Review of the book: Neuropsychology of infantile abandonment and mistreatment

Abstract

Review of: Fernández, R.M. (Coord.) (2014). Neuropsychology of infantile abandonment and mistreatment. Barcelona: Hilo Rojo. 207 pp. ISBN: 978-84-941620-7-7. Depósito legal: B 4535-2014. This book deals with an important current topic: the mistreatment and/or abandonment of children who have been adopeted, mostly from abroad. There are 14 chapters and 15 authors. The central problem revolves around childhood abuse and the authors have focused on a neuro-bio-psychological explanation to understand what happens in the brain of a child who is abused, and, most importantly, their behavior during and after physical or psychological abuse or mistreatment. Toward the end of the book the main measures that should be taken in this kind of situation are presented. Generally, the authors cover the essence of the topics brought up and the presentation is always done with extreme scientific rigor and terminological and conceptual precision.

Keywords

• maltrato infantil
• neurobiología del maltrato
• adopción internacional de menores
• dificultades de aprendizaje y tratamiento educativo
• child abuse
• neurobiology of abuse
• international adoption of children
• learning difficulties and educational treatment