2024
Heightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity
Gerin M, Viding E, Neil L, Armbruster-Genc D, Freeman Z, Sharp M, Phillips H, McCrory E. Heightened response to positive facial cues as a potential marker of resilience following childhood adversity. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2024, 15: 2309783. PMID: 38318813, PMCID: PMC10849006, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2309783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial cuesMaltreatment experiencesPresence of social supportSocial supportLow symptomsAssociated with lower symptomsThreat-related cuesPositive social cuesIncreased psychiatric riskPerceived emotional intensityMarkers of resilienceChildhood maltreatment experiencesNo group differencesMental health symptomsLevels of social supportPerceived social supportAssociated with better mental healthMental health vulnerabilitiesMental health outcomesBetter mental healthExperiences of abusePerceived intensityHappy facesChildhood maltreatmentImplicit processesAtypical Interpersonal Problem-Solving and Resting-state Functional Connectivity in Adolescents with Maltreatment Experience
Gerin M, Viding E, Puetz V, Armbruster-Genc D, Rankin G, McCrory E. Atypical Interpersonal Problem-Solving and Resting-state Functional Connectivity in Adolescents with Maltreatment Experience. Current Neuropharmacology 2024, 22: 290-301. PMID: 37818587, PMCID: PMC10788892, DOI: 10.2174/1570159x22666231002145440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPosterior cingulate cortexMedial prefrontal cortexMental health symptomsMaltreatment experiencesSocial functioningLingual gyrusFunctional connectivityHealth symptomsInterpersonal problem-solving skillsRetrosplenial cortexElevated mental health symptomsDefault mode network hubInterpersonal problem solvingPoor social functioningAdverse environmental experiencesProblem-solving performanceNon-maltreated peersProblem-solving skillsExperiences of abuseSeed-based analysisNeurocognitive processingNeurocognitive functioningMental health disordersEarly adversity
2022
Altered reward and effort processing in children with maltreatment experience: a potential indicator of mental health vulnerability
Armbruster-Genç D, Valton V, Neil L, Vuong V, Freeman Z, Packer K, Kiffin M, Roiser J, Viding E, McCrory E. Altered reward and effort processing in children with maltreatment experience: a potential indicator of mental health vulnerability. Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 47: 1063-1070. PMID: 35149765, PMCID: PMC8832084, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-022-01284-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInternalizing symptomsHistory of maltreatmentAnterior cingulate cortexEffort processingEffort-based decision-making taskDecision-making taskEffort-based decisionElevated internalizing symptomsNon-maltreated childrenImpact of maltreatmentMental health vulnerabilitiesFuture internalizing symptomsNeural indicesACC activationAltered rewardBehavioral indicesMaltreatment experiencesLatent vulnerabilityCingulate cortexEffort sensitivityGroup differencesRewardMaltreatmentLongitudinal study
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 statusProcessing
2019
Ghosts in the Nursery: An Experimental Investigation of a Parent’s Own Maltreatment Experience, Attention to Infant Faces, and Dyadic Reciprocity
Thompson-Booth C, Viding E, Puetz VB, Rutherford HJV, Mayes LC, McCrory EJ. Ghosts in the Nursery: An Experimental Investigation of a Parent’s Own Maltreatment Experience, Attention to Infant Faces, and Dyadic Reciprocity. Emotion 2019, 19: 1093-1102. PMID: 30234333, DOI: 10.1037/emo0000464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesChildhood maltreatmentAttentional processingDyadic reciprocityLower attentional biasVisual search taskAttentional biasEmotional cuesCognitive processingPreferential processingInfant affectParenting behaviorsInfant cuesSearch taskAn Experimental InvestigationCommunity sampleMaltreatment experiencesMaltreatmentPreferential biasOwn childrenCuesExploratory analysisProcessingFaceImportant implicationsInvestigating patterns of neural response associated with childhood abuse v. childhood neglect
Puetz V, Viding E, Gerin M, Pingault J, Sethi A, Knodt A, Radtke S, Brigidi B, Hariri A, McCrory E. Investigating patterns of neural response associated with childhood abuse v. childhood neglect. Psychological Medicine 2019, 50: 1398-1407. PMID: 31190662, DOI: 10.1017/s003329171900134x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural reactivityThreat reactivityMaltreatment experiencesChildhood abuseChildhood maltreatmentHigher-order cortical regionsFronto-parietal networkEffects of abuseChildhood abuse experiencesExperiences of neglectPoor mental health outcomesEffects of neglectChildhood maltreatment experiencesMental health outcomesExperiences of abuseCognitive processingBrain imaging analysisFacial cuesNeural responsesNeglect experiencesDifferential effectsAbuse experiencesChildhood neglectDorsal amygdalaVentral amygdalaEvidence of concurrent and prospective associations between early maltreatment and ADHD through childhood and adolescence
