Tomoda Akemi
Department of Child Development, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto.
No To Hattatsu. 2011 Sep;43(5):345-51.
In recent years, the topic of child abuse as an issue facing Japanese society has gained considerable attention with regard to the field of medicine and education and also in scenarios that relate to child care. The definition of child abuse includes abusing children verbally or psychologically, and is not limited to abusing children physically such as beating, sexual abuse, or neglect. Recent studies have revealed that emotional trauma during childhood development could be much more difficult to treat than physical abuse. Severe abuse during childhood can cause abnormal brain development and have a negative impact later in life. In this review, I will introduce the mechanisms of brain damage due to child abuse with consideration of how and when child abuse can have an impact on the victims' brains. The information presented is based on a collaborative study with the Psychiatry Department at Harvard University on the relationship between brain functions and the human mind.
近年来，虐待儿童作为日本社会面临的一个问题，在医学和教育领域以及与儿童保育相关的场景中受到了相当大的关注。虐待儿童的定义包括对儿童进行言语或心理上的虐待，并不局限于诸如殴打、性虐待或忽视等身体上的虐待。最近的研究表明，儿童发育过程中的情感创伤可能比身体虐待更难治疗。童年时期的严重虐待会导致大脑发育异常，并在日后的生活中产生负面影响。在这篇综述中，我将介绍虐待儿童导致脑损伤的机制，并考虑虐待儿童如何以及何时会对受害者的大脑产生影响。所呈现的信息基于与哈佛大学精神病学系关于脑功能与人类思维之间关系的合作研究。
