Sentences with phrase «earlier trauma exposure»

In patients with more advanced dementias, an awareness of earlier trauma exposure can help clinicians differentiate between delayed PTSD and BPSD in patients suffering with emotional and behavioural disturbances.

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Exposure to constant threat or early trauma often alters the brain's behavior.

Through our mission of Support - Education - Advocacy, we seek to improve the lives of children impacted by early childhood trauma, abuse and neglect, and prenatal exposures in their families, schools and communities.

Due to effects of multigenerational poverty, limited educational and economic opportunities, high levels of drug use and trade, and pervasive community violence, urban youth in Baltimore and many US cities are at increased risk for exposure to a variety of stresses, including early life stress, recurrent and chronic stress, and exposure to significant and / or recurrent traumas.

It is widely recognised that for some children who have experienced early trauma, neglectful parenting, exposure to domestic violence, and drug and alcohol abuse, that parenting requires specialist knowledge, expertise and support.

The reasoning behind this proposition is that: A) EBHV programs are designed to serve women categorized as «at - risk» due to a variety of demographic factors, including single - parent household status, age at time of first pregnancy, being categorically undereducated, under or unemployed, and meeting federal standards of living at or below the poverty line; B) these programs serve women during pregnancy and / or shortly after the birth of their children, offering an excellent chance for the early prevention of trauma exposure; and C) intervention services are provided at the same times that attachment (whether secure or insecure) is being developed between mothers and children, providing the opportunity that generational risk may be mitigated.

Studies consistently suggest that exposure to trauma or chronic early life stress may impair the development of executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These skills appear to provide the foundation for school readiness through cognition and behaviour.3, 12 Children with better executive function skills may be more teachable.3 Indeed, in a high - risk sample, children with better executive function skills at the beginning of kindergarten showed greater gains in literacy and numeracy than children with poorer initial skills.12 Considering there is evidence that

Exposure to violence and early childhood trauma.

Previous studies suggested that early childhood trauma can lead to an array of negative health outcomes and behaviors, including substance abuse, among both adolescents and adults.22 — 25 For example, childhood physical and sexual abuse has been shown to be associated with illegal drug use.26 — 28 Although these studies provide evidence that most substance abusers come from abusive homes, many of these studies have taken a «categorical» approach to examine the relationship between 1 or 2 forms of these childhood exposures and subsequent drug abuse; few studies have examined illicit drug use and abuse in relation to multiple disturbing or stressful childhood exposures.

Foster families also need to empathize with children's needs and experiences, such as early exposure to trauma and other risk factors.

Studies consistently suggest that exposure to trauma or chronic early life stress may impair the development of executive function skills.6, 7,9,10,11 These skills appear to provide the foundation for school readiness through cognition and behaviour.3, 12 Children with better executive function skills may be more teachable.3 Indeed, in a high - risk sample, children with better executive function skills at the beginning of kindergarten showed greater gains in literacy and numeracy than children with poorer initial skills.12 Considering there is evidence that the achievement gap persists and may even widen across the school years, 16,17 it is critical that high - risk children begin school with as successful of a start as possible.

Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents (2003) Alexander Cook, Margaret Blaustein, Joseph Spinnazola, and Bessel van der Kolk This White Paper explores the immediate and long - term consequences of a child's exposure to multiple traumatic experiences (as opposed to a single event), losses, and lack of consistent nurturance and responsive caregiving in early childhood.

An ANOVA model including gender, exposure to early trauma, and MAOA genotype as between - subjects factors showed significant MAOA × ETLE (F1, 227 = 8.20, P = 0.005) and gender × MAOA × ETLE (F1, 227 = 7.04, P = 0.009) interaction effects.

We found that the risk for displaying physical aggression during adulthood was significantly increased by the combination of low MAOA activity and exposure to early trauma.

Her expertise includes program development, supervision and clinical intervention in school based projects dealing with issues related to trauma, grief and loss, prenatal substance exposure, early childhood mental health, special needs and family engagement and work with military women (service members, veterans and spouses / partners), and children within military families.

Childhood Violent Trauma Center, Yale Child Study Center The Childhood Violent Trauma Center (CVTC) at the Yale Child Study Center develops and disseminates models of assessment, early intervention, and secondary prevention for children at high risk of posttraumatic difficulties based on their exposure to potentially traumatic events.

The findings suggest that, despite early exposure to trauma, many maltreated children display a low or normal level of externalizing behavior problems over time, providing empirical evidence of resilience in maltreated children.