2024
Associations between parental psychopathology and youth functional emotion regulation brain networks
Karl V, Beck D, Eilertsen E, Morawetz C, Wiker T, Aksnes E, Norbom L, Ferschmann L, MacSweeney N, Voldsbekk I, Andreassen O, Westlye L, Gee D, Engen H, Tamnes C. Associations between parental psychopathology and youth functional emotion regulation brain networks. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2024, 70: 101476. PMID: 39541797, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental psychopathologyYouth psychopathologyEmotion regulationAssociated with children's emotion regulationResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging dataAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyIntergenerational transmission of psychopathologyAssociated with lower connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging dataTransmission of psychopathologyChildren's emotion regulationCognitive Development StudyMagnetic resonance imaging dataParental mental healthPFC networksPsychopathologyBrain networksParental internalizingMediation analysisCognitive aspectsMental healthConnectivity patternsIntergenerational transmissionNetwork connectivityYouthIntegrating developmental neuroscience with community-engaged approaches to address mental health outcomes for housing-insecure youth: Implications for research, practice, and policy
Foster J, Hodges H, Beloborodova A, Cohodes E, Phillips M, Anderson E, Fagbenro B, Gee D. Integrating developmental neuroscience with community-engaged approaches to address mental health outcomes for housing-insecure youth: Implications for research, practice, and policy. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2024, 68: 101399. PMID: 38875770, PMCID: PMC11225708, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthHousing insecurityInsecure housingHealth outcomesHousing conditionsExperiences of youthMental health of childrenImprove health outcomesCommunity-engaged approachChild mental healthMental health outcomesYouth mental healthCommunity-engaged researchHealth of childrenDevelopmental neuroscience researchUnsafe housingPolicy recommendationsYouthDevelopmental neurosciencePolicyNeurobehavioral pathwaysNeural circuitryStress literatureHousingInsecurityFuture Directions for Community-Engaged Research in Clinical Psychological Science with Youth
Giusto A, Triplett N, Foster J, Gee D. Future Directions for Community-Engaged Research in Clinical Psychological Science with Youth. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2024, 53: 503-522. PMID: 38830059, PMCID: PMC11258858, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2024.2359650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical psychological scienceClinical scienceMental health problemsBurden of mental health problemsYouth mental healthPsychological scienceMental healthCommunity-engaged researchExperimental controlYouthFuture directionsClinical scientistsModes of inquiryFamily perspectiveCommunity engagementSustainability outcomesCommunity-engagedHealth problemsPublic health
2023
Leveraging the developmental neuroscience of caregiving to promote resilience among youth exposed to adversity
Gee D, Cohodes E. Leveraging the developmental neuroscience of caregiving to promote resilience among youth exposed to adversity. Development And Psychopathology 2023, 35: 2168-2185. PMID: 37929292, PMCID: PMC10872788, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579423001128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorticolimbic circuitryEmotional functioningYouth emotional functioningEmergence of psychopathologyFavorable mental health outcomesMental health outcomesYouth mental healthEmotion regulationDevelopmental neuroscienceLine of researchNeural mechanismsEarly attachmentEmotional learningEarly adversityFoster resilienceStress reactivityAdversitySensitive periodMental healthClinical interventionsResilienceFunctioningClinical implicationsYouthMajor risk factor
2022
Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety: Relations with avoidance and self-efficacy
Kitt ER, Lewis KM, Galbraith J, Abend R, Smith AR, Lebowitz ER, Pine DS, Gee DG. Family accommodation in pediatric anxiety: Relations with avoidance and self-efficacy. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2022, 154: 104107. PMID: 35613517, PMCID: PMC9271364, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily accommodationPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersNon-anxious controlsClinician ratingsPediatric anxiety disordersReal-world behaviorImportant preliminary insightsBody of researchLaboratory tasksMediation modelGreater avoidanceAge 8AnxietyDistinct measuresUntested relationsFuture researchYouthRobust associationAvoidanceBehavioral factorsRatingsPreliminary insightsEarly identificationDisorders
2021
