Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Abused, Unbowed, July 31, 2005; pp. A1+.
"Traditional psychiatric theory predicted that Rob Dolan would be a troubled adult. Shaped by a hostile environment, Dolan should have developed behaviors that would condemn him to social and educational failure and perhaps chronic mental illness. But that didn't happen. Removed from his West Haven (Connecticut) home at 13 and cast into the child welfare system, Rob Dolan graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and is a lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Now 28, he hopes to go to law school or, possibly, run for public office." (HARTFORD COURANT) This article presents the findings of resiliency studies in which scientists have found that "some children are hard-wired to thrive despite extreme adversity."
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Abused children Behavior disorders in children Brain--Research Child abuse Emotional problems of teenagers Nature and nurture Neuropsychiatry Post-traumatic stress disorder in children Psychic trauma in children Resilience (Personality trait) Resilience (Personality trait) in children