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patgundNeglect 'leaves a physical mark'
"Children neglected in their early years are left with physical as well as psychological marks, research suggests.
Lack of a loving caregiver directly affects the body's production of hormones thought to be important for forming social bonds, a US team found.
Children raised in orphanages had lower levels of vasopressin and oxytocin than others, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports.
This was despite the children later being placed with stable families."
"Children neglected in their early years are left with physical as well as psychological marks, research suggests.
Lack of a loving caregiver directly affects the body's production of hormones thought to be important for forming social bonds, a US team found.
Children raised in orphanages had lower levels of vasopressin and oxytocin than others, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports.
This was despite the children later being placed with stable families."
