After the fall of communism in Romania, thousands of children were discovered in institutional orphanages across the country. Because of high child-to-caregiver ratios, these children were neglected, ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Placement into foster care after institutional care may help protect young children against the psychological harms of early severe deprivation, according to an analysis of the ...
New research, published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry, provides the most robust and comprehensive evidence to date that children exposed to early psychosocial deprivation benefit ...