Prenatal Exposures: Psychological and Educational Consequences for Children

by Roy P. Martin and Stefan C. Dombrowski

In this first compendium in the growing literature of behavioral teratology, readers will discover an easy-to-access, concise presentation that covers many bases. It synthesizes important findings that help explain why prenatal events may result in abnormal behavior and learning disabilities later in life. The book also examines the role of prenatal perturbations, along with genetics and the postnatal roles of caretakers and the social environment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441945008
• ISBN13: 9781441945006
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 461 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"