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

• Autore: Nelson Charles A (Charles Alexander)
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London, England : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.7309498
• Soggetto topico: Abandoned children - Romania - Psychology; Abandoned children - Deinstitutionalization - Romania; Deprivation (Psychology)
• Altri autori: FoxNathan A ZeanahCharles H
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Romania's abandoned children
• ISBN: 0-674-72699-5; 0-674-72607-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818783703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II