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Childhood Adversity and Developmental Effects
An International, Cross-Disciplinary Approach
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Childhood Adversity and Developmental Effects
An International, Cross-Disciplinary Approach
About this book
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 viewpoints, including sociological, epidemiological, gen
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Table of contents
- 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 China
- Part 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 Women
- Chapter 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 Trial
- Chapter 14: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children Affected by Sexual Abuse or Trauma
- Author Notes
- Back Cover