2023
Perinatal Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Prospective, Community-Based Cohorts Across 3 Continents
Kee M, Cremaschi A, De Iorio M, Chen H, Montreuil T, Nguyen T, Côté S, O’Donnell K, Giesbrecht G, Letourneau N, Chan S, Meaney M. Perinatal Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Prospective, Community-Based Cohorts Across 3 Continents. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2339942. PMID: 37883082, PMCID: PMC10603499, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlbertaCohort StudiesDepressionDepression, PostpartumFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesPregnancyProspective StudiesConceptsSelf-reported depressive symptomsMaternal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsPerinatal periodPostnatal periodEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScalePostnatal Depression ScaleEpidemiological Studies DepressionHealth policy guidelinesPublic health initiativesGroups of mothersCohort studyObservational cohortProspective cohortPregnancy influencesReferral guidelinesMultiple time pointsDepression ScaleMAIN OUTCOMEPregnancyPostnatal onsetStudies DepressionHealth initiativesTimely interventionCohortGenetic predisposition to depression and inflammation impacts symptom burden and survival in patients with head and neck cancer: A longitudinal study
Henry M, Harvey R, Chen L, Meaney M, Nguyen T, Kao H, Rosberger Z, Frenkiel S, Hier M, Zeitouni A, Kost K, Mlynarek A, Richardson K, Greenwood C, Melnychuk D, Gold P, Chartier G, Black M, Mascarella M, MacDonald C, Sadeghi N, Sultanem K, Shenouda G, Cury F, O'Donnell K. Genetic predisposition to depression and inflammation impacts symptom burden and survival in patients with head and neck cancer: A longitudinal study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 331: 149-157. PMID: 36948466, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyDepressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansInflammationLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesConceptsSymptom burdenNeck cancerGenetic predispositionPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreAnxiety disordersImmediate post-treatment periodMedical chart reviewDose of radiotherapyStructured Clinical InterviewHigher polygenic risk scoreLongitudinal studyProspective longitudinal studyLife-threatening diseaseDose-related responsePost-treatment periodChart reviewHADS anxietyCancer survivalHigh prevalencePrimary headHigh riskDSM disordersPatientsClinical Interview
2022
Cumulative risk exposure and child cellular aging in a Dutch low‐risk community sample
Beijers R, Thije I, Bolhuis E, O'Donnell K, Tollenaar M, Shalev I, Hastings W, MacIsaac J, Lin D, Meaney M, Kobor M, Belsky J, de Weerth C. Cumulative risk exposure and child cellular aging in a Dutch low‐risk community sample. Psychophysiology 2022, 60: e14205. PMID: 36323627, DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood risk exposuresLow-risk community sampleAge 6Cortisol reactivityAge 10Cumulative risk exposureCommunity sampleCellular agingPhysical health outcomesHealth outcomesStressor exposureTelomere lengthSecondary findingsLater lifeChild cortisol reactivityRegression analysisSignificant main effectFurther investigationExposurePositive correlationMore researchStrong conclusionsAgingBiomarkersReceptive Language Abilities for Females Exposed to Early Life Adversity: Modification by Epigenetic Age Acceleration at Midlife in a 30-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Felt JM, Harrington KD, Ram N, O'Donnell KJ, Sliwinski MJ, Benson L, Zhang Z, Meaney MJ, Putnam FW, Noll JG, Shenk CE. Receptive Language Abilities for Females Exposed to Early Life Adversity: Modification by Epigenetic Age Acceleration at Midlife in a 30-Year Prospective Cohort Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2022, 78: 585-595. PMID: 36190812, PMCID: PMC10066744, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbac158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAdverse Childhood ExperiencesAgingChildCognitionEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleHumansLanguageProspective StudiesConceptsReceptive language abilityChild sexual abuseEarly life adversityLanguage abilityCognitive agingLife adversityPeabody Picture VocabularyPPVT-R scoresReceptive languageCognitive functioningPicture VocabularyComparison conditionNormative trajectoriesSexual abuseInterindividual differencesIndependent measuresMidlifeAdversityEpigenetic age accelerationDevelopment studiesQuadratic trendQuadratic growth modelAge accelerationEpigenetic agingAbilityObesity and accelerated epigenetic aging in a high-risk cohort of children
