The link between child abuse and psychopathology: A review of neurobiological and genetic research

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 151-156

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ANNA FREUD CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD ABUSE; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GENETICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84861476507     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2011.110222     Document Type: Review

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