Profiles of autonomic stress responsivity in a sample of justice‐involved youth: Associations with childhood trauma exposure and emotional and behavioral functioning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty Lin ◽  
Mallory C. Kidwell ◽  
Patricia K. Kerig ◽  
Sheila E. Crowell ◽  
Anthony J. Fortuna
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Behavioral Functioning ◽  
Stress Responsivity ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Functioning

Childhood trauma moderates morphometric associations between orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala: implications for pathological personality traits

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Nadia Bounoua ◽  
Rickie Miglin ◽  
Jeffrey M. Spielberg ◽  
Curtis L. Johnson ◽  
Naomi Sadeh
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Orbitofrontal Cortex ◽  
Functional Neuroimaging ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Emotional Dysregulation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

Abstract Background Research has demonstrated that chronic stress exposure early in development can lead to detrimental alterations in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)–amygdala circuit. However, the majority of this research uses functional neuroimaging methods, and thus the extent to which childhood trauma corresponds to morphometric alterations in this limbic-cortical network has not yet been investigated. This study had two primary objectives: (i) to test whether anatomical associations between OFC–amygdala differed between adults as a function of exposure to chronic childhood assaultive trauma and (ii) to test how these environment-by-neurobiological effects relate to pathological personality traits. Methods Participants were 137 ethnically diverse adults (48.1% female) recruited from the community who completed a clinical diagnostic interview, a self-report measure of pathological personality traits, and anatomical MRI scans. Results Findings revealed that childhood trauma moderated bilateral OFC–amygdala volumetric associations. Specifically, adults with childhood trauma exposure showed a positive association between medial OFC volume and amygdalar volume, whereas adults with no childhood exposure showed the negative OFC–amygdala structural association observed in prior research with healthy samples. Examination of the translational relevance of trauma-related alterations in OFC–amygdala volumetric associations for disordered personality traits revealed that trauma exposure moderated the association of OFC volume with antagonistic and disinhibited phenotypes, traits characteristic of Cluster B personality disorders. Conclusions The OFC–amygdala circuit is a potential anatomical pathway through which early traumatic experiences perpetuate emotional dysregulation into adulthood and confer risk for personality pathology. Results provide novel evidence of divergent neuroanatomical pathways to similar personality phenotypes depending on early trauma exposure.

Long-term effects of pre-adoptive risk on emotional and behavioral functioning in children adopted from foster care

2021 ◽  
pp. 105031
Author(s):  
Austin J. Blake ◽  
Matthew Ruderman ◽  
Jill M. Waterman ◽  
Audra K. Langley
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Behavioral Functioning ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Functioning

Considering the Impact of Early Trauma on Coping and Pathology to Predict Posttraumatic Growth Among 9-1-1 Telecommunicators

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (21-22) ◽  
pp. 4709-4731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa J. London ◽  
Mary C. Mercer ◽  
Michelle M. Lilly
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Lifetime Trauma ◽  
Early Trauma ◽  
The Impact

Recent research has demonstrated that first responders may report posttraumatic growth (PTG), positive psychological changes that arise in the aftermath of a trauma. Less is known regarding the perception of PTG among 9-1-1 telecommunicators, a group of first responders exposed to a high degree of lifetime trauma, including duty-related trauma as well as early and non-duty-related trauma. Moreover, the impact of childhood trauma on the processes involved in the perception of growth is less clear. While some distress is needed to facilitate processes that lead to the perception of PTG, it has been suggested that positive associations between PTG and pathology reflect avoidant coping or represent an illusory component of PTG. Structural equation models were used to examine early trauma exposure, coping, and pathology in predicting PTG among 9-1-1 telecommunicators ( N = 788). In separate models using active and avoidant forms of coping, childhood trauma exposure had an indirect effect on PTG through coping. In a model considering both forms of coping, childhood trauma had an indirect effect on PTG through psychopathology, but not through coping. The results show that early trauma exposure leads to the perception of growth through pathways indicative of both adaptive and maladaptive coping processes.

Su1505 HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE RECURRENT OR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 158 (6) ◽  
pp. S-607-S-608
Author(s):  
See Wan Tham ◽  
Gretchen Cress ◽  
Ying Yuan ◽  
Savitri Appana ◽  
Mark Lowe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Pancreatitis ◽  
Behavioral Functioning ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Functioning

Impact of Behavioral Feeding Intervention on Child Emotional and Behavioral Functioning, Parenting Stress, and Parent-Child Attachment

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel M. Knight ◽  
Jeremy J. Albright ◽  
Alissa Huth-Bocks ◽  
Natalie K. Morris ◽  
Lauren Mills ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Behavioral Functioning ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Functioning ◽  
Parent Child

Short Stature in a Population-Based Cohort: Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Functioning

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 903-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Lee ◽  
D. Appugliese ◽  
S. M. Coleman ◽  
N. Kaciroti ◽  
R. F. Corwyn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Stature ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Behavioral Functioning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Functioning
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