2022
Inattention symptoms in early pregnancy predict parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life
de Oliveira J, Fatori D, Shephard E, Xavier M, Matijasevich A, Ferraro A, Rohde L, Chiesa A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G. Inattention symptoms in early pregnancy predict parenting skills and infant maltreatment during the first year of life. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 44: 388-400. PMID: 35751597, PMCID: PMC9375657, DOI: 10.47626/1516-4446-2021-2045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderHyperactivity/impulsivity symptomsInattention symptomsImpulsivity symptomsAdolescent mothersHyperactivity disorderMaternal inattentionInfant maltreatmentEarly intervention programsParenting skillsPoor home environmentInfant developmentIntervention programsInattentionChild maltreatmentMaternal competenceMaltreatmentSkillsHome visit programHome environmentFirst yearInfant's lifeMultilevel linear regression modelsEarly pregnancy
2019
Relationships between childhood maltreatment, impairment in executive functions and disruptive behavior disorders in a community sample of children
Bernardes E, Manitto A, Miguel E, Pan P, Batistuzzo M, Rohde L, Polanczyk G. Relationships between childhood maltreatment, impairment in executive functions and disruptive behavior disorders in a community sample of children. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 29: 969-978. PMID: 31559500, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-019-01408-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive behavior disordersExecutive functionChildhood maltreatmentCognitive flexibilityEF performanceCommunity sampleBehavior disorderSchool-based sampleCognitive mechanismsCognitive tasksInhibitory controlDisruptive behaviorChild maltreatmentMaltreatmentWorse performanceMental disordersModeratorChildrenImpairmentDisordersIndependent relationshipMemoryFuture studiesAssociationTaskEffects of the interaction between genetic factors and maltreatment on child and adolescent psychiatric disorders
Carvalho C, Pan P, Ota V, Spindola L, Xavier G, Santoro M, Mazzotti D, Pellegrino R, Hakonarson H, Rohde L, Miguel E, Gadelha A, Bressan R, Belangero S. Effects of the interaction between genetic factors and maltreatment on child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Psychiatry Research 2019, 273: 575-577. PMID: 30716596, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.01.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental disordersSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSchool-based prospective studyAdolescent psychiatric disordersBonferroni multiple comparison correctionChild maltreatmentProspective studyPsychiatric disordersMultiple comparison correctionSignificant associationGenetic factorsDisordersNucleotide polymorphismsPsychopathologyLogistic modelMaltreatment
2018
Effect of male-specific childhood trauma on telomere length
Xavier G, Spindola L, Ota V, Carvalho C, Maurya P, Tempaku P, Moretti P, Mazotti D, Sato J, Brietzke E, Miguel E, Grassi-Oliveira R, Mari J, Bressan R, Gadelha A, Pan P, Belangero S. Effect of male-specific childhood trauma on telomere length. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2018, 107: 104-109. PMID: 30384090, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk cohortTelomere lengthImportant risk factorCross-sectional studyChild maltreatmentEarly life stressChild Behavior Checklist scoresSchool-based studySerious lifelong consequencesQuantitative polymerase chain reactionHistory of CMPolymerase chain reactionRisk factorsPsychiatric symptomsPsychiatric disordersMultiplex quantitative polymerase chain reactionLifelong consequencesBlood cellsChildhood traumaCM scoreLife stressChain reactionSexBrazilian High-Risk CohortShort telomeres
2016
Measuring child maltreatment using multi-informant survey data: a higher-order confirmatory factor analysis
Salum G, DeSousa D, Manfro G, Pan P, Gadelha A, Brietzke E, Miguel E, Mari J, do Rosário M, Grassi-Oliveira R. Measuring child maltreatment using multi-informant survey data: a higher-order confirmatory factor analysis. Trends In Psychiatry And Psychotherapy 2016, 38: 23-32. PMID: 27007940, DOI: 10.1590/2237-6089-2015-0036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfirmatory factor analysisChild maltreatmentOppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorderAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderHigher-order confirmatory factor analysisMulti-informant approachDeficit hyperactivity disorderLower-order factorsLarge community sampleMulti-informant survey dataHigher-order factorsFactor analysisMeasures of psychopathologyTeacher-reported scoresOverall child maltreatmentFear disordersProsocial measuresHyperactivity disorderBrief measureDistress disordersCommunity sampleConduct disorderEmotional abuseDivergent validitySexual abuse