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Co-development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic trait trajectories from childhood to early adulthood
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism, defined as traits or disorders, commonly co-occur. Developmental trajectories of ADHD and autistic traits both show heterogeneity in onset and course, but little is known about how symptom trajectories co-develop into adulthood.’ Amy Shakeshaft (pic) et al.
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Following the children of depressed parents from childhood to adult life: A focus on mood and anxiety disorders
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘While it is known that depression in a parent increases risk for offspring depression and anxiety, there are relatively few prospective longitudinal studies following the offspring of depressed parents across the transition from adolescence into adulthood – a key period of risk.’ Victoria Powell (pic) et al.
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Dr. Marianna Purgato
Dr. Marianna Purgato, Clinical Psychologist, PhD, is Assistant Professor in Applied Medical Technology and Methodology at the University of Verona, Italy. Dr. Purgato is an Associate Editor of CAMH and contributes to the editorial management of the systematic reviews and meta-analyses submitted to CAMH.
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Toward an optimized assessment of adolescent psychopathology risk: Multilevel environmental profiles and child irritability as predictors
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘To build the foundation for a parsimonious psychopathology risk calculator while capturing the complexity and dynamic nature of the environment, the current study aimed to identify distinct risk and resilience profiles with a wide range of environmental factors guided by Bronfenbrenner’s biopsychosocial ecological system theory.’ Qiongru Yu (pic) et al.
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Mothers’ symptoms of anxiety and depression and the development of child temperament: A genetically informative, longitudinal investigation
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘We explored longitudinal associations between mothers’ emotional symptoms and child temperament traits and adjusted for genetic effects shared across generations’. Y. I. Ahmadzadeh (pic) et al.
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A cross-lagged twin study of emotional symptoms, social isolation and peer victimisation from early adolescence to emerging adulthood
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Our study highlights the necessity to intervene early in adolescence to prevent the escalation of emotional symptoms over time and to consider social isolation and peer victimisation as important risk factors for the long-term persistence of emotional symptoms.’ Geneviève Morneau-Vaillancourt (pic) et al.
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Variation in sleep profiles in children with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and associated clinical characteristics
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We examined the profiles of sleep difficulties in children with ADHD and associated clinical factors (e.g. co-occurring mental health conditions, stimulant use and parent mental health).’ Emma Sciberras (pic) et al.
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The social domains organization of mentalizing processes in adolescents: a contribution to the conceptualization of personality function and dysfunction in young people
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Drawing on evidence that social domain organization is impaired in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and that hypermentalizing, a heightened interpretation of others’ motives, thoughts or emotions, is elevated in adolescent BPD, we hypothesized that hypermentalizing levels in adolescents will vary by social domain and that elevated BPD features will be associated with impairment of this domain organization of hypermentalizing.’ Jonathan Hill et al.
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Kindergarten conduct problems are associated with monetized outcomes in adolescence and adulthood
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Participants were from two multisite longitudinal studies: Fast Track and the Child Development Project. Parents and teachers reported on kindergarten conduct problems, administrative and national database records yielded indexes of criminal offending, and participants self-reported their government and medical service use. Outcomes were assigned costs, and significant associations were adjusted for inflation to determine USD 2020 costs.’ Natalie Goulter (pic) et al.
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CAMH Editorial: Volume 28, Issue 2, May 2023
CAMH May 2023 Editorial is now available to read.
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