Migration‐related trauma and mental health among migrant children emigrating from Mexico and Central America to the United States: Effects on developmental neurobiology and implications for policy
Cohodes EM, Kribakaran S, Odriozola P, Bakirci S, McCauley S, Hodges HR, Sisk LM, Zacharek SJ, Gee DG. Migration‐related trauma and mental health among migrant children emigrating from Mexico and Central America to the United States: Effects on developmental neurobiology and implications for policy. Developmental Psychobiology 2021, 63: e22158. PMID: 34292596, PMCID: PMC8410670, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthMigration-related traumaEffects of traumaDevelopment of internalizingEarly life adversityEmotion regulationMigrant childrenTransdiagnostic mechanismsTrauma exposureExternalizing symptomatologyTraumatic experiencesRefugee childrenChildren's exposureDevelopmental neurobiologyChildrenYouthInterdisciplinary effortInternalizingTraumaImplicationsAdversityNeurobiologyContext of migrationSymptomatologyLearningLeveraging big data to map neurodevelopmental trajectories in pediatric anxiety
Zacharek SJ, Kribakaran S, Kitt ER, Gee DG. Leveraging big data to map neurodevelopmental trajectories in pediatric anxiety. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2021, 50: 100974. PMID: 34147988, PMCID: PMC8225701, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2021.100974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric anxietyNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesAnxiety disordersNormative brain developmentPrevalent psychiatric conditionAge-related differencesAnxious youthSafety learningUnderstanding of neurodevelopmentAnxietyInconsistent findingsBrain structuresLongitudinal studyNeural structuresPsychiatric conditionsNovel treatment targetsMarker of riskBrain developmentTreatment targetsEarly risk identificationYouthFuture directionsDisordersAdolescenceNeurobiology
2020
Learning About Safety: Conditioned Inhibition as a Novel Approach to Fear Reduction Targeting the Developing Brain
Odriozola P, Gee DG. Learning About Safety: Conditioned Inhibition as a Novel Approach to Fear Reduction Targeting the Developing Brain. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 178: 136-155. PMID: 33167673, PMCID: PMC7951569, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20020232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety signal learningExtinction learningSignal learningAnxiety disordersAnxious youthSafety cuesDorsal anterior cingulate cortexInhibition of fearFronto-amygdala circuitryCross-species evidenceAnterior cingulate cortexFear responsesAnxiety-like behaviorFrontolimbic circuitryCingulate cortexNeural circuitryCore featuresPrelimbic cortexBasic neuroscienceTranslational frameworkCuesYouthFearLearningAnimal modelsDevelopmental Differences in Neural Responding to Threat and Safety: Implications for Treating Youths With Anxiety
Gee DG, Kribakaran S. Developmental Differences in Neural Responding to Threat and Safety: Implications for Treating Youths With Anxiety. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 177: 378-380. PMID: 32354263, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20020225.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Novel insights from actigraphy: Anxiety is associated with sleep quantity but not quality during childhood
Cohodes EM, Abusch A, Odriozola P, Gee DG. Novel insights from actigraphy: Anxiety is associated with sleep quantity but not quality during childhood. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2019, 25: 189-199. PMID: 30696260, PMCID: PMC6667310, DOI: 10.1177/1359104518822685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep quantitySleep-related interventionsSleep functionPredictors of anxietyPediatric clinical samplesAge-related changesHigh anxietyAnxietyPediatric samplesPrevious researchSleep dysfunctionClinical samplesChildhoodFunction changesAdolescenceAdolescentsActigraphyPresent studyYouthQuantitative measuresCorrelatesAssociationSleepChildrenIntervention
2018
Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders
Lebowitz ER, Gee DG, Pine DS, Silverman WK. Implications of the Research Domain Criteria project for childhood anxiety and its disorders. Clinical Psychology Review 2018, 64: 99-109. PMID: 29526524, PMCID: PMC6668617, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2018.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood anxiety disordersChildhood anxietyResearch Domain Criteria projectAnxiety disordersSocial processesMental Health's Research Domain Criteria projectNegative Valence Systems domainFronto-amygdala circuitryThreat learningPsychiatric disordersNegative valencePediatric anxietyChildren's fearsDevelopmental psychopathologyPrevalent psychiatric disordersParticular social processesAnxietyAttachment processRDoCResearch linksFearYouthTranslational approachDisordersInterdisciplinary approach