Early adversity and mental health: Linking extremely low birth weight, emotion regulation, and internalizing disorders

Current Pediatric Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 208-215

  Waxman, Jordana ^a   Van Lieshout, Ryan J ^a   Schmidt, Louis A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Cortisol; Early adversity; Early programming; Emotion regulation; Internalizing disorders; Neuroendocrine; Psychopathology; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSECRETION; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84905576443     PISSN: 15733963     EISSN: 18756336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339631003140722103523     Document Type: Review

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