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
2022
Altered reward and effort processing in children with maltreatment experience: a potential indicator of mental health vulnerability
Armbruster-Genç D, Valton V, Neil L, Vuong V, Freeman Z, Packer K, Kiffin M, Roiser J, Viding E, McCrory E. Altered reward and effort processing in children with maltreatment experience: a potential indicator of mental health vulnerability. Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 47: 1063-1070. PMID: 35149765, PMCID: PMC8832084, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-022-01284-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInternalizing symptomsHistory of maltreatmentAnterior cingulate cortexEffort processingEffort-based decision-making taskDecision-making taskEffort-based decisionElevated internalizing symptomsNon-maltreated childrenImpact of maltreatmentMental health vulnerabilitiesFuture internalizing symptomsNeural indicesACC activationAltered rewardBehavioral indicesMaltreatment experiencesLatent vulnerabilityCingulate cortexEffort sensitivityGroup differencesRewardMaltreatmentLongitudinal study
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
Multi–Polygenic Score Approach to Identifying Individual Vulnerabilities Associated With the Risk of Exposure to Bullying
Schoeler T, Choi S, Dudbridge F, Baldwin J, Duncan L, Cecil C, Walton E, Viding E, McCrory E, Pingault J. Multi–Polygenic Score Approach to Identifying Individual Vulnerabilities Associated With the Risk of Exposure to Bullying. JAMA Psychiatry 2019, 76: 730-738. PMID: 30942833, PMCID: PMC6583782, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health vulnerabilitiesMAIN OUTCOMEPopulation-based birth cohort studyHealth vulnerabilityIndividual vulnerabilityBody mass indexBirth cohort studyDiagnosis of depressionYears of ageDate of deliveryAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAvon Longitudinal StudyMental health problemsPolygenic score approachLast followCohort studyMass indexMultivariable analysisRisk of exposureAssessment of exposureRisk factorsPrevention strategiesHealth problemsSignificant associationALSPAC dataNeurocognitive 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