1. The Neurobiology of Child Abuse: Maltreatment at an early age can have enduring negative effects on a child's brain development and function. STRESS sculpts the brain to exhibit various ANTISOCIAL, though adaptive, behaviors, By Martin H. Teicher, Scientific American, March 2002, pg. 68-75

2. Childhood Abuse Changes the Developing Brain , By Emma Patten-Hitt, Yahoo! News, December 29, 2000

3. McLean Researchers Document Brain Damage Linked to Child Abuse and Neglect, Release: McLean Hospital, December 14, 2000

4. Child Abuse, Shame, Rage and Violence , By Mary Katherine Armstrong, January 2001

5. The biology of soul murder; Fear can harm a child's brain. Is it reversible?, By Shannon Brownlee, Copyright U.S. News & World Report, November 11, 1996