With the advent of the sustainable development goals, the field of global child health has
shifted its focus from reducing mortality to improving health, nutrition and development …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may leave long-lasting neurobiological scars,
increasing the risk of developing mental disorders in later life. However, no review has …

Early adverse environmental exposures during brain development are widespread risk
factors for the onset of severe mental disorders and strong and consistent predictors of …

Childhood adversity (CA) is associated with increased risk for physical and mental health
problems, with alterations in vagal regulation (an aspect of autonomic functioning indexed …

Blunted stress reactivity resulting from early exposure to stress during childhood and
adolescence may increase vulnerability to addiction. Early life adversity (ELA) affects brain …

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

Background and aims Internet gaming disorder (IGD), compulsive sexual behavior (CSB),
and problematic social network usage (PSNU) are prevalent disorders among adolescents …

Early‐life experience influences social and emotional behaviour in adulthood. Affiliative
tactile stimuli in early life facilitate the development of social and emotional behaviour …

The lifespan is influenced by adverse childhood experiences that create predispositions to
poor health outcomes. Here we propose an allostatic framework of childhood experiences …

Although significant advances have been made in the field to date, gender-based issues for
women remain a neglected area in much of substance abuse research. In the current study …