Can a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin‐differences study
Stock S, Lacey R, Arseneault L, Caspi A, Crush E, Danese A, Latham R, Moffitt T, Newbury J, Schaefer J, Fisher H, Baldwin J. Can a warm and supportive adult protect against mental health problems amongst children with experience of adversity? A twin‐differences study. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39532290, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health problemsAdverse childhood experiencesMaternal warmthMental healthHealth problemsAdult supportEnvironmental confoundersTwin-difference analysesChildren exposed to adversityAssociated with mental health problemsAdverse childhood experience exposureLevels of mental health problemsTwin differences designExposure to adverse childhood experiencesPopulation-representative birth cohortImprove mental healthSame-sex twinsAged 5Experiences of adversityApparent protective effectHeritable vulnerabilityChild reportsSpeech samplesChildhood experiencesCo-twinSocial isolation and poor mental health in young people: testing genetic and environmental influences in a longitudinal cohort study
Thompson K, Oginni O, Wertz J, Danese A, Okundi M, Arseneault L, Matthews T. Social isolation and poor mental health in young people: testing genetic and environmental influences in a longitudinal cohort study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39259339, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-024-02573-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health symptomsPsychotic-like experiencesHealth symptomsEnvironmental influencesPoor mental healthDepressive symptomsEnvironmental Risk Longitudinal Twin StudySocial isolationGenetic influencesConduct problemsExperiences of poor mental healthMental healthLongitudinal Twin StudyChildhood social isolationMental health problemsAged 5Assessment of social isolationTwin studiesNon-sharedYoung adulthoodPathway modelYoung peopleDepressionSymptomsChildhoodThe relationship between type, timing and duration of exposure to adverse childhood experiences and adolescent self‐harm and depression: findings from three UK prospective population‐based cohorts
Farooq B, Russell A, Howe L, Herbert A, Smith A, Fisher H, Baldwin J, Arseneault L, Danese A, Mars B. The relationship between type, timing and duration of exposure to adverse childhood experiences and adolescent self‐harm and depression: findings from three UK prospective population‐based cohorts. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 65: 1369-1387. PMID: 38613494, PMCID: PMC7616850, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse childhood experiencesMillennium Cohort StudyExposure to adverse childhood experiencesSelf-harmChildhood experiencesACE typesAvon Longitudinal Study of ParentsProspective population-based cohortRisk of self-harmLongitudinal Study of ParentsCo-occurring depressionImpact of adverse childhood experiencesParental mental health problemsStructured life course modeling approachAdolescent self-harmAvon Longitudinal StudyMental health problemsPopulation-based cohortStudy of ParentsMultinomial logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsMiddle childhoodImpact of developmental timingLong duration of exposureDepression