An extensive literature on childhood adversity and neurodevelopment has emerged over the
past decade. We evaluate two conceptual models of adversity and neurodevelopment—the …

In most classrooms in most schools, there are students who have suffered complex trauma
who would benefit from a system-wide, trauma-informed approach to schooling. Despite …

Background The human brain remains highly plastic for a protracted developmental period.
Thus, although early caregiving adversities that alter amygdala development can result in …

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) affects 15% to 20% of adolescents—disproportionately girls—
and is a strong predictor of eventual suicide attempts and suicide. Many girls now initiate …

Aims The aim of this paper is to emphasize the role of stress processes in the aetiology of
eating disorders. Methods We have examined the literature for evidence that people with …

Researchers and practitioners in fields such as psychology and social work increasingly
recognize the significant need for schools, in general, to be sites for delivery of trauma …

Poor quality of the early infant-parent bond predicts later child problems. Infant-parent
attachment has been suggested to influence brain development, but this association has …

The hippocampus plays an important role in stress regulation and has been the focus of
research regarding the effects of early life stress on brain development. Much of this …

Prior research indicates that socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with prefrontal
cortical (PFC) development in childhood and adolescence, however the mechanisms of this …

Parenting is a critical factor in adolescent social–emotional development, with maladaptive
parenting leading to risk for the development of psychopathology. However, the emotion …