Pasco Fearon, PhD
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Professor Adjunct in the Child Study Center
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- PhD
- University College (1999)
- PhD
- University of Wales (1994)
- BA
- University of Cambridge (1993)
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Essi Viding, PhD
Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA
Eamon McCrory, PhD, BA
Ruth Feldman, PhD
Michael Bloch, MD, MS
154Publications
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2024
No decision about me, without me: Collaborating with young people in mental health research
Lloyd A, Wu T, Lucas L, Agunbiade A, Saleh R, Fearon P, Viding E. No decision about me, without me: Collaborating with young people in mental health research. JCPP Advances 2024 DOI: 10.1002/jcv2.12291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsMental health researchYouth mental health researchHealth researchPatient public involvementYoung peopleCo-production methodsCo-designDigital support toolsFocus groupsInteractive workshopPublic involvementPsychometric studyDemographic informationPopulation of studyAcademic databasesCo-design activitiesInternational fundersReview studiesPeopleSupport toolCultural contextYouthExpertsPracticeInterventionMaternal mind-mindedness and infant oxytocin are interrelated and negatively associated with postnatal depression.
Lindley Baron-Cohen K, Fearon P, Meins E, Feldman R, Hardiman P, Rosan C, Fonagy P. Maternal mind-mindedness and infant oxytocin are interrelated and negatively associated with postnatal depression. Development And Psychopathology 2024, 1-12. PMID: 39363731, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579424001585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsMaternal mind-mindednessMind-mindednessMind-related commentsStudy 1Study 2Mothers' appropriate mind-related commentsLevels of mind-mindednessMothers' caregiving representationsPostnatal depressionSymptoms of depressionParent-child interactionsChildren's social developmentEffects of OTParent-child relationshipMaternal depression scoresChildren's early developmentSample of mothersCaregiving representationsChild OT levelsSalivary OTDepression scoresOT levelsMaternal-infant attachmentPlacebo-controlledDepressionEvocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability
Austerberry C, Fearon P, Ronald A, Leve L, Ganiban J, Natsuaki M, Shaw D, Neiderhiser J, Reiss D. Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability. Child Development 2024, 95: 2082-2101. PMID: 39081003, PMCID: PMC11579646, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild languageEarly caregiving environmentGene-environment correlationAcademic performanceMothers' warmthFather warmthEvocative effectsIntellectual abilityRGE effectsAcademic abilityIncreased heritabilityAdoptive parentsChildren aged 6WarmthAged 6Academic developmentGenetic effectsGenetic factorsBirth mothersChildrenRGELanguageParentsAdopteesAbilityA systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between motor milestone timing and motor development in neurodevelopmental conditions
Bowler A, Arichi T, Austerberry C, Fearon P, Ronald A. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the associations between motor milestone timing and motor development in neurodevelopmental conditions. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2024, 167: 105825. PMID: 39067834, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsDevelopmental coordination disorderMeta-analysisSystematic reviewMeta-analysesAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderMotor skill assessmentGross motor milestonesMotor skill measuresCoordination disorderNeurodevelopmental conditionsEarly motor skillsLanguage conditionInclusion criteriaMotor skillsClinical diagnosis of autismMotor developmentMotor impairmentSkills assessmentMilestone achievementSubgroup analysisThree-level meta-analysesDeficit hyperactivity disorderMotor milestonesMilestone attainmentDiagnosis of autismPost-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following exposure to acute psychological trauma in children aged 8–16 years in South Africa: protocol for the Sinethemba longitudinal study
Sharp T, Chideya Y, Giuliani A, Hunt X, Tomlinson M, Seedat S, Creswell C, Fearon P, Hamilton-Giachritsis C, Hiller R, Meiser-Stedman R, Du Toit S, Stewart J, Halligan S. Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following exposure to acute psychological trauma in children aged 8–16 years in South Africa: protocol for the Sinethemba longitudinal study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085129. PMID: 38991675, PMCID: PMC11624694, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMental health outcomesPost-traumatic stress disorderChildren aged 8Caregiver supportHealth outcomesAssociation of psychosocial factorsAdverse mental health outcomesAged 8Traumatic eventsChildren’s post-traumatic stress disorderDepartment of HealthMiddle-income countriesTrauma-related mental healthPsychological risk factorsHigh-income countriesStress disorder symptomsFollow-up assessmentPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsCape TownMotor vehicle accidentsHealthcare clinicsPsychosocial factorsMental healthPsychological recoveryEthical approvalA meta-analytic examination of sensitive responsiveness as a mediator between depression in mothers and psychopathology in children
