国外儿童心理虐待的神经机制研究综述

On the Neural Mechanism for the Psychological Maltreatment of Children Outside China

从神经学层面对儿童心理虐待的探讨有助于更好地从发展的视角理解这一主题。文章主要沿着心理虐待的脑机制、心理系统与心理虐待这两条脉络进行阐述。前者试图从大脑结构和大脑功能两部分对现存研究进行梳理,涉及的脑区包括海马、胼胝体以及大脑皮层相关区域。后者则从应激系统出发,阐明了儿童心理虐待会损害HPA轴的正常运作,并结合心理弹性的知识阐述心理虐待儿童处理压力7事件的相关神经机制。未来研究应更注重研究方法的多样性和研究对象的丰富性。同时应结合神经科学的相关成果,探讨相应的干预方案,更好地为儿童提供帮助。

The neural mechanism for the psychological maltreatment of children contributes to a better under-standing of this theme in a developmental perspective. This study focuses on the brain mechanism and the stress system related to psychological maltreatment. Specifically, the authors review the current study of the brain structure and functions, including the hippocampus, the corpus callosum and the cortex, expound the harm done by the psychological maltreatment of children to the normal operation of the HPA axis, and based on resilience, analyze the neural mechanism for the psychological maltreatment of children in dealing with stress events. The study suggests that the future research should focus on diversified research methods and various research objects, and based on the research outcomes of neuroscience, offer appropriate interventions to protect children.