biomarkers
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Dr. Bradley Peterson
Bradley S. Peterson, MD, is Director of the Institute for the Developing Mind and Chief of Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, as well as Vice Chair for Research and Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Southern California.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 61, Issue 12, December 2020
“Biomarkers in precision medicine for mental illnesses” by Bradley S. Peterson
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Depressed mothers and their offspring differ in terms of health risk profiles and allostatic load
Allostatic load is essentially the “wear and tear” that accumulates in the body in individuals exposed to chronic stress. Because some patients with psychiatric disorders have a shorter lifespan than their healthy counterparts,1 some researchers have suggested that there might be a link between disorders such as depression and increased allostatic load.
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What mechanisms underlie reduced social attention in people with ASD?
A key predictor of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis is attenuated attention to social stimuli.1 Thus far, the reasons underlying this abnormality are unknown: some have hypothesized reduced social motivation2 while others have suggested aberrant oculomotor function in affected individuals.3
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 09, September 2018
“Data repositories, registries, and standards in the search for valid and reproducible biomarkers” by Bradley S. Peterson
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 02, February 2018
“Promises and pitfalls in the development of biomarkers that can promote early intervention in children at risk” by Sara Jaffee
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