Purpose Mezirow's theory of transformative learning aims to evoke change on a deeper
level of learning. This qualitative study with 38 pre-service teachers enrolled in a Master's …

Socioemotional climate in the family environment is critical to a child's socioemotional
development. This focused literature review examines some central dynamics of that …

Childhood adversity is among the strongest risk factors for psychosis-spectrum disorders,
though the nature and specificity of the biological mechanisms underlying this association …

Abstract Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) with childhood maltreatment is a prevalent
clinical phenotype. Prior studies have observed abnormal hippocampal activity in MDD …

Background: Children exposed to early life stress (ELS) exhibit enlarged amygdala volume
in comparison to controls. The primary goal of this study was to examine amygdala volumes …

Borderline intellectual functioning (BIF), characterized by intelligence quotient scores
between 70 and 85, can lead to challenges in daily life. This review explored the …

Background Pathological peritraumatic encoding is proposed as a proximal risk factor for the
development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with trauma-analog studies linking …

Objective Only a minority of trauma-exposed individuals go on to develop post traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). Previous studies in high income countries suggest that maladaptive …

Purpose To evaluate whether patients with Graves' dysthyroid ophthalmopathy (GDO) have
changes in brain anatomy that can be assessed by neuroimaging as compared to age …

The period of adolescence brings with it a dynamic interaction between social context and
behaviour, structural brain development, and anxiety and depressive symptoms. The rate of …