Borairi S, Deneault A, Madigan S, Fearon P, Devereux C, Geer M, Jeyanayagam B, Martini J, Jenkins J. A meta-analytic examination of sensitive responsiveness as a mediator between depression in mothers and psychopathology in children. Attachment & Human Development 2024, 26: 273-300. PMID: 38860779, DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2024.2359689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsMeta-analytic structural equation modelingIndirect pathwaysFree-play taskEnglish-speaking childrenMother-child interactionMeta-analytic examinationInternalizing psychopathologyExternalizing psychopathologyChild psychopathologyExternalizing behaviorsExternalizing problemsStructural equation modelingModeration analysisPsychopathologyTest moderationStructured tasksEquation modelingIndirect effectsDepressionExternalitiesModeratelyChildrenTaskSensitive responseMeta-analysisReviewing explore/exploit decision-making as a transdiagnostic target for psychosis, depression, and anxiety
Lloyd A, Roiser J, Skeen S, Freeman Z, Badalova A, Agunbiade A, Busakhwe C, DeFlorio C, Marcu A, Pirie H, Saleh R, Snyder T, Fearon P, Viding E. Reviewing explore/exploit decision-making as a transdiagnostic target for psychosis, depression, and anxiety. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2024, 24: 793-815. PMID: 38653937, PMCID: PMC11390819, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-024-01186-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsTransdiagnostic targetAssociated with more explorationAssociated with psychopathologyReduced explorationPsychosisLongitudinal designAnxietyDepressionWell-poweredEveryday decisionsDecision-making contextDecision-makingIndividualsPsychopathologyCognitionDisordersSystematic searchEvidenceBiasInsufficient evidenceContext of decision-makingInterventionAcademic databasesContextStudyImplementing and evaluating group interpersonal therapy for postnatal depression in Lebanon and Kenya—individually randomised superiority trial
Fonagy P, Chammay R, Ngunu C, Kumar M, Verdeli L, Allison E, Anani G, Fearon P, Fouad F, Hoare Z, Koyio L, Moore H, Nyandigisi A, Pilling S, Sender H, Skordis J, Evans R, Jaoude G, Madeghe B, Maradian S, O’Donnell C, Simes E, Truscott A, Wambua G, Yator O. Implementing and evaluating group interpersonal therapy for postnatal depression in Lebanon and Kenya—individually randomised superiority trial. Trials 2024, 25: 217. PMID: 38532432, PMCID: PMC10964704, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08039-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPostnatal depressionInterpersonal psychotherapyChild developmental outcomesMulti-site randomised controlled trialWomen's mental health needsStandard careEfficacy of interpersonal psychotherapyMaternal postnatal depressionMental health needsMental health concernsMiddle-income countriesRandomised controlled trialsDevelopmental outcomesHigh-income countriesAntenatal servicesChildbearing womenMother-child bondingRandomised superiority trialChildren's developmental progressHealth needsOffspring of womenMaternal depressionCommunity settingsLMIC contextsInterpersonal therapyReciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood
Pezzoli P, Pingault J, Malanchini M, Voronin I, McCrory E, Fearon P, Viding E. Reciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 310-321. PMID: 38476045, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsChild CU traitsDevelopment of CU traitsCU traitsMid-to-late childhoodNegative parentingCallous-unemotionalTwins Early Development StudyLate childhoodLongitudinal cross-lagged modelsEffects of negative parentingCallous-unemotional traitsEarly Development StudyReciprocal effectsCross-lagged modelsCross-lagged effectsFamilies of childrenTwin pairsGenetic factorsParental disciplineParental feelingsChildhoodSmall effectsTraitsEnvironmental factorsParentsCommentary: Health anxiety in youth during ‘COVID’ – some thoughts prompted by Rask et al. (2024)
Sonuga‐Barke E, Fearon P. Commentary: Health anxiety in youth during ‘COVID’ – some thoughts prompted by Rask et al. (2024). Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 65: 431-434. PMID: 38415840, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric