Russell Wilson posted:"Everyone" (probably most of those in this group) knows that early life adversity can result in not only concerns about mental health, but physical disorders as well -- clearly found in the original ACEs studies. Does anyone know the neurobiological mechanisms involved in this process? (other than the catch-all "increase in allostatic load").
There's a journal I dip into occasionally "Neurobiology of Stress", but it's a bit outside my area of expertise -- though there was this in it recently, applicable to psychological disorders: http://www.sciencedirect.com/s...d=raven_sd_aip_email
and this looks pretty good, applicable to physical disorders http://www.sciencedirect.com/s...d=raven_sd_aip_email
does anyone know any better ones, which would not only "prove the connection" but do so in a way comprehensible to most?
Hi Russell,
I lecture with Dr. George Davis, MD who talks about the mechanism. I think he does so in a very accessible way. (Bio: https://childtrauma.org/wp-con...6/Davis_Bio_2013.pdf) Here is a presentation we did on neurodevelopmentally informed parenting that addresses the mechanism. There is one at the beginning and another at the very bottom of this page.