Resilience in the face of major life stressors is changeable over time and with experience.
Accordingly, differing sets of neurobiological factors may contribute to an adaptive stress …

Imaging methods have elucidated several neurobiological correlates of traumatic and
adverse experiences in childhood. This knowledge base may foster the development of …

Objective: Childhood abuse represents one of the most potent risk factors for developing
psychopathology, especially in females. Evidence suggests that exposure to early-life …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescents is common and debilitating. In contrast
to adult PTSD, relatively little is known about the neurobiology of adolescent PTSD, nor …

Written by two leading experts in the field, this welcome third edition of Children in Difficulty:
A guide to understanding and helping discusses some of the most common, yet …

Little is known regarding structural brain changes in traumatized refugees and the
association with psychopathology. In the present study, the cortical thickness in North …

In July 1976, 26 children (and one adult) courageously escaped from a partially buried box
trailer after being abducted and held for ransom by three armed men who had hijacked their …

Background Severely maltreatment child is a harmful social factor that can disrupt normal
neurodevelopment. Two commonly reported effects of maltreatment are post-traumatic …

Childhood abuse represents one of the most potent risk factors for the development of
psychopathology during childhood, accounting for 30–60% of the risk for onset. While …

Most females experience at least one traumatic event in their lives, but not all develop PTSD.
Despite considerable research, our understanding of the key factors that constitute risk for …