Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Child maltreatment and the developing brain: a review of neuroscience perspectives
Other Titles:	Aggression and violent behavior
Authors:	Twardosz, Sandra Lutzker, John R
Keywords:	Health;Impact on children and young people;Mental health
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Citation:	15 (1), January-February 2010
Notes:	This review article surveys the range of research into the development of a child’s brain and the effects of ill-treatment and abuse on that development. It includes work which comes from the fields of developmental psychology and psychiatry and there is discussion of brain plasticity as it is influenced by experiences of infancy and childhood. It also examines work investigating the connection between maltreatment in childhood and dysregulation of the stress system leading to mental health issues. Recommendations arising from analysis of this research support views coming from a therapeutic approach and strengthen the case for supporting families at risk to prevent such damage to children. The possibility that healing and recovery of the brain is possible is explored in light of the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics developed by Bruce Perry.
Contents:	1. Introduction 2. Overview and purpose 3. Seminal neuroscience perspectives on child maltreatment 4. Brain plasticity: The effect of experience on the brain 5. Recent reviews of maltreatment and stress system dysregulation 6. Summary and implications References
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13788
ISSN:	1359-1789
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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