2025
Longitudinal pathways between maternal depression, parenting behaviors, and early childhood development: A mediation analysis
Frost A, Scherer E, Chung E, Gallis J, Sanborn K, Zhou Y, Hagaman A, LeMasters K, Sikander S, Turner E, Maselko J. Longitudinal pathways between maternal depression, parenting behaviors, and early childhood development: A mediation analysis. International Journal Of Behavioral Development 2025, 49: 263-276. DOI: 10.1177/01650254251327372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal depressionChild outcomesChild mental health difficultiesParenting behaviorsMental health difficultiesSex-stratified resultsMother-child dyadsGlobal public health concernPublic health concernHealth difficultiesMonths postpartumEarly childhood developmentHarsh parentingSocioemotional concernsMediation analysisDepressionLongitudinal pathwaysHealth concernChild developmentChildhood developmentChildrenOutcomesParentsPostpartumMonths
2024
Voice hearing in young people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following multiple trauma exposure
Lofthouse K, Beeson E, Dalgleish T, Danese A, Hodgekins J, Mahoney-Davies G, Smith P, Stallard P, Wilson J, Meiser-Stedman R. Voice hearing in young people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following multiple trauma exposure. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2024, 15: 2435790. PMID: 39691055, PMCID: PMC11656750, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2435790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative post-traumatic cognitionsPosttraumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic cognitionsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityHearing groupPrevalence of sexual traumaVoice hearingPanic symptomsSymptom severitySexual traumaSecondary analysisExposure to multiple traumatic eventsCognitive phenotype of childrenHearing voicesExposure to multiple traumasPosttraumatic stress disorder diagnosisTrauma memory qualityMental health difficultiesMethods:</b> ParticipantsMultiple traumatic eventsMultiple trauma exposuresExploratory secondary analysisCognitive-behavioral factorsPhenotype of childrenHealth difficultiesAnxiety and neural correlates of attention and self-regulation in pregnancy: a resting-state EEG study
Levy J, Yatziv T, Bunderson M, Bartz C, Vancor E, Rutherford H. Anxiety and neural correlates of attention and self-regulation in pregnancy: a resting-state EEG study. Archives Of Women's Mental Health 2024, 28: 43-53. PMID: 39214911, DOI: 10.1007/s00737-024-01505-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnancy-related anxietySelf-RegulationBeta oscillationsNeural markersNeural markers of attentionNeural correlates of attentionSelf-regulation difficultiesMarkers of attentionDelta-beta couplingMental health difficultiesCorrelates of attentionResting-state EEG studiesGeneral populationPrefrontal regionsAttentional processesNeural correlatesAttentional controlGeneralized anxietyMind-wanderingCognitive functionHealth difficultiesNeural patternsAnxietyEEG sessionEEG studiesTrauma exposure among young children in rural Pakistan: Associations with gender, mental health, and cognitive skills
Frost A, Collins A, Chung E, Escobar Carias M, Hagaman A, Gupta S, Bibi A, Sikander S, Maselko J. Trauma exposure among young children in rural Pakistan: Associations with gender, mental health, and cognitive skills. BMC Psychology 2024, 12: 454. PMID: 39183356, PMCID: PMC11346172, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01944-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild mental healthMental healthLow-resource settingsAssociated with increased mental health difficultiesRural PakistanMental health difficultiesTrauma exposureMental health problemsStrength of associationSample of mother-child dyadsIncreased anxiety scoresChildren's lifetime exposureTrauma-informed interventionsMother-child dyadsCognitive healthAssociated with genderHealth difficultiesBackgroundThe burdenAnxiety scoresHealth problemsHealthLifetime exposureExperience traumaChildren's cognitive skillsCognitive skillsPositive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children
Gad D, Wells J, Piechota A, Feeney B, Birditt K, Marottoli R, Gaugler J, Vranceanu A, Monin J. Positive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children. Aging & Mental Health 2024, 29: 69-77. PMID: 38795364, PMCID: PMC11908637, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2358096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health difficultiesPositive affective expressionPositive affectDepressive symptomsHealth difficultiesCognitive impairmentDyad membersActor Partner Interdependence ModelAssociated with lower depressive symptomsPsychological healthIndicators of psychological healthAssociated with women's mental healthMental healthAffecting expressionLower depressive symptomsParent-child relationshipMen's mental healthAdult childrenWomen's mental healthActor effectsInterdependence modelPsychosocial interventionsTrained codersSelf-ReportAffectImproving access to evidence-based interventions for children and young people: Workforce upskilling and expansion
