Background Chronic and/or extreme stress in early life, often referred to as early adversity,
childhood trauma, or early life stress, has been associated with a wide range of adverse …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a relatively highly prevalent psychiatric disorder that
is associated with very high personal and socioeconomic costs. This paper provides a state …

Although early-life adversity can undermine healthy development, children growing up in
harsh environments may develop intact, or even enhanced, skills for solving problems in …

Epistemic trust (ET) refers to trust in communicated knowledge. This paper describes the
development and validation of a new self-report questionnaire, the Epistemic Trust, Mistrust …

Emerging evidence suggests that partially distinct mechanisms may underlie the association
between different dimensions of early life adversity (ELA) and psychopathology in children …

Early life stress–including experience of child maltreatment, neglect, separation from or loss
of a parent, and other forms of adversity–increases lifetime risk of mood, anxiety, and …

Early life stress (ELS), in the form of childhood maltreatment, abuse, or neglect, increases
the risk for psychiatric sequelae later in life. The neurobiology of response to early stress …

Exposure to childhood adversity is common and a powerful risk factor for many forms of
psychopathology. In this opinion piece, we argue for greater translation of knowledge about …

Background Although the relationship between childhood maltreatment, self-harm and
suicidality is well-established, less is known about the mediating mechanisms explaining it …

Early in development, the process of exploration helps children gather new information that
fosters learning about the world. Yet, it is unclear how childhood experiences may influence …