2025
Artificial intelligence chatbots as sources for patient education material on child abuse
Nguyen L, Tran V, Li J, Baughn D, Shotwell J, Gushanas K, Hasan S, Falls L, Zhong R. Artificial intelligence chatbots as sources for patient education material on child abuse. Child Protection And Practice 2025, 5: 100167. DOI: 10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Child Traumatic Stress NetworkChildhood maltreatmentChild abuseField of psychiatryPatient education materialsInterpersonal traumaPediatric psychologistsPsychiatric disordersChild psychiatristsAbuseReading levelEducational materialsStress networkWord countMaltreatmentActionability of patient education materialsSource of medical informationYears of ageAI chatbotsChildrenArtificial intelligenceNeglectRecommended reading levelChildhoodSecondary outcomesNetworks of guilt, shame, pride, and disordered eating in youths show stability over time
Uddenberg C, Everaert J, Joormann J, Kober H, Gadassi‐Polack R. Networks of guilt, shame, pride, and disordered eating in youths show stability over time. Journal Of Research On Adolescence 2025, 35: e70019. PMID: 40317553, PMCID: PMC12048745, DOI: 10.1111/jora.70019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-conscious emotionsDisordered eating behaviorsEating behaviorsDisordered EatingAssociated with restrictive eatingEating disorder riskPopulation-level stressorsRestrictive eatingWeight concernsDaily diariesDisorder riskCognitionAssociated with weight concernsEmotionsEatingGuiltShameNetwork analysis approachYouthBehaviorAdolescentsPrideStressorsChildhood273. Dopaminergic Frontostriatal Pathways in Major Depressive Disorder and Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Multimodal Neuroimaging Investigation
Dan R, Borchers L, Belleau E, Kaiser R, Clegg R, Goer F, Pechtel P, Beltzer M, Wooten D, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Pizzagalli D. 273. Dopaminergic Frontostriatal Pathways in Major Depressive Disorder and Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Multimodal Neuroimaging Investigation. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 97: s208. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.02.511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParenting in Childhood Predicts Personality in Early Adulthood: A Longitudinal Twin-Differences Study
Wertz J, Moffitt T, Blangis F, Ambler A, Arseneault L, Danese A, Fisher H, Caspi A. Parenting in Childhood Predicts Personality in Early Adulthood: A Longitudinal Twin-Differences Study. American Psychologist 2025 PMID: 40244963, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersonality traitsEnvironmental Risk Longitudinal Twin StudyImportant life outcomesLongitudinal Twin StudyTwin differences designIncreasing positive parentingImpact of parentingChildhood maltreatmentBritish twinsChild effectsPositive parentingInfluence personalityMother's affectionTwin studiesEarly adolescencePredicting personalityEarly adulthoodAffectionate parentingLife outcomesYoung adultsChildhood yearsPersonsChildhoodAged 5Family supportThe role of childhood social fragmentation and perceived discrimination on maladaptive core schemas later in life among young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis and healthy comparisons
Diomino A, Yuan Q, Cadenhead K, Addington J, Bearden C, Cannon T, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Stone W, Walker E, Woods S, Ku B. The role of childhood social fragmentation and perceived discrimination on maladaptive core schemas later in life among young adults at clinical high risk for psychosis and healthy comparisons. Schizophrenia Research 2025, 279: 71-78. PMID: 40174486, PMCID: PMC12035737, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2025.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskCore schemasHealthy comparisonNeighbourhood social fragmentationNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal Study 2Perceived DiscriminationSocial fragmentationIn adulthoodNegative-self schemaPoor social functioningCross-sectional studyLongitudinal Study 2High riskU.S. Census dataNegative-selfStudy 2Design interventionsSchema formationSocial functioningPsychosisBaseline dataYoung adultsCensus dataAdulthoodChildhoodNetwork structure of psychotic symptoms and childhood trauma in first-episode versus treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Liu Z, Wang X, Deng H, Huang J, Wang J, Chen W, Yang K, Li W, Chen S, Xie T, Liu R, Tian L, Yang F, Tian B, Li Y, Li C, Tan Y. Network structure of psychotic symptoms and childhood trauma in first-episode versus treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 185: 31-39. PMID: 40147152, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.03.