A narrative review summarized the findings of 69 prospective longitudinal studies to inform practitioners and policy makers about the outcomes of physical punishment and identified 7 key themes.
With the scarcity of data concerning adopted children, the researchers followed children adopted from institutionalized care to determine the relationship between family environment, behavioral outcomes, and executive function.
Researchers calculated lifetime and past-year prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts in Puerto Rican young adults using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview.
Many children and youth have violence-related medical visits at some time in their lives.
A bruising clinical decision rule (BCDR) can differentiate abuse from nonabusive trauma in young children.
These findings have important implications to mitigate the effect of early-life stress and promote life-course mental health through dealing with childhood intrafamilial aggression and peer bullying experiences.
Infliximab-treated individuals with a childhood history of physical abuse exhibited reductions in depressive symptom scores.
Childhood trauma modulates the effects of bipolar disorder on the amygdala and hippocampus by causing an increase in the volumes of gray matter.
