When we think of child abuse, physical violence or emotional cruelty often comes to mind first. However, the most common form of maltreatment is actually much quieter: neglect. Affecting three out of ...

A study of 13-year-olds in Portugal found that children exposed to selected adverse experiences by 10 years of age tend to ...

Maltreatment such as neglect and abuse are types of adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. But they often say little about ...

Dissociative identity disorder is often rooted in chronic childhood trauma. Repeated abuse, neglect, and attachment disruptions can fragment a growing mind. Healing is possible.

Black children living in poverty face increased instances of stress and trauma that can alter their brain development, a new study found. The study was published this week by the American Journal of ...

New research suggests early stress may be linked with later gut issues like IBS and chronic constipation or diarrhea.

Larger WM fiber tracts were observed in the neglected group compared to the TD group. Slices of the mean FA skeleton (green), overlaid with red clusters, depict significantly higher AD values in the ...