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-resistant schizophrenia patientsTreatment-resistant schizophreniaFirst-episode schizophreniaPositive and Negative Syndrome ScaleChildhood traumaPsychotic symptomsInfluences psychotic symptomsNegative Syndrome ScaleChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireChildhood trauma experiencesSyndrome ScaleFirst-episodeTrauma QuestionnaireEmotional neglectTraumatic stressTrauma experiencesSchizophreniaSymptom patternsSexual abuseInfluence symptomsSymptom evolutionPartial correlationSymptomsClinical symptomsChildhoodPsychometric Evaluation of Aurora- a : An Augmented Assessment of Analytical, Practical, and Creative Abilities in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence
Hein S, Tan M, Ahmed Y, Elliott J, Bolden D, Sternberg R, Grigorenko E. Psychometric Evaluation of Aurora- a : An Augmented Assessment of Analytical, Practical, and Creative Abilities in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly 2025 DOI: 10.1353/mpq.0.a955196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle childhoodEarly adolescenceExploratory structural equation modelingConfirmatory factor analysisCreative abilitiesAssessment of academic performanceIntelligence testsVerbal competenceStructural equation modelingPsychometric evaluationAdequate reliabilityFactor analysisAcademic performanceEquation modelingAssessment of analytesAdolescentsMultifaceted natureChildhoodSubtestsAbilityCompetenceUnidimensionalityGoodness-of-fitItemsStrong correlationsParental reflective functioning and internalizing symptoms predict altruistic prosocial behaviour in children
McGlade D, Rutherford H, McCrory E, Steinbeis N. Parental reflective functioning and internalizing symptoms predict altruistic prosocial behaviour in children. British Journal Of Developmental Psychology 2025 PMID: 39962726, DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental reflective functioningChild internalizing symptomsAltruistic prosocial behaviorsInternalizing symptomsProsocial behaviorMental healthAssociated with child internalizing symptomsReflective functioningChild mental healthMiddle childhoodCaregiving experienceCaregiving experiencesLongitudinal designMental statesBehavior 1Parenting capacityPath modelYear Follow-UpAltruistic behaviorHealthHealthy relationshipsSymptomsChildrenBaselineChildhoodUnderstanding the development of a functional brain circuit: reward processing as an illustration
Opendak M, Meyer H, Callaghan B, Abramson L, John S, Bath K, Lee F, Tottenham N, Sullivan R. Understanding the development of a functional brain circuit: reward processing as an illustration. Translational Psychiatry 2025, 15: 53. PMID: 39962048, PMCID: PMC11832941, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03280-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward processingReward systemAberrant reward processingNeural reward circuitsAdult circuit functionEnvironmental demands changePromote adaptive behaviorFunctional brain circuitsBrain network functionDevelopmental research questionsReward circuitReward behaviorPsychiatric disordersBrain circuitsAdaptive behaviorRewardCircuit functionDevelopmental transitionsImpact infantsDevelopmental processesDisordersStimuliBrainBehaviorChildhoodTrajectories of Childhood Bullying Behaviors and Conduct Problems: Associations With Cognitive Functioning in a Nationally Representative Cohort Study
Thériault-Couture F, Agnew-Blais J, Leno V, Danese A, Ganaesan K, Matthews T, Morneau-Vaillancourt G, Thompson K, Shakoor S, Arseneault L. Trajectories of Childhood Bullying Behaviors and Conduct Problems: Associations With Cognitive Functioning in a Nationally Representative Cohort Study. Developmental Psychology 2025, 61: 351-365. PMID: 39172423, PMCID: PMC12020448, DOI: 10.1037/dev0001788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConduct problemsCognitive functionDevelopmental trajectoriesDevelopmental courseAntisocial behavior trajectoriesConduct problem trajectoriesChildren's cognitive functionBullying behaviorSubgroup of childrenLow IQAntisocial behaviorTeacher reportsProblem trajectoriesEarly cognitive functionBehavior trajectoriesCombiner parentsFunctional accountGroup-based trajectory modelingChildhood bullying behaviorNationally Representative Cohort StudyChildhoodLow theoryChildrenBullyingBehavior
2024
