Poverty, Stress, and Brain Development: New Directions for Prevention and Intervention

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages S30-S36

  Blair, Clancy ^a   Raver, C Cybele ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

brain development; early childhood; executive function; infancy; parenting; poverty; stress

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; POLICY; POVERTY; PSYCHIATRY; STRESS; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTING; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POVERTY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84962384882     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.01.010     Document Type: Note

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