<unk>  is a behavioral or psychological condition that results from the loss of one or both parents. Abandonment may be physical (the parent is not present in the<unk> 's life) or emotional (the parent withholds affection, nurturing, or stimulation).  Many countries, like Russia and China, have an alarmingly high rate of physically<unk><unk> ren. A 1998 Human Rights Watch committee report found that more than 100,000<unk> ren per year were<unk>  in Russia. Parents leave their<unk> ren for many reasons, including trouble with the law, financial insecurity, the<unk>  is mentally or physically challenged, and sometimes population control policies. Involuntary loss of a parent, such as through divorce or death, can also create abandonment issues.
Parents who leave their<unk> ren, whether with or without good reason, can cause irreversible psychological damage to the<unk> .<unk><unk> ren may also often suffer physical damage from neglect, malnutrition, starvation, and abuse.  Substantial research indicates that contact with adults of both sexes encourages a<unk> 's balanced development.<unk>  is not listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fourth edition).
Abandoned child syndrome
Shaken baby syndrome
Gourmand Syndrome
Retinoic acid syndrome
Infant botulism
Stickler syndrome
Noonan syndrome
Caudal regression syndrome