psychopathology
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 63, Issue 12, December 2022
Editorial: The critical need to assess pubertal development in studies of child and adolescent psychopathology by Kelly L. Klump
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Annual Research Review: Stability of psychopathology: lessons learned from longitudinal population survey
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “Psychopathology has been long recognized as a fluctuating process with various expressions over time, which can only be properly understood if we follow individuals and their social context from childhood up until adulthood”. Albertine J. Oldehinkel (pic) and Johan Ormel
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Developmental co-occurrence of psychopathology dimensions in childhood
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “Here, we aim to determine whether and to what extent directional relationships between psychopathology dimensions within-person, and between individuals within families, play a role in comorbidity”. Andrea G. Allegrini (pic) et al
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 63, Issue 04, April 2022
Editorial: ‘The times they are a-changin’: paradigm shifts in child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry’ by Sara R. Jaffee
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Combined polygenic risk scores, & predicting psychopathology
For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Alex Neumann and Professor Henning Tiemeier to discuss the JCPP paper ‘Combined polygenic risk scores of different psychiatric traits predict general and specific psychopathology in childhood’.
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Is race linked to the structure of psychopathology in young people?
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found no significant difference in the hierarchical structure of psychopathology between African American and European American youths.
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How do early adverse experiences increase the risk for mental health problems?
Early adverse experiences can predict a variety of mental health problems later in life, from anxiety to rule breaking behaviour and impulsivity. However, the underlying pathways by which different types of early adverse experiences, increase the risk for mental health problems, are less clear.
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Does DNA methylation link sleep disturbances to mental health problems?
Sleep disturbances have long been linked to mental health problems in children, but the underlying mechanisms of this relationship are unclear.
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Depressed mood, inattention and worry might influence the risk for other symptoms in youth
Youth psychopathology has traditionally been conceptualized and measured at the level of disorders, which are highly heterogeneous and comorbid. However, there is growing evidence that focusing on the causes of individual symptoms might be useful.
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Early deprivation is linked to long-term social communication difficulties
Maltreatment affects a staggering 1 billion children worldwide. Most of these maltreated children, but particularly those raised in institutions that are characterized by deprivation, experience some form of neglect. These children seem to be at risk of developing social, cognitive and psychiatric difficulties later in life.
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