Genetic and environment influences on childhood victimization: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dahoun T, Peel A, Baldwin J, Coleman O, Lewis S, Wertz J, Rijsdijk F, Danese A. Genetic and environment influences on childhood victimization: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 30: 2228-2238. PMID: 39663379, PMCID: PMC12014478, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02868-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood victimizationVictimization experiencesEnvironmental influencesGenetically informative designsVictimsTwin studiesGenetic influencesPhysical healthMeta-analysisQuantitative summaryPrevention targetsChildhoodAPA PsycInfoMeta-analysesEtiological factorsSystematic reviewPRISMA guidelinesInformation designEmbase databasesRisk factorsHealth effectsHealthAPAPsycINFOChildhood maltreatment and the structural development of hippocampus across childhood and adolescence
Doretto V, Salto A, Schivoletto S, Zugman A, Oliveira M, Brañas M, Croci M, Ito L, Santoro M, Jackowski A, Bressan R, Rohde L, Salum G, Miguel E, Pan P. Childhood maltreatment and the structural development of hippocampus across childhood and adolescence. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 4528-4536. PMID: 39773537, PMCID: PMC11769901, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291724001636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood maltreatmentRight hippocampal volumeHippocampal volumeDepressive disorderCommunity sampleReduced right hippocampal volumeExposure to childhood maltreatmentReduction of hippocampal volumeLongitudinal studyMagnetic resonance imagingPolygenic risk scoresHippocampal structureParent reportLate childhoodSelf-ReportMaltreatmentVolumetric developmentAdolescentsHippocampalChildhoodAged 6Brain magnetic resonance imagingDisordersDevelopment of hippocampusResonance imagingChildhood Trauma as a Mediator of Intergenerational PTSD Symptom Transmission in Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Huang A, Bonumwezi J, Wang K, Mew E, Habintwali D, Lowe S. Childhood Trauma as a Mediator of Intergenerational PTSD Symptom Transmission in Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of Loss And Trauma 2024, 30: 642-665. DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2024.2422610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPTSD symptomsChildhood traumaParental sexSexual abuseChildhood trauma subtypesMaternal PTSD symptomsCumulative childhood traumaHarsh parenting practicesIntergenerational traumaTrauma subtypesChildhood maltreatmentPhysical neglectParenting practicesPhysical abuseIntergenerational transmissionPTSDAbuseIndirect effectsAdult childrenSymptomsGenocide survivorsChildhoodCross-sectional studyOnline surveyParentsChildhood adversity and adolescent mental health: Examining cumulative and specificity effects across contexts and developmental timing.
Hardi F, Peckins M, Mitchell C, McLoyd V, Brooks-Gunn J, Hyde L, Monk C. Childhood adversity and adolescent mental health: Examining cumulative and specificity effects across contexts and developmental timing. Development And Psychopathology 2024, 1-17. PMID: 39359017, PMCID: PMC11965435, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579424001512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYouth psychopathologyChildhood adversityPredictive of internalizing symptomsPredictors of internalizing symptomsImpact of childhood adversityFuture of familiesTiming of adversityAdolescent mental healthPsychological aggressionExternalizing symptomsMiddle childhoodParenting stressPsychopathologyLongitudinal sampleStructured life course modeling approachMental healthAdversityAged 9Early childhoodSpecific effectsAged 3ChildhoodSymptomsYouthToddlerhoodSocial isolation and poor mental health in young people: testing genetic and environmental influences in a longitudinal cohort study
Thompson K, Oginni O, Wertz J, Danese A, Okundi M, Arseneault L, Matthews T. Social isolation and poor mental health in young people: testing genetic and environmental influences in a longitudinal cohort study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 34: 1445-1455. PMID: 39259339, PMCID: PMC12000192, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-024-02573-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health symptomsPsychotic-like experiencesHealth symptomsEnvironmental influencesPoor mental healthDepressive symptomsEnvironmental Risk Longitudinal Twin StudySocial isolationGenetic influencesConduct problemsExperiences of poor mental healthMental healthLongitudinal Twin StudyChildhood social isolationMental health problemsAged 5Assessment of social isolationTwin studiesNon-sharedYoung adulthoodPathway modelYoung peopleDepressionSymptomsChildhoodNeurodevelopmental subtypes of functional brain organization in the ABCD study using a rigorous analytic framework