Etzel L, Hastings WJ, Hall MA, Heim CM, Meaney MJ, Noll JG, O’Donnell K, Pokhvisneva I, Rose EJ, Schreier HMC, Shenk CE, Shalev I. Obesity and accelerated epigenetic aging in a high-risk cohort of children. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 8328. PMID: 35585103, PMCID: PMC9117197, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11562-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgingChildDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMiddle AgedObesityProspective StudiesConceptsBody mass indexHigh-risk cohortHigher ageHigher body mass indexOngoing prospective studyBlood cell countChild Health StudyEpigenetic agingHigh-risk childrenPoor health outcomesMiddle-aged adultsMass indexProspective studyFuture morbidityBlood leukocytesMortality riskHealth StudyObesityHealth outcomesCell countCohortEarly lifeContinuous variablesChildrenBiological agingMaternal Prenatal Infection and Anxiety Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Middle Childhood
O’Connor T, Ciesla AA, Sefair AV, Thornburg LL, Brown AS, Glover V, O’Donnell K. Maternal Prenatal Infection and Anxiety Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Middle Childhood. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2022, 131: 422-434. PMID: 35238594, PMCID: PMC9069845, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildChild Behavior DisordersFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesPregnancyProspective StudiesVitaminsConceptsChild neurodevelopmentSelf-report questionnairesPrenatal maternal anxietyPrediction of symptomsAttention problemsMiddle childhoodCommunication problemsAnxiety symptomsPerson testingAvon Longitudinal StudyEmotional symptomsPrenatal anxietyPrenatal riskPrenatal maternal infectionMaternal anxietyAnxietyMental healthLongitudinal studyPrenatal infectionSeparate linesLine of studyLarge prospective longitudinal cohort studyProspective longitudinal cohort studyChild CohortNeurodevelopment
2021
Cortisol trajectories measured prospectively across thirty years of female development following exposure to childhood sexual abuse: Moderation by epigenetic age acceleration at midlife
Shenk CE, Felt JM, Ram N, O'Donnell KJ, Sliwinski MJ, Pokhvisneva I, Benson L, Meaney MJ, Putnam FW, Noll JG. Cortisol trajectories measured prospectively across thirty years of female development following exposure to childhood sexual abuse: Moderation by epigenetic age acceleration at midlife. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2021, 136: 105606. PMID: 34896740, PMCID: PMC8724404, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly life adversityEpigenetic age accelerationChildhood sexual abuseCortisol trajectoriesLife adversityAge accelerationCortisol concentrationsBiological embedding modelProspective cohort studyPeak cortisol levelsHPA axis activitySubstantiated childhood sexual abuseEarly ageCohort studyAdulthood healthHPA axisAdrenal axisCortisol secretionCsA exposureCortisol levelsPotential indicationsSexual abuseMultiple biological systemsSubsequent occasionsBiological embeddingSalivary cytokine cluster moderates the association between caregivers perceived stress and emotional functioning in youth
Parent C, Pokhvisneva I, de Mendonça Filho EJ, O'Donnell KJ, Meaney MJ, Kee MZL, Thng G, Wing H, Adler NE, Keeton V, Pantell MS, Hessler D, Gottlieb LM, Silveira PP. Salivary cytokine cluster moderates the association between caregivers perceived stress and emotional functioning in youth. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2021, 94: 125-137. PMID: 33662503, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaregivers' perceived stressIL-1βIL-6Cytokine clusterChild Behavior ChecklistEmotional functioningIL-8 cytokine levelsChild emotional functioningPediatric clinic visitsProspective birth cohortHyperactivity problemsEarly life stressPerceived stressPotential intergenerational effectsUCSF cohortSystemic inflammationClinic visitsCytokine levelsInflammation levelsSalivary levelsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity ProblemsIL-8Pediatric QualityLife InventoryBirth cohort
2019
Dissecting maternal care: Patterns of maternal parenting in a prospective cohort study
Unternaehrer E, Cost KT, Bouvette‐Turcot A, Gaudreau H, Massicotte R, Dhir SK, Dass S, O'Donnell KJ, Gordon‐Green C, Atkinson L, Levitan RD, Wazana A, Steiner M, Lydon JE, Clark R, Fleming AS, Meaney MJ, Team T. Dissecting maternal care: Patterns of maternal parenting in a prospective cohort study. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 2019, 31: e12784. PMID: 31442354, DOI: 10.1111/jne.12784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaternal BehaviorMother-Child RelationsMothersParentingProspective StudiesSelf ReportYoung AdultConceptsMaternal parentingParental brainChild outcomesMental healthMaternal parenting styleSelf-report measuresChild-reported symptomsAinsworth Sensitivity ScaleFactor analysisSelf-report questionnairesParenting variablesDifferent latent constructsSupportive parentingRelationship satisfactionAffectionate parentingMotivational componentParenting stylesExploratory factor analysisSchool readinessMultidimensional constructBehavioral problemsParentingBehavioral componentsCooperation taskMother-child bonding
