Anguish of the abandoned child.

• Autores: Charles A. Nelson III, Nathan A. Fox, Charles H. Zeanah Jr.
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 308, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 62-67
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the psychological impact of institutionalization of abandoned children in Romania, with information on a U.S. study comparing their emotional well-being to that of children raised in foster care. Topics include the effect of a 1966 mandate from Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu banning contraceptives and abortion on the rate of child abandonment in Romania, the difference in brain development between children raised in foster care and institutionalized children, and the prevalence of mental health problems among each group.