2022
Deviations from a typical development of the cerebellum in youth are associated with psychopathology, executive functions and educational outcomes
Borges M, Hoffmann M, Simioni A, Axelrud L, Teixeira D, Zugman A, Jackowski A, Pan P, Bressan R, Parker N, Germann J, Bado P, Satterthwaite T, Milham M, Chakravarty M, Rohde L, Miguel E, Paus T, Salum G. Deviations from a typical development of the cerebellum in youth are associated with psychopathology, executive functions and educational outcomes. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 5698-5708. PMID: 36226568, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722002926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCerebellumChildCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesExecutive FunctionHumansMental DisordersConceptsExecutive functionTypical developmentInhibitory controlAcademic achievementCerebellar volumeHigher executive functionChild Behavior ChecklistTypical brain developmentSchool achievementBehavior ChecklistMental health conditionsStandardized measuresMediation analysisMental healthHigh Risk Cohort StudyEducational outcomesPsychopathologyBrain developmentMental conditionLongitudinal analysisYouthSpecific factorsAchievementCognitionAdolescenceThreat and deprivation are associated with distinct aspects of cognition, emotional processing, and psychopathology in children and adolescents
Schäfer J, McLaughlin K, Manfro G, Pan P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Simioni A, Hoffmann M, Salum G. Threat and deprivation are associated with distinct aspects of cognition, emotional processing, and psychopathology in children and adolescents. Developmental Science 2022, 26: e13267. PMID: 35417607, PMCID: PMC10028496, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild DevelopmentCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesEmotionsExecutive FunctionHumansConceptsChild Behavior ChecklistExecutive functionEmotional processingChildhood adversityBrazilian High-Risk CohortForms of adversityPoor developmental outcomesAttention biasAngry facesCognitive tasksCognitive developmentDevelopmental correlatesBehavior ChecklistChild developmentDevelopmental outcomesLongitudinal associationsGeneral psychopathologyPsychopathologyAdversityLatent constructsDifferential associationsWorse performanceDistinct aspectsCognitionMeaningful influence
2020
Testing the Stability and Validity of an Executive Dysfunction Classification Using Task-Based Assessment in Children and Adolescents
Manfro A, Pine D, Polanczyk G, Santoro M, Smoller J, Koenen K, Mari J, Pan P, Zugman A, Schäfer J, Belangero S, Gosmann N, Simioni A, Hoexter M, Miguel E, Gadelha A, Rohde L, Salum G. Testing the Stability and Validity of an Executive Dysfunction Classification Using Task-Based Assessment in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 60: 1501-1512. PMID: 33346031, PMCID: PMC10259767, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic risk scoresPsychiatric diagnosisExecutive functionHigher schizophrenia polygenic risk scoresExecutive dysfunctionHigh Risk Cohort StudySmaller intracranial volumeHigher attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSchizophrenia polygenic risk scoresCortical surface areaDichotomized ageCohort studyFunctional impairmentRisk scoreDomains of psychopathologyBrain regionsIntracranial volumeRelevant outcomesBrain structuresHyperactivity disorderCognitive tasksLatent class analysisLower chanceDiagnosisCognitive performance in children and adolescents at high-risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Bernardes E, Saraiva L, e Souza M, Hoexter M, Chacon P, Requena G, Miguel E, Shavitt R, Polanczyk G, Cappi C, Batistuzzo M. Cognitive performance in children and adolescents at high-risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMC Psychiatry 2020, 20: 380. PMID: 32690046, PMCID: PMC7370498, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02751-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildCognitionExecutive FunctionHumansMemory, Short-TermNeuropsychological TestsObsessive-Compulsive DisorderConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsNeurocognitive domainsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderNon-verbal memoryProcessing speed domainCognitive domain analysisComprehensive neuropsychological batteryNon-clinical sampleYale-Brown ObsessiveSubdomain analysisVisuospatial memoryCognitive domainsExecutive functionVisuoconstructive abilitiesVisuoconstructive tasksCognitive performanceNeuropsychological variablesNeuropsychological batteryStructured Clinical InterviewProcessing speedNeurocognitive assessmentSpeed domainOCS severityCompulsive Scale
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 studiesAssociationTask
2017
A General Psychopathology Factor (P Factor) in Children: Structural Model Analysis and External Validation Through Familial Risk and Child Global Executive Function
Martel M, Pan P, Hoffmann M, Gadelha A, do Rosário M, Mari J, Manfro G, Miguel E, Paus T, Bressan R, Rohde L, Salum G. A General Psychopathology Factor (P Factor) in Children: Structural Model Analysis and External Validation Through Familial Risk and Child Global Executive Function. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2017, 126: 137-148. PMID: 27748619, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildChild BehaviorExecutive FunctionFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersModels, TheoreticalReproducibility of ResultsConceptsChildren's executive functionExecutive functionGlobal executive functionGeneral p factorLittle residual varianceConfirmatory factor analysisChildren ages 6Specific factorsGeneral psychopathology factorFamily riskChild psychopathologyCommunity sampleDisorder diagnostic criteriaMental health researchParental factorsGeneral psychopathologyBest fitting modelPsychopathologyPsychopathology factorAge 6P-factorExternal validityFactor analysisStructured interviewsMental disorders
2015
Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients
Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Taub A, Gentil A, Cesar R, Joaquim M, D'Alcante C, McLaughlin N, Canteras M, Shavitt R, Savage C, Greenberg B, Norén G, Miguel E, Lopes A. Visuospatial Memory Improvement after Gamma Ventral Capsulotomy in Treatment Refractory Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 40: 1837-1845. PMID: 25645373, PMCID: PMC4839507, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory OCD patientsOCD patientsVisuospatial memory performanceComprehensive neuropsychological evaluationObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder patientsCognitive flexibilityNeuropsychological domainsMemory performanceVisuospatial learningNeuropsychological functioningVisuospatial perceptionIntellectual functioningInhibitory controlRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment-refractory OCD patientsMemory improvementGamma ventral capsulotomyMotor functioningNeuropsychological evaluationNeuropsychological outcomesEffects of GVCMotor performanceFunctioning