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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464471203321

Autore

Nelson Charles A (Charles Alexander)

Titolo

Romania's abandoned children : deprivation, brain development, and the struggle for recovery / / Charles A. Nelson, Nathan A. Fox, Charles H. Zeanah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-674-72699-5

0-674-72607-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FoxNathan A

ZeanahCharles H

Disciplina

362.7309498

Soggetti

Abandoned children - Romania - Psychology

Abandoned children - Deinstitutionalization - Romania

Deprivation (Psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Beginning of a Journey -- Chapter 2. Study Design and Launch -- Chapter 3. The History of Child Institutionalization in Romania -- Chapter 4. Ethical Considerations -- Chapter 5. Foster Care Intervention -- Chapter 6. Developmental Hazards of Institutionalization -- Chapter 7. Cognition and Language -- Chapter 8. Early Institutionalization and Brain Development -- Chapter 9. Growth, Motor, and Cellular Findings -- Chapter 10. Socioemotional Development -- Chapter 11. Psychopathology -- Chapter 12. Putting the Pieces Together -- References -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.