Romania's Abandoned Children

Romania's Abandoned Children
ISBN-10
0674726073
ISBN-13
9780674726079
Category
Psychology
Pages
415
Language
English
Published
2014-01-06
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Charles A. Nelson

Description

Romania's Abandoned Children reveals the heartbreaking toll paid by children deprived of responsive care, stimulation, and human interaction. Compared with children in foster care, the institutionalized children in this rigorous twelve‐year study showed severe impairment in IQ and brain development, along with social and emotional disorders.

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