Ep 48: Early childhood stress and brain development with Claudia Belliveau, PhD(c)
Host: Dr. Cindy Hovington, Ph.D.
Co-host: Dr. Marion Van Horn, Ph.D.
Guest: Claudia Belliveau
Claudia Belliveau is a PhD Candidate at McGill’s Integrated Program in Neuroscience. Her research in Dr. Mechawar’s Lab focuses on the long-lasting effects of child abuse on the brain. Specifically, she studies the molecular differences in brains of depressed people who died by suicide, with or without a history of child abuse, and compares them to psychiatrically healthy controls. Claudia is very interested in mental health research, science communication and leading young women into pursuing science. To see more of her work:
Summary:
Please Note: Today's podcast covers childhood trauma that may be difficult for some listeners.
For today's episode, we are joined by Claudia Belliveau. We will discuss the observations that Ms. Belliveau has discovered as well as the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) on parents and children, and how we can help overcome these traumas.
Edit: During our chat, we mentioned that a score of 6 or more on the ACE scale is considered high. However, the cutoff for a high score is actually 4.