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Science Summary: Maltreatment affect children's genes.

Researchers has found out that maltreatment affects the way children's genes are activated. Children's are at risk for developing emotional and physical health problems who have been abused early in life. Close to one million children in the United States are abused and neglected every year, Says the researchers from the University of Wisconsin (Science Daily). The researchers has found that there is an connection between the kind of parenting children and a particular gene that is important for crucial aspects of social functioning and health. Also, researchers compared to the children who hadn't been maltreated to the children who had maltreatment. They found out that the children who had maltreated increased methylation on several sites of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (Science Daily). Children who have been experienced physical abuse, sexual abuse are likely to develop aggressive disorders and mood as well as to have problems regulating their emotions (Science Daily). The finding have suggestion for designing more effective interventions for children. Researchers found that neglect and physical abuse can change the way children's are activated (GoodTherapy.org). Changes in glucocorticoid receptor gene can help explain changes in abused children's behavior. A new study, published in "Child Development" that genetic underpinnings of behavioral changes in abused children (GoodTherapy.org).

References: Society for Research in Child Development. "Maltreatment affects the way children's genes are activated." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 July 2014. 

Villines, Zawn. "Abuse and Neglect Changes Behavior of Children's Genes." Good Therapy. GoodTherapy.org, 29 July 2014. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/abuse-neglect-changes-behavior-of-childrens-gene-082914

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