This volume presents a comprehensive overview of childhood trauma, considering the psychopathological definition and its neurobiological implications as well as its impact on different psychiatric disorders. The focus on childhood trauma rather than that occurring in adulthood is important due to its general "neuro-psyco-socio" and its specific biological implications, since trauma during childhood impacts directly on neurodevelopment. It has been suggested that early life stress increases vulnerability to psychiatric disorders; however, the exact mechanisms of this association are not yet completely understood. Although childhood trauma could be considered too unspecific to be an important risk factor for individual psychiatric disorders since it seems to occur across the board, it impacts differently on different psychiatric disorders, and it can modulate their clinical expression. Therefore, the assessment of early trauma needs to be included in the clinical evaluation of patients with psychiatric disorders. The volume will be an invaluable tool for psychiatrists, helping them to select suitable pharmacological, psychotherapeutic and rehabilitative treatments.

PART I. GENERAL Chapter 1. Introduction on Childhood Trauma in Mental Disorders, A Comprehensive Approach

Chapter 2. The Concept of Childhood Trauma in Psychopathology: Definitions and Historical Perspectives
PART II. NEUROBIOLOGY. Chapter 3. Neuroimaging and Cognition of Early Traumatic Experiences
Chapter 4. Perinatal Mental Health and Childhood Trauma
Chapter 5. Electroencephalography and Childhood Trauma
Chapter 6. Interaction Between Genes and Childhood Trauma on the Outcome of Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 7. Childhood Trauma, Attachment Patterns, and Psychopathology: An Evolutionary Analysis.- PART III. NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. Chapter 8. Childhood Trauma in Bipolar Disorders
Chapter 9. Childhood Trauma in Depressive Disorders
Chapter 10. Childhood Trauma in Psychiatric Disorders: Childhood Trauma in Psychoses
Chapter 11. PTSD During Childhood, Childhood Trauma, Childhood Maltreatment, and How They Relate to Adult PTSD
Chapter 12. Childhood Trauma and Personality Disorder
Chapter 13. Childhood Trauma in Psychiatric Disorders: Childhood Trauma and Substance Dependence
Chapter 14. Childhood Trauma in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Chapter 15. Childhood Trauma in Eating Disorders
Chapter 16. Childhood Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 17. Trauma in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 18. Neurobiological Basis of Childhood Trauma and the Risk for Neurological Deficits Later in Life
PART IV: SOCIAL AND THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS. Chapter 19. Childhood Trauma and Stigma
Chapter 20. Treatment of Childhood Trauma: Pharmacological Approach
Chapter 21. Childhood Trauma related Interventions: Treatment at Different Stages Across the Lifespan.