Pregnancy and the early postpartum signify a period of high stress. Perinatal stress can
include psychological distress (PD), such as anxiety, depression, and stress, as well as …

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative
aims to understand the mechanisms influencing psychopathology through a dimensional …

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a complex, heritable and polygenic neuropsychiatric disease, which
disables the patients as well as decreases their life expectancy and quality of life. Common …

Systematically review existing evidence to (1) identify the association between self-report
stress and cortisol levels measured during pregnancy; and,(2) assess their association with …

The prenatal period represents a critical time for brain growth and development. These rapid
neurological advances render the fetus susceptible to various influences with life-long …

Observations of newborn behavior provide clinicians and researchers with a first description
of the neurobehavioral organization of the newborn that is largely independent of the …

Background Opioid use among pregnant women has more than quadrupled over the past
20 years; however, comorbid risk factors such as emotion dysregulation confound the …

Objectives To examine healthy, full-term neonatal behavior using the Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS) in relation to measures of maternal …

Identifying transdiagnostic mechanisms that relate to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), the
intentional destruction of one's own body tissue without suicidal intent and for purposes not …

Emotion regulation is a principal task of early development. The failure to develop effective
emotion regulation skills is associated with behavioural, academic, psychological and …