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Childhood adversity and developmental effects : international and cross-disciplinary perspectives /

Child trauma and violence is not an issue that is constrained to one nationality or one ethnicity. A staggering number of children around the world are subjected to violence and abuse, both domestic and political. The current volume examines the issue of developmental trauma from a variety of viewpo...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Prock, Lisa Albers (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakville, ON : Apple Academic Press, 2015.
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  • Cover; About the Editor; Contents; Acknowledgment and How to Cite; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I: An International Problem; Chapter 1: Acts of Omission: An Overview of Child Neglect; Chapter 2: Frequency of Child Maltreatment in a Representative Sample of the German Population; Chapter 3: Setting the Stage for Chronic Health Problems: Cumulative Childhood Adversity among Homeless Adults with Mental Illness in Vancouver, British Columbia; Chapter 4: Emotional Abuse Towards Children by Schoolteachers in Aden Governorate, Yemen: A Cross-Sectional Study.
  • Chapter 5: Child Neglect in One-Child Families from Suzhou City of Mainland ChinaPart II: Children and War; Chapter 6: Transgenerational Consequences of PTSD: Risk Factors for the Mental Health of Children Whose Mothers Have Been Exposed to the Rwandan Genocide; Chapter 7: The Intergenerational Effects of War on the Health of Children; Part III: The Developmental Impact on Mental and Physical Health; Chapter 8: Childhood Adversity, Recent Life Stressors and Suicidal Behavior in Chinese College Students.
  • Chapter 9: Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Development of Recurrent Major Depression in Chinese WomenChapter 10: Differences in the Association Between Childhood Trauma and BMI in Black and White South African Women; Chapter 11: Childhood Trauma and PTSD Symptoms Increase the Risk of Cognitive Impairment in a Sample of Former Indentured Child Laborers in Old Age; Chapter 12: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Psychosocial Well-Being and Cognitive Development Among Orphans and Abandoned Children in Five Low Income Countries; Part IV: Hope for the Future.
  • Chapter 13: School-Based Mental Health Intervention for Children in War-Affected Burundi: A Cluster Randomized TrialChapter 14: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children Affected by Sexual Abuse or Trauma; Author Notes; Back Cover.