2024
Maternal 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 ResearchMaternal 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 PMID: 39081003, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild 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 ResearchDevelopmental 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, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental 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 ResearchMeta-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 ResearchTransdiagnostic 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 ResearchConceptsPostnatal 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 ResearchChild 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 ResearchTrial protocol for the Building Resilience through Socio-Emotional Training (ReSET) programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a new transdiagnostic preventative intervention for adolescents
Viding E, Lloyd A, Law R, Martin P, Lucas L, Wu T, Steinbeis N, Midgley N, Veenstra R, Smith J, Ly L, Bird G, Murphy J, Plans D, Munafo M, Penton-Voak I, Deighton J, Richards K, Richards M, Fearon P. Trial protocol for the Building Resilience through Socio-Emotional Training (ReSET) programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a new transdiagnostic preventative intervention for adolescents. Trials 2024, 25: 143. PMID: 38395922, PMCID: PMC10885387, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-07931-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsPost-interventionPreventive interventionsCluster randomised controlled trialPrevent mental health problemsHealth problemsRates of mental health disordersCluster-randomised designCommunication skills trainingTransdiagnostic preventive interventionMental health disordersSchool year levelRandomised controlled trialsSubgroup of participantsDiscussionThis projectScalable interventionsEmotional processingFollow-upMental wellbeingWeekly sessionsFocus groupsHealth disordersGroup-basedAssessed pre-Individual sessionsBuilding resilience: Key to protecting adolescent mental health
Viding E, Fearon P, Wu T, Lloyd A, Lucas L, Law R, Smith J. Building resilience: Key to protecting adolescent mental health. Open Access Government 2024, 41: 184-185. DOI: 10.56367/oag-041-11194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Phenotypic and Genetic Associations Between Preschool Fine Motor Skills and Later Neurodevelopment, Psychopathology, and Educational Achievement
Bowler A, Arichi T, Fearon P, Meaburn E, Begum-Ali J, Pascoe G, Johnson M, Jones E, Ronald A. Phenotypic and Genetic Associations Between Preschool Fine Motor Skills and Later Neurodevelopment, Psychopathology, and Educational Achievement. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 95: 849-858. PMID: 38043695, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLighthouse Parenting Programme – Das Leuchtturm-Elternprogramm: Beschreibung einer auf Mentalisierung basierenden Behandlung zur Vermeidung von Kindeswohlgefährdung
Byrne G, Sleed M, Midgley N, Fearon P, Mein C, Bateman A, Fonagy P. Lighthouse Parenting Programme – Das Leuchtturm-Elternprogramm: Beschreibung einer auf Mentalisierung basierenden Behandlung zur Vermeidung von Kindeswohlgefährdung. Kontext 2023, 54: 380-389. DOI: 10.13109/kont.2023.54.4.380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCohort Profile Update: The Neuroscience in Psychiatry Network (NSPN) 2400 cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic
Wiedemann A, Bhatti J, Hook R, Neufeld S, Bullmore E, Dolan R, Goodyer I, Fonagy P, Jones P, Chamberlain S, Moutoussis M, Hauser T, Neufeld S, Romero-Garcia R, St Clair M, Vértes P, Whitaker K, Inkster B, Prabhu G, Ooi C, Toseeb U, Widmer B, Bhatti J, Villis L, Alrumaithi A, Birt S, Bowler A, Cleridou K, Dadabhoy H, Davies E, Firkins A, Granville S, Harding E, Hopkins A, Isaacs D, King J, Kokorikou D, Maurice C, McIntosh C, Memarzia J, Mills H, O’Donnell C, Pantaleone S, Scott J, Kiddle B, Polek E, Fearon P, Suckling J, van Harmelen A, Kievit R, Bethlehem R, Dolan R, Fonagy P, Goodyer I, Bullmore E, Chamberlain S, Jones P. Cohort Profile Update: The Neuroscience in Psychiatry Network (NSPN) 2400 cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2023, 52: e315-e323. PMID: 37418602, PMCID: PMC10749753, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyad095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRoutinely used interventions to improve attachment in infants and young children: a national survey and two systematic reviews
