Citation

Koss KJ. Child Maltreat. 2019; ePub(ePub): 1077559519869843.

Affiliation

Department of Human Development and Family Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077559519869843

PMID

31426661

Abstract

A large body of evidence demonstrates the deleterious effects of childhood maltreatment that span across multiple levels of functioning and throughout development. This commentary highlights the important research in this special issue of Child Maltreatment that advances our understanding of the neural and physiological implications of maltreatment. Throughout, the commentary calls attention to critical issues in the study of maltreatment and neurobiological processes for future work in this area.

Language: en

Keywords

childhood maltreatment; physiological processes; psychopathology