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 processes
2021
Child Maltreatment, Peer Victimization, and Mental Health: Neurocognitive Perspectives on the Cycle of Victimization
Goemans A, Viding E, McCrory E. Child Maltreatment, Peer Victimization, and Mental Health: Neurocognitive Perspectives on the Cycle of Victimization. Trauma Violence & Abuse 2021, 24: 530-548. PMID: 34355601, PMCID: PMC10009486, DOI: 10.1177/15248380211036393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthMental health careMental health outcomesAdverse childhood experiencesMental health vulnerabilitiesSystematic scoping reviewInpatient populationChild maltreatmentHealth outcomesGoogle ScholarHealth careNeurocognitive functioningPutative mechanismsRisk of revictimizationScoping ReviewHealth vulnerabilityChildrenNeurocognitive findingsPreventative modelAdditive effectChildhood experiencesRiskPeer victimizationHealthMaltreatment
2019
Investigating 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 amygdala
2016
Disentangling the mental health impact of childhood abuse and neglect
Cecil C, Viding E, Fearon P, Glaser D, McCrory E. Disentangling the mental health impact of childhood abuse and neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect 2016, 63: 106-119. PMID: 27914236, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthMaltreatment typesMain independent predictorsMental health impactMental health outcomesCommunity violence exposureIndependent predictorsTrauma-related symptomsOutcome measuresPsychiatric symptomsHigh-risk youthHealth outcomesPsychiatric symptomatologySocio-demographic variablesSymptom severityNeighbourhood deprivationViolence exposureChildhood abuseHealth impactsCommunity sampleSymptomsIndividual responsesSpecific effectsCurrent studyEmotional abuse
2014
Double disadvantage: the influence of childhood maltreatment and community violence exposure on adolescent mental health
Cecil C, Viding E, Barker E, Guiney J, McCrory E. Double disadvantage: the influence of childhood maltreatment and community violence exposure on adolescent mental health. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2014, 55: 839-848. PMID: 24611776, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity violence exposureTrauma-related symptomsRisk factorsChildhood maltreatmentCommunity violenceMental healthChildhood maltreatment exposureViolence exposureForms of adversityMental health domainsEnvironmental risk factorsMental health functioningKey risk factorsMental health outcomesAdolescent mental healthClinical symptomsHigh-risk adolescentsIndependent associationHealth functioningHealth outcomesSymptomsMaltreatment exposureYoung adultsHealth domainsLatent profile analysis