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Epigenetic effects of child abuse and neglect propagate human cruelty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2006

James E. Swain
James E. Swain*
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06520
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james.swain@yale.edu
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The nature of children's early environment has profound long-term consequences. We are beginning to understand the underlying molecular programming of the stress-response system, which may mediate the destructive long-term effects of cruelty to children, explain the evolutionary stability of cruelty, and provide opportunities for its reversal of early trauma.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , June 2006 , pp. 242 - 243
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006