Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsAndrea Danese
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2025
A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of cognitive therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents exposed to multiple traumatic stressors: the DECRYPT trial
Meiser-Stedman R, Allen L, Ashford P, Beeson E, Byford S, Danese A, Farr A, Finn J, Goodall B, Grainger L, Hammond M, Harmston R, Humphrey A, King D, Lofthouse K, Mahoney-Davies G, Miles S, Moore J, Morant N, Robertson S, Shepstone L, Sims E, Stallard P, Swanepoel A, Trickey D, Trigg K, Vishwakarma R, Wilson J, Dalgleish T, Smith P. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of cognitive therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents exposed to multiple traumatic stressors: the DECRYPT trial. World Psychiatry 2025, 24: 422-434. PMID: 40948050, PMCID: PMC12434375, DOI: 10.1002/wps.21355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderTreatment-as-usualCT-PTSDTF-CBTCRIES-8Months post-randomizationCognitive therapyStress disorderPragmatic Randomized Controlled TrialMental disordersTotal anxietyRandomized controlled trial of cognitive therapyMeasures of post-traumatic stress disorderTrauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapyTrial of cognitive therapyRevised Impact of Event ScaleCognitive-behavioral therapyComorbid mental disordersComplex PTSD diagnosisParent-reported emotional difficultiesMultiple trauma exposuresPost-treatmentImpact of Event ScaleUK mental health servicesPost-randomizationEnhancing rigour and contextual sensitivity in digital mental health interventions
Weisz J, Steinberg J, Sun J, Mair P, Fitzpatrick O, Danese A, Adams K, Ougrin D. Enhancing rigour and contextual sensitivity in digital mental health interventions. 2025, 100048. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanprc.2025.100048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co‐produced self‐report measure
Lukito S, Chandler S, Kakoulidou M, Griffiths K, Wyatt A, Funnell E, Pavlopoulou G, Baker S, Stahl D, Sonuga‐Barke E, Sonuga‐Barke E, Chandler S, Danese A, Funnell E, Downs J, Griffiths K, Kakoulidou M, Low L, Lukito S, Prasad U, Roberts A, Simonoff E, Stahl D, Wyatt A, Pavlopoulou G, Hurry J, Baker S, Moore G, Ougrin D, Roestorf A, Kirkbride R, Lewis C, Altimimi J, Balwani B, Barnes S, Boyens T, Glen Z, Harris C, Hillman C, Harvey‐Nguyen L, Jackson I, Johnson A, Ly E, Matejko M, Poulton D, Rose A, Webb D, Wilson A. Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co‐produced self‐report measure. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2025, 66: 1577-1592. PMID: 40707015, PMCID: PMC12447693, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.70003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulation deficitsMental health problemsIntensity of negative emotionsPredictive of higher depressionSelf-report measuresIntense emotional reactionsSelf-report questionnairesClinically validated scalesMental health risksRegulation deficitsADHD groupAutism groupNeurotypical adolescentsHigher depressionNeurotypical peersADHDNegative emotionsPsychometric propertiesSecondary school studentsAutismSchool InventoryEmotional reactionsCue frequencyUpset eventsLevels of EBEffects of a brief digital problem-solving intervention on depression and anxiety symptoms in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war: a crossover, randomised controlled trial
Weisz J, Steinberg J, Sun J, Mair P, Fitzpatrick O, Karapata N, Yusyn M, Sood G, Danese A, Adams K, Ougrin D. Effects of a brief digital problem-solving intervention on depression and anxiety symptoms in Ukrainian children and adolescents displaced by war: a crossover, randomised controlled trial. 2025, 1: 100001. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanprc.2025.100001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigital mental health interventionsInternalising symptomsPost-intervention assessmentRandomised controlled trialsMean symptom scoresIntention-to-treat sampleControlled TrialsMental health careProblem-solving interventionMental health interventionsRisk of depressionControl groupSymptom scoresOpen Science FrameworkIntention-to-treat analysisAnxiety symptomsElevated symptomsContext-specific adaptationsSymptomatic youthHealth interventionsBaseline symptomsHealth careLinear mixed-effects modelsProfessional careSchool grades 5Childhood adversity as a risk factor for autoimmune disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis with implications for psychiatry
Jesuthasan J, Watson C, Hafeez D, Lynch-Kelly K, Danese A, Pollak T. Childhood adversity as a risk factor for autoimmune disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis with implications for psychiatry. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2025, 128: 643-653. PMID: 40320015, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.04.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of biasChildhood adversityDisease in adulthoodMeta-analysisSystematic reviewSevere mental illnessHigh risk of biasRisk factorsExposure to childhood adversityAssociated with childhood adversityAutoimmune diseasesFunnel plot inspectionRates of childhood adversityHistory of childhood adversityPeer-reviewed studiesEnvironmental risk factorsMental illnessAutoimmune disordersEgger's testElectronic databasesAetiology of autoimmune disordersPublication biasPrevention of autoimmune diseasesEffect sizeDysregulated immune responseSupporting the next generation of professionals in child and adolescent mental health: the fourth Catania residential course endorsed by ESCAP
Riccioni A, Siracusano M, Davico C, Klauser P, Morcillo C, Ougrin D, Vitiello B, Plessen K, Danese A, Speranza M, Bölte S, Cortese S, Mazzone L, Armando M. Supporting the next generation of professionals in child and adolescent mental health: the fourth Catania residential course endorsed by ESCAP. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2025, 34: 2623-2626. PMID: 40266376, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-025-02721-w.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, PMCID: PMC12353836, 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 supportAfrican Youth in Mind – Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in Navrongo, Ghana
Jopling R, Attah D, Abas M, Adde K, Goldsmith K, Bere T, Nyamayaro P, Aborigo R, Barrett B, Owusu L, Glozah F, Akanlu A, Bawa S, Achana F, Danese A, Smith P, Seward N, Kumwenda M, Chibanda D, Weobong B. African Youth in Mind – Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in Navrongo, Ghana. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0319462. PMID: 40168302, PMCID: PMC11960926, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-9Enhanced usual careIntegration of mental health servicesPsychological interventionsRandomised controlled pilot trialMonths post baseline assessmentPilot trialPrimary healthcare systemMental health componentMental health servicesEvidence-based interventionsControlled Pilot TrialProblem-Solving TherapySymptoms of depressionAdolescent health policyPilot feasibility trialUsual careHealth servicesSchool-going youthFormative researchCost-effectiveness evaluationFeasibility trialHealth policyPost-baseline assessmentHealth componentAutistic traits in childhood and post‐traumatic stress disorder as young adults: a cohort study
Quinton A, Rumball F, Ronald A, Fisher H, Arseneault L, Happé F, Danese A. Autistic traits in childhood and post‐traumatic stress disorder as young adults: a cohort study. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2025, 66: 1514-1525. PMID: 40133042, PMCID: PMC12353592, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderLifetime PTSD diagnosisChildhood Autism Spectrum TestLifetime trauma exposureAutistic traitsPTSD diagnosisStress disorderTrauma exposureIntelligence quotientTraumatic experiencesDevelopment of post-traumatic stress disorderAssociated with greater reportsTrauma-exposed young peopleTrauma-related psychopathologyTrauma-exposed childrenChildhood traumatic experiencesAssociation of autistic traitsSame-sex twinsEvidence-based treatmentsFamily socioeconomic statusGeneral psychopathologyDiagnosing autistic childrenSocioeconomic statusPsychopathologyAutistic adultsTrajectories 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