Research review: The neurobiology and genetics of maltreatment and adversity

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1079-1095

  McCrory, Eamon ^a,b   De Brito, Stephane A ^a,b   Viding, Essi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; cortisol; genetics; HPA; maltreatment; neuroscience; psychopathology; resilience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; NEUROBIOLOGY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77956635226     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02271.x     Document Type: Article

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