A large body of evidence has demonstrated that exposure to childhood maltreatment at any
stage of development can have long-lasting consequences. It is associated with a marked …

Early life stressors display a high universal prevalence and constitute a major public health
problem. Prolonged psychoneurobiological alterations as sequelae of early life stress (ELS) …

In the past two decades, much evidence has accumulated unequivocally demonstrating that
child abuse and neglect is associated with a marked increase in risk for major psychiatric …

We review some of the growing evidence of the costs of poverty to children's
neuroendocrine function, early brain development, and cognitive ability. We underscore the …

In the United States,> 40% of children are either poor or near-poor. As a group, children in
poverty are more likely to experience worse health and more developmental delay, lower …

Despite long-standing interest in the influence of adverse early experiences on mental
health, systematic scientific inquiry into childhood adversity and developmental outcomes …

In the modern obesogenic environment, limiting calorie-dense food consumption is partially
dependent on the capacity of individuals to override visceral reactions to hyperpalatable and …

Children who experience chronic stressors are vulnerable to emotional and physical health
problems across the lifespan. This phenomenon raises questions for scientists and …

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Highlights•Early caregiving adversity is associated with poor mental health
outcomes.•Across species, adversity accelerates the developmental trajectory of emotion …