DeRosa J, Friedman N, Calhoun V, Banich M. Neurodevelopmental subtypes of functional brain organization in the ABCD study using a rigorous analytic framework. NeuroImage 2024, 299: 120827. PMID: 39245397, PMCID: PMC11779700, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentIndividual’s resting-state functional connectivityAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyFunctional brain organizationMental health profilesMental health characteristicsRSFC dataBrain organizationFunctional connectivityDevelopmental trajectoriesChildren Aged 9Emotional functioningCognitive developmentLate childhoodAged 9SubtypesAdolescentsHealth characteristicsHealth profileChildhoodA systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean
Guariguata L, Burlar A, Greaves N, Harewood H, Khan R, Rosario-Rosado R, Jones W, Roy B, Hassan S. A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean. Health Research Policy And Systems 2024, 22: 115. PMID: 39169406, PMCID: PMC11337753, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01201-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesityReduce rates of childhood obesityComplexity of childhood obesityRising childhood obesity ratesRates of childhood obesityChildhood obesity ratesObesity ratesCommercial determinantsSystems thinking frameworkMulti-disciplinary stakeholdersConclusionsDespite differencesObesityObjectiveThe aimPersonal experienceVirtual meetingsMulti-facetedChildhoodPolicy solutionsReinforcing loopsPuerto RicoPotential areasStakeholdersInterventionUS Virgin IslandsFacilitationUsing latent transition analysis to evaluate the impact of perceived threats on emotional and behavioral development
Conley M, Dinc E, Xiang Z, Baskin‐Sommers A. Using latent transition analysis to evaluate the impact of perceived threats on emotional and behavioral development. Child Development 2024, 95: 2150-2165. PMID: 39113318, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatent transition analysisBehavior problemsPerceived threatAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyImpact of perceived threatCognitive Development StudyStressful life eventsTransition analysisEthnically diverse youthSubgroups of youthThreat experienceLife eventsYouth’s neighborhoodsBehavioral developmentDiverse youthYouths' familiesYouthDevelopment studiesAdolescentsThreatAssociationChildhoodNeighborhoodInterventionEthnicityLarge‐scale analysis of structural brain asymmetries during neurodevelopment: Associations with age and sex in 4265 children and adolescents
Kurth F, Schijven D, van den Heuvel O, Hoogman M, van Rooij D, Stein D, Buitelaar J, Bölte S, Auzias G, Kushki A, Venkatasubramanian G, Rubia K, Bollmann S, Isaksson J, Jaspers‐Fayer F, Marsh R, Batistuzzo M, Arnold P, Bressan R, Stewart S, Gruner P, Sorensen L, Pan P, Silk T, Gur R, Cubillo A, Haavik J, Tuura R, Hartman C, Calvo R, McGrath J, Calderoni S, Jackowski A, Chantiluke K, Satterthwaite T, Busatto G, Nigg J, Gur R, Retico A, Tosetti M, Gallagher L, Szeszko P, Neufeld J, Ortiz A, Ghisleni C, Lazaro L, Hoekstra P, Anagnostou E, Hoekstra L, Simpson B, Plessen J, Deruelle C, Soreni N, James A, Narayanaswamy J, Reddy J, Fitzgerald J, Bellgrove M, Salum G, Janssen J, Muratori F, Vila M, Giral M, Ameis S, Bosco P, Remnélius K, Huyser C, Pariente J, Jalbrzikowski M, Rosa P, O'Hearn K, Ehrlich S, Mollon J, Zugman A, Christakou A, Arango C, Fisher S, Kong X, Franke B, Medland S, Thomopoulos S, Jahanshad N, Glahn D, Thompson P, Francks C, Luders E. Large‐scale analysis of structural brain asymmetries during neurodevelopment: Associations with age and sex in 4265 children and adolescents. Human Brain Mapping 2024, 45: e26754. PMID: 39046031, PMCID: PMC11267452, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain asymmetryBrain regionsSex differencesStructural brain asymmetryCerebral asymmetryFindings lack consistencyBrain featuresEffects of ageSamples to dateEffect sizeBrainDifferential effectsAdolescentsAge effectsChildhoodInvestigate associationsSignificant asymmetryAssociated with ageSexMaleFindingsNeurodevelopmentAssociationDifferencesHemisphereWho are the Parents? Risk and Resiliency Among Parents of Youth Receiving Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment
Conway C, Decker L, Adnopoz J, Woolston J. Who are the Parents? Risk and Resiliency Among Parents of Youth Receiving Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Trauma 2024, 17: 1121-1131. PMID: 39686928, PMCID: PMC11646234, DOI: 10.1007/s40653-024-00643-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse childhood eventsIntensive home-based treatmentNon-birthing parentsChildhood experiencesChildhood eventsHigher ACE scoresParents of childrenImpact parenting behaviorsExperiences of parentsParents of youthHome-based treatmentACE scoresEffective interventionsBirth parentsChildhood adversityChildhood experiences of parentingHigh-risk youthPractice recommendationsComplex clinical presentationParents' childhood experiencesScoresBirthChildhoodChildrenFuture policy
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