While insomnia is the second most common mental disorder, progress in our understanding
of underlying neurobiological mechanisms has been limited. The present review addresses …

Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Preventive approaches have latterly gained traction for improving mental health in young
people. In this paper, we first appraise the conceptual foundations of preventive psychiatry …

Sexual assault (SA) is a common and deleterious form of trauma. Over 40 years of research
on its impact has suggested that SA has particularly severe effects on a variety of forms of …

Anxiety disorders (ADs), namely generalized AD, panic disorder and phobias, are common,
etiologically complex conditions with a partially genetic basis. Despite differing on diagnostic …

Research into the causes of psychopathology has largely focused on two broad etiologic
factors: genetic vulnerability and environmental stressors. An important role for …

Brady and Kendall (1992) concluded that although anxiety and depression in youths are
meaningfully linked, there are important distinctions, and additional research is needed …

Close relationships have recently been established between gut microbiota and some
mental disorders. Here, we performed a systematic comparative analysis of the gut …

Objective: The purpose of the current study was to examine facilitative and avoidant coping
as mediators between distress and transition status, social support, and loss. Method: A total …

In this article, we provide a fresh perspective on the developmental origins of neuroticism—a
dimension of temperament marked by elevated stress reactivity resulting in the frequent …