Behavioral Impact of Childhood Traumatic Stress in Children with Prenatal Substance Exposure.

ADVERSE childhood experiences; SUBSTANCE abuse in pregnancy; CHILD development; POST-traumatic stress disorder; BEHAVIOR disorders in children; SEX distribution; PRENATAL exposure delayed effects; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HEALTH care teams; CHILD psychology; DATA analysis software; PARENT-child relationships; FETAL alcohol syndrome; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN

The article discusses the results of a study which examined how the combination of prenatal substance exposure and childhood trauma exposure impact neurobehavioral functioning. Topics covered include the interaction of trauma with prenatal polydrug exposure in the disruption of childhood behavior control, whether the type of prenatal substance exposure alters the relationship and whether the effects differ by sex. It also discusses the limitations of the study.