The devastating, underdiagnosed toll of toxic stress on children
When a child's flight-or-fight response is activated too often, from abuse, neglect or parental addiction, it can change the structure of a developing brain. It's called toxic stress, and pediatric...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: You have heard them all: Wear your seat belt. Don't smoke. Don't drink and drive. These are all pieces of advice that we're accustomed to hearing. But they have become second nature only because of effective public health campaigns. It takes time and persuasion to change behavior. Tonight, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris shares her Humble Opinion on what she sees as a grave threat to many children, one she believes has been misdiagnosed and overlooked. DR. NADINE BURKE HARRIS, Author, "The Deepest Well": Ten years ago at my pediatric clinic in San Francisco, teachers, social workers and parents were bringing me child after child with concerns of ADHD. As I examined my patients, I noticed that the highest rate ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: You have heard them all: Wear your seat belt. Don't smoke. Don't drink and drive. These are all pieces of advice that we're accustomed to hearing. But they have become second nature only because of effective public health campaigns. It takes time and persuasion to change behavior. Tonight, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris shares her Humble Opinion on what she sees as a grave threat to many children, one she believes has been misdiagnosed and overlooked. DR. NADINE BURKE HARRIS, Author, "The Deepest Well": Ten years ago at my pediatric clinic in San Francisco, teachers, social workers and parents were bringing me child after child with concerns of ADHD. As I examined my patients, I noticed that the highest rate ...