Gallop C, Fonagy P, Curry V. Improving access to evidence-based interventions for children and young people: Workforce upskilling and expansion. Clinical Psychology Forum 2024, 1: 83-92. DOI: 10.53841/bpscpf.2024.1.375.83.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based interventionsMental health needsMental health difficultiesYoung peopleHealth needsHealth difficultiesTreatment gapImprove accessPotential next stepsWorkforce upskillingNext stepsUpskillingWorkforceExpansion initiativesChildrenPeoplePolitical contextInterventionPrevalenceEffective useNeedsPsychologistsClinical effectiveness of the psychological therapy Mental Health Intervention for Children with Epilepsy in addition to usual care compared with assessment-enhanced usual care alone: a multicentre, randomised controlled clinical trial in the UK
Bennett S, Cross J, Chowdhury K, Ford T, Heyman I, Coughtrey A, Dalrymple E, Byford S, Chorpita B, Fonagy P, Moss-Morris R, Reilly C, Smith J, Stephenson T, Varadkar S, Blackstone J, Quartly H, Hughes T, Lewins A, Moore E, Walji F, Welch A, Whelan E, Zacharia A, D'Oelsnitz A, Shah M, Xu L, Vezyroglou A, Mitchell K, Nizza I, Ganguli P, Shafran R. Clinical effectiveness of the psychological therapy Mental Health Intervention for Children with Epilepsy in addition to usual care compared with assessment-enhanced usual care alone: a multicentre, randomised controlled clinical trial in the UK. The Lancet 2024, 403: 1254-1266. PMID: 38461840, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02791-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic health conditionsMental health disordersUsual careMental health interventionsMental health difficultiesHealth conditionsHealth disordersHealth interventionsHealth difficultiesProgramme Grants for Applied Research programmeNational Institute for Health Research Programme Grants for Applied Research programmeTreating common mental health conditionsMICE groupPrimary mental health disorderYoung peopleMental health comorbiditiesMonths post-randomisationStudy inclusionMental health conditionsEvidence-based psychological treatmentsMental health treatmentMental health assessmentIntellectual disabilityParent-reported StrengthsParticipants aged 3Depression, anxiety, and suicidal behaviors in a large-scale national survey of student athletes versus non-athlete college students: risk and protective factors
Woodson O, Rungta R, Smith N, Meuret A. Depression, anxiety, and suicidal behaviors in a large-scale national survey of student athletes versus non-athlete college students: risk and protective factors. Journal Of American College Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 38442355, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2024.2317187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicidal behaviorStudent-athletesSelf-reported internalizing symptomsCollege studentsRates of internalizing symptomsRates of mental health difficultiesAssess severity of depressionNon-athlete college studentsSeverity of depressionMental health difficultiesMental health diagnosesNon-athlete peersSelf-reported mental health diagnosesMental health resourcesHealth difficultiesHealth diagnosisProtective factorsChi-square test of independenceAnxietyNon-athletesDepressionHealth resourcesNational sampleChi-square testAssess severityStigma and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Clark K, Argiros A, Dougherty L, Pachankis J. Stigma and Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Parents of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Journal Of Family Psychology 2024, 38: 201-211. PMID: 38227468, PMCID: PMC10922310, DOI: 10.1037/fam0001183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSGM youthVicarious stigmaStigma experiencesDepressive symptomsPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System short formsSelf-reported anxietyAssessed parents' experiencesSymptoms of anxietyConsequences of stigmaChild mental healthMental health difficultiesCross-sectional studySGM childrenGender minoritiesSGM peopleStigma measuresExperience stigmaYouths' parentsHealth difficultiesMental healthAnxietyInvestigate associationsSGMStigmaEmotional consequencesGender, marginalised groups, and young people’s mental health: a longitudinal analysis of trajectories
Lereya S, Norton S, Crease M, Deighton J, Labno A, Ravaccia G, Bhui K, Brooks H, English C, Fonagy P, Heslin M, Edbrooke-Childs J. Gender, marginalised groups, and young people’s mental health: a longitudinal analysis of trajectories. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2024, 18: 29. PMID: 38419124, PMCID: PMC10902968, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-024-00720-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLevels of mental health difficultiesMental health difficultiesHealth difficultiesMental healthYoung peopleMarginalised groupsTrajectories of mental healthYoung people's mental healthGroup-based trajectory modelingPeople's mental healthYoung womenMarginalised identitiesEconomic disadvantagePublic policySecondary analysisGirls' trajectoriesNon-binaryAnnual surveyConclusionsThis informationLongitudinal analysisEducational needsBehavioral difficultiesYoung menHealthPeopleWell-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War
Kang H, Fischer I, Vus V, Kolyshkina A, Ponomarenko L, Chobanian A, Esterlis I, Pietrzak R. Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War. Mental Health Global Challenges Journal 2024, 7: 41-49. DOI: 10.56508/mhgcj.v7i1.189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health workersMental health difficultiesPsychosocial factorsHealth difficultiesWell-being domainsHealth workersWell-beingMental healthMental health support servicesFactors associated with well-beingLevels of mental health difficultiesHealth support servicesPromote well-beingAssociated with higher well-beingPosttraumatic stress symptomsConvenience samplePsychosocial characteristicsMultiple well-being domainsHigher well-beingSupport servicesPresence of mental health difficultiesHigher optimismStress symptomsInteraction of riskProtective factors
2023
Associations between sleep quality and irritability: Testing the mediating role of emotion regulation
Whiting C, Bellaert N, Deveney C, Tseng W. Associations between sleep quality and irritability: Testing the mediating role of emotion regulation. Personality And Individual Differences 2023, 213: 112322. PMID: 38549685, PMCID: PMC10978035, DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep qualityEmotion regulationPoor sleep qualityMental health disordersMental health difficultiesCommon symptomsPoor sleepPossible intervention targetsSleep problemsHealth disordersDepression symptomsClinical implicationsIrritabilityHealth difficultiesRange of internalizingSelf-report measuresSleepSymptomsIntervention targetsPotential mediatorsConfirmatory factor analysisHigh irritabilityAssociationDirect associationPresent studyProblematic use of the internet among adolescents: A four-wave longitudinal study of trajectories, predictors and outcomes
Geng X, Zhang J, Liu Y, Xu L, Han Y, Potenza M, Zhang J. Problematic use of the internet among adolescents: A four-wave longitudinal study of trajectories, predictors and outcomes. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 435-447. PMID: 37294627, PMCID: PMC10316164, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental trajectoriesAcademic functioningIndividual differencesFour-wave longitudinal studyProblematic developmental trajectoriesInter-parental conflictProblematic useDifferent developmental trajectoriesPoor academic functioningMental health difficultiesEffective intervention programsDevelopmental patternsFamily predictorsFamilial predictorsBehavioral outcomesLatent class growth modelsHealth difficultiesInterpersonal relationshipsChildhood maltreatmentAdverse correlatesIntervention programsModerate increasingMental healthAdolescentsLow decreasingComparisons Between Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adult Sexual and Gender Minority Male Sexual Assault Survivors
Cook J, Cations M, Simiola V, Ellis A, Bellamy C, Martino S. Comparisons Between Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adult Sexual and Gender Minority Male Sexual Assault Survivors. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: 833-843. PMID: 37217371, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsSexual abuse historyMental health treatment engagementMental health treatmentCurrent depressive symptomsSymptoms of depressionAbuse historyMental health difficultiesSexual abuse/assaultClinical responseAdult sexual assaultPsychotherapy trialsHealth treatmentOnline screenerTrauma loadTreatment engagementAge groupsYounger groupHealth difficultiesMale survivorsTraumaSymptomsSexual traumaLower ratesMenCCTC 2020: Addressing Social Responsiveness in Health Service Psychology Education and Training
Ponce A, Cavell T, Flores L, Gillens A, Grus C, Hagstrom S, Maynard-Pemba N, Nadkarni L, Reynolds A, Schmitt A, Stiers W, Zimmerman M, Çiftçi A. CCTC 2020: Addressing Social Responsiveness in Health Service Psychology Education and Training. Training And Education In Professional Psychology 2023, 17: 4-13. DOI: 10.1037/tep0000421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCouncil of Chairs of Training CouncilsHealth Service Psychology EducationHealth service psychologyPsychological educationMental health difficultiesPsychology workforceHealth difficultiesSelf-AwarenessTraining communityPsychologyTraining CouncilUnmet health needsHealth needsSocialIncreasing recognitionHealthTrainingDeleterious effects
2022
Non-linear associations between HPA axis activity during infancy and mental health difficulties during early childhood among children in rural Pakistan.