González R, Vélez-Pastrana M, McCrory E, Kallis C, Aguila J, Canino G, Bird H. Evidence of concurrent and prospective associations between early maltreatment and ADHD through childhood and adolescence. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2019, 54: 671-682. PMID: 30903235, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01659-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderADHD diagnosisEarly maltreatmentFoster placementPhysical abuseADHD medication statusRole of maltreatmentLongitudinal studyProspective associationsLikelihood of ADHDPuerto Rican backgroundHyperactivity disorderChildren-IVBoricua Youth StudyParental psychopathologyFamily environmentMaltreatment experiencesEmotional abuseMaltreatment exposureRisk of ADHDSexual abuseDisorder persistenceChildhood maltreatmentDiagnostic Interview ScheduleInitial evidenceNeurocognitive Adaptation and Mental Health Vulnerability Following Maltreatment: The Role of Social Functioning
McCrory E, Ogle J, Gerin M, Viding E. Neurocognitive Adaptation and Mental Health Vulnerability Following Maltreatment: The Role of Social Functioning. Child Maltreatment 2019, 24: 435-451. PMID: 30897955, DOI: 10.1177/1077559519830524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial functioningEarly maltreatment experiencesMental health vulnerabilitiesMental health problemsNeurocognitive adaptationsEmotion regulationThreat processingStudy of childrenReward processingComputational psychiatryMental health disordersMaltreatment experiencesLatent vulnerabilityChildhood maltreatmentSocial supportFunctioningHealth disordersNeural functionMaltreatmentHealth vulnerabilityProcessingHealth problemsVulnerabilityKey findingsAdolescents
2017
The Neurobiology and Genetics of Childhood Maltreatment
McCrory E, Palmer A, Puetz V. The Neurobiology and Genetics of Childhood Maltreatment. 2017, 85-96. DOI: 10.1002/9781118976111.ch6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood maltreatmentMaladaptive outcomesMagnetic resonance imagingBrain structuresKey brain structuresEmotion processingStudy of childrenPoor physical healthMaltreatment experiencesPhysical healthRegulation processesBrain functionMaltreatmentIndividual's lifePsychiatric disordersResonance imagingClinical implicationsGenetic factorsOutcomesMemoryNeurobiologyFindingsChildrenProcessing
2016
The sexually dimorphic impact of maltreatment on cortical thickness, surface area and gyrification
Kelly P, Viding E, Puetz V, Palmer A, Samuel S, McCrory E. The sexually dimorphic impact of maltreatment on cortical thickness, surface area and gyrification. Journal Of Neural Transmission 2016, 123: 1069-1083. PMID: 26922372, PMCID: PMC5003912, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1523-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical thicknessLocal gyrificationCortical structuresParietal cortexRight inferior parietal cortexRight anterior cingulateLeft precentral gyrusSuperior frontal gyrusInferior parietal cortexSuperior parietal cortexPrecentral gyrusBrain areasAnterior cingulateDimorphic impactMaltreatment experiencesOrbitofrontal cortexBrain structuresLarge community sampleMaltreatment exposureFrontal gyrusGyrificationCortexSex influenceAtypical patternsCommunity sample
2011
Heightened neural reactivity to threat in child victims of family violence
McCrory E, De Brito S, Sebastian C, Mechelli A, Bird G, Kelly P, Viding E. Heightened neural reactivity to threat in child victims of family violence. Current Biology 2011, 21: r947-r948. PMID: 22153160, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior insulaFamily violenceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) researchNeurobiological risk factorsMagnetic resonance imaging researchAngry cuesMagnetic resonance imaging studyAngry facesThreat cuesSad facesNeural reactivityResonance imaging studyEmotional processingNeural correlatesAmygdala reactivityLater psychopathologyChild victimsAnxiety disordersMaltreatment experiencesPhysical abuseImaging researchPsychopathologyCuesAnxiety
2008
Comparing the developmental and behavioural characteristics of female and male juveniles who present with sexually abusive behaviour
Hickey N, McCrory E, Farmer E, Vizard E. Comparing the developmental and behavioural characteristics of female and male juveniles who present with sexually abusive behaviour. Journal Of Sexual Aggression 2008, 14: 241-252. DOI: 10.1080/13552600802389793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity forensic servicesPsychiatric diagnosisYounger ageChildhood sexual abuseAbusive behaviorCurrent studyMaltreatment experiencesSexual abuseFemalesSimilar patternForensic servicesMale juvenilesPrevious studiesFamily environmentUK sampleDifferent pathwaysGreater numberFindingsStudyDiagnosisBehavioral characteristics