Background Child maltreatment is a common occurrence and has frequently been shown to
adversely impact mental health over the lifespan. Minors affected by welfare practices have …

The present study proposes and tests a cascade model of complex posttraumatic stress
disorder (CPTSD) focusing on childhood trauma and maltreatment, attachment, and socio …

Abstract A Dynamic Adaptational Process Theory of Resilience (ADAPTOR) incorporates a
synchronistic interplay of reserve capacity, adaptation, and consequences in the context of …

Care leavers are disadvantaged in many countries and in many ways in terms of their
participation in society. Compared to the population as a whole, they have a lower level of …

Background Stress during pregnancy is associated with perturbances in maternal
psychology and physiology, and results in adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. However …

Background Psychological flexibility (PF) is understood as an ability “to contact the moment
as a conscious human being more fully, as it is, not as what it says it is, and based on what …

Background Care leavers are often disadvantaged in terms of their mental health compared
to the general population. The factors influencing care leavers' mental health in the third …

Background: This study collected quantifiable data on the characteristics, health, and well-
being of individuals who left or were expelled from a fundamentalist Christian faith …

Caregivers can provide insight into the welfare aspects of institutional child maltreatment not
apparent to children in care. This qualitative study investigated how socio-ecological and …

Despite the growing research on child maltreatment within welfare care, few studies have
included the caregivers who were involved in care provision and can provide insights on an …