Romania’s Abandoned Children: Deprivation, Brain Development, and the Struggle for Recovery

Charles A. Nelson

Published by Harvard University Press 2014

Romania’s Abandoned Children

Deprivation, Brain Development, and the Struggle for Recovery

Charles A. Nelson

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674726079

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About this book

Romania's Abandoned Children reveals the heartbreaking toll paid by children deprived of responsive care, stimulation, and human interaction. Compared with children in foster care, the institutionalized children in this rigorous twelve‐year study showed severe impairment in IQ and brain development, along with social and emotional disorders.

Author / Editor information

Nelson Charles A. :

Charles A. Nelson is Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School.Fox Nathan A. :

Nathan A. Fox is Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland.Zeanah Charles H. :

Charles H. Zeanah is Sellars Polchow Professor of Psychiatry at Tulane University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1. The Beginning of a Journey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Study Design and Launch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Chapter 3. The History of Child Institutionalization in Romania Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Chapter 4. Ethical Considerations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Chapter 5. Foster Care Intervention Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
Chapter 6. Developmental Hazards of Institutionalization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
Chapter 7. Cognition and Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
Chapter 8. Early Institutionalization and Brain Development Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Chapter 9. Growth, Motor, and Cellular Findings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Chapter 10. Socioemotional Development Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Chapter 11. Psychopathology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266
Chapter 12. Putting the Pieces Together Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	300
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 414
Illustrations
- Other: 25 halftones, 10 tables

eBook

Published: January 6, 2014
ISBN: 9780674726079