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| Emma ColvertSummaryAffiliation: King's College London Country: UK Publications
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Do theory of mind and executive function deficits underlie the adverse outcomes associated with profound early deprivation?: findings from the English and Romanian adoptees studyEmma Colvert
MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, London, UK
J Abnorm Child Psychol 36:1057-68. 2008....
Emotional difficulties in early adolescence following severe early deprivation: findings from the English and Romanian adoptees studyEmma Colvert
Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, University of London, Denmark Hill, London, SE58AF UK
Dev Psychopathol 20:547-67. 2008..There was some evidence that emotion recognition might play a role in the emergence of these problems, but other measures of social competence and theory of mind showed no associations with the onset of emotional problems...
Early adolescent outcomes of institutionally-deprived and non-deprived adoptees. II: language as a protective factor and a vulnerable outcomeCarla Croft
MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:31-44. 2007..There is uncertainty about the extent to which language skills are part of general intelligence and even more uncertainty on whether deprivation has differential effects on language and non-language skills...
Normality and impairment following profound early institutional deprivation: a longitudinal follow-up into early adolescenceJana M Kreppner
Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, England
Dev Psychol 43:931-46. 2007..The findings are discussed in terms of the possibility of a sensitive period for development...
Scholastic attainment following severe early institutional deprivation: a study of children adopted from RomaniaCelia Beckett
MRC SGDP Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK
J Abnorm Child Psychol 35:1063-73. 2007..When these factors were taken into account, only small between-group differences in attainment remained...
Is sub-nutrition necessary for a poor outcome following early institutional deprivation?Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke
Social, Genetic, Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, University of London, London, UK
Dev Med Child Neurol 50:664-71. 2008..Further studies of functional and structural neuroanatomy following institutional deprivation are required to delineate the role of brain development in its effects...
Early adolescent outcomes of institutionally deprived and non-deprived adoptees. III. Quasi-autismMichael Rutter
MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:1200-7. 2007..Some young children reared in profoundly depriving institutions have been found to show autistic-like patterns, but the developmental significance of these features is unknown...
Parents' evaluation of adoption success: a follow-up study of intercountry and domestic adoptionsJenny Castle
MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College, London, UK
Am J Orthopsychiatry 79:522-31. 2009..The findings emphasize the need for early intervention for children in severely deprived conditions, and for access to postadoption services that target the particular problem behaviors the children may exhibit...
Early adolescent outcomes for institutionally-deprived and non-deprived adoptees. I: disinhibited attachmentMichael Rutter
MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 48:17-30. 2007....
Amygdala, hippocampal and corpus callosum size following severe early institutional deprivation: the English and Romanian Adoptees study pilotMitul A Mehta
Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 50:943-51. 2009..These pilot findings highlight the need for future studies to confirm the sensitivity of the amygdala to early deprivation...
Inattention/overactivity following early severe institutional deprivation: presentation and associations in early adolescenceSuzanne E Stevens
Developmental Brain Behaviour Unit, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
J Abnorm Child Psychol 36:385-98. 2008....
Do the effects of early severe deprivation on cognition persist into early adolescence? Findings from the English and Romanian adoptees studyCelia Beckett
Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London
Child Dev 77:696-711. 2006..The findings draw attention to the psychological as well as physical risks of institutional deprivation...