2018
Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study
Braithwaite EC, Hill J, Pickles A, Glover V, O’Donnell K, Sharp H. Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study. Journal Of Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease 2018, 9: 425-431. PMID: 29631648, PMCID: PMC6075696, DOI: 10.1017/s2040174418000181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant birth weightBirth weightPrenatal cortisolMaternal prenatal cortisolWirral Child HealthFetal growthChild healthAffective disordersDevelopment Study cohortGeneral population estimatesSex-dependent mannerSex-specific mechanismsInverse probability weightsSex-specific effectsCurve cortisolWeeks' gestationGestational ageHospital recordsStudy cohortRisk stratifierFetal programmingGeneral populationGlucocorticoid mechanismsSignificant associationCortisolDNA methylome variation in a perinatal nurse-visitation program that reduces child maltreatment: a 27-year follow-up
O’Donnell K, Chen L, MacIsaac JL, McEwen LM, Nguyen T, Beckmann K, Zhu Y, Chen LM, Brooks-Gunn J, Goldman D, Grigorenko EL, Leckman JF, Diorio J, Karnani N, Olds DL, Holbrook JD, Kobor MS, Meaney MJ. DNA methylome variation in a perinatal nurse-visitation program that reduces child maltreatment: a 27-year follow-up. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 15. PMID: 29317599, PMCID: PMC5802588, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-017-0063-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse-Family PartnershipIntervention programsProspective longitudinal studyYears of ageMajor psychiatric disordersAge 27 yearsChild maltreatmentPsychosocial intervention programEarly intervention programsLifestyle factorsIntervention groupBlood samplesPsychiatric disordersAdult offspringDiagnostic InterviewChildhood adversityNFP programInterindividual variationLongitudinal studyComponent scoresSustained impactAbuse/neglectDNA methylationFamily partnershipsDNA methylome
2017
Maternal prenatal anxiety and child COMT genotype predict working memory and symptoms of ADHD
O'Donnell KJ, Glover V, Lahti J, Lahti M, Edgar RD, Räikkönen K, O'Connor TG. Maternal prenatal anxiety and child COMT genotype predict working memory and symptoms of ADHD. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177506. PMID: 28614354, PMCID: PMC5470664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCatechol O-MethyltransferaseChildFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenotypeHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMemory, Short-TermMothersPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProspective StudiesSelf ReportConceptsMaternal prenatal anxietySymptoms of ADHDPrenatal anxietyChildren's symptomsSelf-report measuresInter-individual differencesRs4680 genotypeIndividual differencesHyperactivity symptomsChildren's responsesADHDDevelopmental outcomesCOMT genotypeAnxietyAge 8 yearsMemoryVal/Val genotypeVal/ALSPAC cohortChild neurodevelopmentYears of ageFunctional genetic variationVal genotypeCOMTGene-environment interactions
2014
The persisting effect of maternal mood in pregnancy on childhood psychopathology
O'Donnell KJ, Glover V, Barker ED, O'Connor TG. The persisting effect of maternal mood in pregnancy on childhood psychopathology. Development And Psychopathology 2014, 26: 393-403. PMID: 24621564, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579414000029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal anxietyMaternal moodPostnatal maternal moodLongitudinal studyMaternal prenatal anxietyLarge community samplePrenatal maternal moodOccasions of measurementPsychiatric symptomsChild mental disordersChild psychiatric symptomsEmotional problemsCommunity sampleAvon Longitudinal StudyEmotional symptomsChildhood psychopathologyPostnatal moodAge 4MoodAnxietyPersisting effectProgramming hypothesisMental disordersPrenatal depressionMajor models
2013
Stressful events and psychological difficulties: testing alternative candidates for sensitivity
Laceulle OM, O’Donnell K, Glover V, O’Connor T, Ormel J, van Aken MA, Nederhof E. Stressful events and psychological difficulties: testing alternative candidates for sensitivity. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2013, 23: 103-113. PMID: 23756816, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-013-0436-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAffective SymptomsAnxiety DisordersChildChild DevelopmentChild of Impaired ParentsChild, PreschoolDisease SusceptibilityFemaleHumansLife Change EventsMaleMothersPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsConceptsPsychological difficultiesStressful eventsDifficult temperamentPrenatal anxietyLife eventsSources of sensitivityStressful life eventsPrenatal maternal anxietyChild developmentReciprocal associationsAge 7Maternal anxietyAge 4Child's ageTemperamentLongitudinal studyStress exposureAnxietyEarly childhoodCurrent studyConsistent evidenceChildrenPrior workDifficultiesAdditional research