Neurobiology of childhood trauma and adversity

The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 112-122

  Teicher, Martin H ^a   Rabi, Keren ^b   Sheu, Yi Shin ^c   Seraphin, Sally B ^a   Andersen, Susan L ^a   Anderson, Carl M ^a   Choi, Jeewook ^d   Tomoda, Akemi ^e  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b William James College where she is currently   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 80052699498     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511777042.014     Document Type: Chapter

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