PRENATAL COCAINE EXPOSURE AND CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: A Developmental Analysis

A rising number of children exposed to cocaine in utero are substantially vulnerable to mortality and morbidity expressed in a variety of physical, cognitive, emotional, motor, and social problems. Research on developmental outcomes in such children is reviewed and the interaction of prenatal and po...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry 1994-01, Vol.64 (1), p.9-19
1. Verfasser:	Scherling, Donald
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Babies Biological and medical sciences Child Child development Child, Preschool Childhood Development Children Cocaine Cocaine - adverse effects Developmental Disabilities - chemically induced Developmental Disabilities - psychology Drug addictions Factors Female Fetal exposure Human Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Medical sciences Mothers Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - etiology Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - psychology Neuroses Pregnancy Prenatal Exposure Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Psychopathology Social Environment Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	A rising number of children exposed to cocaine in utero are substantially vulnerable to mortality and morbidity expressed in a variety of physical, cognitive, emotional, motor, and social problems. Research on developmental outcomes in such children is reviewed and the interaction of prenatal and postnatal environmental factors, with a focus on the parent-child-environment transactional system, is discussed. Related societal and treatment issues are highlighted.
ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1037/h0079494