The current article provides a review of adoption research since its inception as a field of
study. Three historical trends in adoption research are identified: the first focusing on risk in …

This chapter reviews sensitive periods in human brain development based on the literature
on children raised in institutions. Sensitive experiences occur when experiences are …

Using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the rate and type of behavior problems
associated with being reared in an institution prior to adoption were examined in 1,948, 4 …

The extreme parenting experiences encountered by children who are physically abused or
neglected place them at increased risk for impaired socio-emotional development. There is …

Resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) has the potential to shed light on how childhood
abuse and neglect relates to negative psychiatric outcomes. However, a comprehensive …

Behavior problems were investigated in 342 6-to 18-year-old children adopted from
psychosocially depriving Russian institutions that provided adequate physical resources but …

The English and Romania Adoptees (ERA) study sought to capitalize on an invaluable"
natural experiment" in which there was a rapid, easily timed, transition from a profoundly …

Postinstitutionalized children frequently demonstrate persistent socioemotional difficulties.
For example, some postinstitutionalized children display an unusual lack of social reserve …

Learning to understand others is an essential aspect of being human that is central to a
number of disciplines including developmental psychology, philosophy, primatology, and …

Exposure to early life adversity (ELA) is associated with increased rates of psychopathology
and poor physical health. The present study builds on foundational work by Megan Gunnar …