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
2019
Neurocognitive 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