Wright B, Fearon P, Garside M, Tsappis E, Amoah E, Glaser D, Allgar V, Minnis H, Woolgar M, Churchill R, McMillan D, Fonagy P, O'Sullivan A, McHale M. Routinely used interventions to improve attachment in infants and young children: a national survey and two systematic reviews. Health Technology Assessment 2023, 27: 1-226. PMID: 36722615, PMCID: PMC9900465, DOI: 10.3310/ivcn8847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic reviewEvidence baseNIHR Journals Library websiteHealth Technology Assessment programmeUK servicesFurther project informationTechnology Assessment programmeParenting interventionsLimited evidence baseWeak evidence baseStrong evidence baseExpert reference groupTrial evidenceReview 2Clinical practiceRoutine practiceReference groupNumerous interventionsInterventionNational InstituteYoung childrenRobust researchAttachment interventionsSecond reviewHealth technologies
2022
Neural correlates of face familiarity in institutionalised children and links to attachment disordered behaviour
Oliveira P, Fearon P, Belsky J, Mesquita A, Sampaio A, Pinal D, Soares I. Neural correlates of face familiarity in institutionalised children and links to attachment disordered behaviour. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2022, 64: 736-746. PMID: 36457167, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsReactive attachment disorderStranger's faceNeural correlatesNeural processingP400 amplitudeChildren's neural processingBrain-based markersSocial engagement disorderCaregiver's faceFace familiarityFace processingERP measuresAttachment problemsAttachment disorderRAD symptomsSmaller P1Early maltreatmentNeurobiological effectsPortuguese childrenHigher childCaregiver ratioCurrent studyBehavioral patternsChildrenMeasuring Antenatal Depressive Symptoms Across the World: A Validation and Cross-Country Invariance Analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in Eight Diverse Low-Resource Settings
Murray A, Hemady C, Do H, Dunne M, Foley S, Osafo J, Sikander S, Madrid B, Baban A, Taut D, Ward C, Fernando A, Van Thang V, Eisner M, Hughes C, Fearon P, Valdebenito S, Tomlinson M, Pathmeswaran A, Walker S. Measuring Antenatal Depressive Symptoms Across the World: A Validation and Cross-Country Invariance Analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in Eight Diverse Low-Resource Settings. Psychological Assessment 2022, 34: 993-1007. PMID: 36227303, DOI: 10.1037/pas0001154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA modified video-feedback intervention for carers of foster children aged 6 years and under with reactive attachment disorder: a feasibility study and pilot RCT
Oliveira P, Stevens E, Barge L, Comyn J, Langley K, Ramchandani P, Wright B, Woolgar M, Kennedy E, Byford S, Shearer J, Scott S, Barlow J, Glaser D, Senior R, Fonagy P, Fearon P. A modified video-feedback intervention for carers of foster children aged 6 years and under with reactive attachment disorder: a feasibility study and pilot RCT. Health Technology Assessment 2022, 26: 1-106. PMID: 35959710, PMCID: PMC9421559, DOI: 10.3310/sliz1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo-feedback InterventionCase seriesMAIN OUTCOMEReactive attachment disorderNIHR Journals Library websiteHealth Technology Assessment programmeNew interventionsAdolescent mental health servicesFuture full-scale trialFurther project informationSmall case seriesTreatment manualWide inclusion criteriaTechnology Assessment programmeMental health servicesTarget sample sizeEffective treatment approachEvidence-based interventionsAttachment disorderLarge-scale trialsHealth service practitionersMental health professionalsTreatment completenessUsual carePilot RCTHeritability of Psychological Traits and Developmental Milestones in Infancy
Austerberry C, Mateen M, Fearon P, Ronald A. Heritability of Psychological Traits and Developmental Milestones in Infancy. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2227887. PMID: 35994288, PMCID: PMC9396365, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.27887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren in foster care with symptoms of reactive attachment disorder: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a modified video-feedback parenting intervention
Oliveira P, Barge L, Stevens E, Byford S, Shearer J, Spies R, Comyn J, Langley K, Ramchandani P, Wright B, Woolgar M, Kennedy E, Scott S, Barlow J, Glaser D, Senior R, Fonagy P, Fearon P. Children in foster care with symptoms of reactive attachment disorder: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a modified video-feedback parenting intervention. BJPsych Open 2022, 8: e134. PMID: 35848060, PMCID: PMC9347233, DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReactive attachment disorderWide inclusion criteriaParenting interventionsPost-treatment assessmentEvidence-based interventionsLarge-scale trialsMental health professionalsTreatment completenessUsual careCase seriesFeasibility outcomesPilot RCTAttachment disorderCare settingsInclusion criteriaHealth professionalsNew interventionsRecruitment barriersCare contextInterventionIntervention programsTrialsCareCarersRAD symptoms