References for Child Maltreatment and Brain Development: A Primer for Child Welfare Professionals

Cooke, Eric M., Eric J. Connolly, Danielle L. Boisvert, and Brittany E. Hayes. “A Systematic Review of the Biological Correlates and Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment and Adverse Childhood Experiences.” Trauma, Violence, & Abuse 24, no. 1 (2023): 156–73.
Kawata, Natasha Y.S., Shota Nishitani, Akiko Yao, Shinichiro Takiguchi, Yoshifumi Mizuno, Sakae Mizushima, Kai Makita, et al. “Brain Structures and Functional Connectivity in Neglected Children with No Other Types of Maltreatment.” NeuroImage 292 (2024): 120589.
Li, Lei, Jing Jiang, Baolin Wu, Jinping Lin, Neil Roberts, John A. Sweeney, Qiyong Gong, and Zhiyun Jia. “Distinct Gray Matter Abnormalities in Children/Adolescents and Adults with History of Childhood Maltreatment.” Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 153 (2023): 105376.
Lyons-Ruth, Karlen, Frances Haofei Li, Jennifer E. Khoury, Banu Ahtam, Michaela Sisitsky, Yangming Ou, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, and Ellen Grant. “Maternal Childhood Abuse Versus Neglect Associated with Differential Patterns of Infant Brain Development.” Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 51, no. 12 (2023): 1919–32.
Rakesh, Divyangana, Reham Elzeiny, Nandita Vijayakumar, and Sarah Whittle. “A Longitudinal Study of Childhood Maltreatment, Subcortical Development, and Subcortico-Cortical Structural Maturational Coupling from Early to Late Adolescence.” Psychological Medicine 53, no. 16 (2023): 7525–36.
Samson, Jacqueline A., Thatcher R. Newkirk, and Martin H. Teicher. “Practitioner Review: Neurobiological Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment – Clinical and Therapeutic Implications for Practitioners.” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 65, no. 3 (2024): 369–80.
Sun, Jianing, Yanping Jiang, Samuele Zilioli, Mingjun Xie, Lihua Chen, and Danhua Lin. “Psychological and Physical Abuse and Cortisol Response to Stress: The Moderating Role of Psychosocial Resources.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence 52, no. 1 (2023): 91–104.
Tomoda, Akemi, Shota Nishitani, Shinichiro Takiguchi, Takashi X. Fujisawa, Toshiro Sugiyama, and Martin H. Teicher. “The Neurobiological Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on Brain Structure, Function, and Attachment.” European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, March 11, 2024.