Frost A, Hagaman A, Baranov V, Chung EO, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Non-linear associations between HPA axis activity during infancy and mental health difficulties during early childhood among children in rural Pakistan. Development And Psychopathology 2022, 35: 2086-2095. PMID: 35959681, PMCID: PMC9922341, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422000773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis activityMental health difficultiesAxis activityHealth difficultiesEarly childhoodHypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis activityPituitary-adrenal axis activitySDQ scoresAdrenal axis activityNon-linear associationLongitudinal cohortDepression trialsQuadratic associationHair cortisolDehydroepiandosteroneRural PakistanMental healthCortisolEarly adversitySignificant quadratic associationDifficulties QuestionnaireLow-resource contextsChildhoodChildrenAssociationAssociations Between ADHD Symptoms and Maternal and Birth Outcomes: An Exploratory Analysis in a Multi-Country Cohort of Expectant Mothers
Murray A, Taut D, Baban A, Hemady C, Walker S, Osafo J, Sikander S, Tomlinson M, Du Toit S, Marlow M, Ward C, Fernando A, Madrid B, Van Thang V, Tuyen H, Dunne M, Hughes C, Fearon P, Valdebenito S, Eisner M. Associations Between ADHD Symptoms and Maternal and Birth Outcomes: An Exploratory Analysis in a Multi-Country Cohort of Expectant Mothers. Journal Of Attention Disorders 2022, 26: 1882-1894. PMID: 35815439, PMCID: PMC9597155, DOI: 10.1177/10870547221105064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADHD symptomsSignificant associationLongitudinal birth cohort studyLow birth weightBirth cohort studyGreater mental health supportLow social supportMental health difficultiesMental health supportCohort studyBirth outcomesPremature birthThird trimesterRegular screeningBirth weightUnplanned pregnancyTobacco useDepressive symptomsExpectant mothersPregnancyFetal developmentUnwanted pregnancyHealth difficultiesSymptomsAlcohol use
2021
Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces
Neil L, Viding E, Armbruster‐Genc D, Lisi M, Mareschal I, Rankin G, Sharp M, Phillips H, Rapley J, Martin P, McCrory E. Trust and childhood maltreatment: evidence of bias in appraisal of unfamiliar faces. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2021, 63: 655-662. PMID: 34500497, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrust processingUnfamiliar facesChildhood maltreatmentPoor social functioningMental health difficultiesMental health problemsFacial stimuliCognitive abilitiesTrust judgmentsTrust attributionTrustworthiness dimensionsCommunity-based sampleSocial service recordsSocial functioningMaltreatment experiencesHealth difficultiesChild maltreatmentMaltreatmentSocial bondsAtypical patternsPeersEvidence of biasChildrenSocioeconomic statusProcessingPain, cannabis use, and physical and mental health indicators among veterans and nonveterans: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III
Enkema M, Hasin D, Browne K, Stohl M, Shmulewitz D, Fink D, Olfson M, Martins S, Bohnert K, Sherman S, Cerda M, Wall M, Aharonovich E, Keyhani S, Saxon A. Pain, cannabis use, and physical and mental health indicators among veterans and nonveterans: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Pain 2021, 163: 267-273. PMID: 34108436, PMCID: PMC8985055, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis use disorderRecent painMedical cannabis lawsPrevalence differencesNonmedical cannabis useNational Epidemiologic SurveyCannabis useChronic painMental health indicatorsPhysical health difficultiesConditions-IIIPrevalence of cannabis use disorderDSM-5 cannabis use disorderEpidemiological surveyPrevalence of frequent cannabis useFrequent cannabis useMCL statesRelated Conditions-IIIHealth difficultiesPhysical healthMental healthHealth indicatorsCannabis variablesVeterans' reportsVeteransPsychological Resilience to the Challenges of Physical Aging in Older U.S. Veterans: Results From the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Asch RH, Kachadourian L, Southwick SM, Esterlis I, Pietrzak RH. Psychological Resilience to the Challenges of Physical Aging in Older U.S. Veterans: Results From the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2021, 29: 1280-1285. PMID: 34053836, PMCID: PMC8553809, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological resilienceOlder U.S. veteransVeterans StudySecure attachment stylePhysical health difficultiesU.S. veteransU.S. military veteransRelative importance analysisAttachment securityAttachment styleHealth difficultiesNovel analytic approachMilitary veteransIntervention strategiesMindfulnessStrongest correlateGreater resilienceMultiple regressionResilienceVeteransOlder veteransAnalytic approachRepresentative sampleDifficulty indexScores
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