physical and mental health consequences throughout life. Chronic pain is often …

A growing body of evidence suggests that alterations of the stress response system may be
a mechanism by which childhood maltreatment alters risk for psychopathology. FK506 …

Early childhood experiences have lasting effects on development, including the risk for
psychiatric disorders. Research examining the biologic underpinnings of these associations …