Childhood maltreatment is known to be associated with changes in brain structure and with psychopath...

A report in Translational Psychiatry has found that trauma experienced early in life appears to pred...

In the course of a year, four out of ten children experienced some exposure to violence, crime, or a...

It has been 20 years since the National Research Council (NRC) issued a report on child neglect and ...

How pregnant women visualize their forthcoming infants' behavior may predict whether they are at ris...

A gene called FKBP5 is an important regulator of the stress hormone system. When individuals who pos...