scholarly journals Demographic and Mental Health Assessments in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study: Updates and Age-Related Trajectories

2021 ◽  
pp. 101031
Author(s):  
Deanna M. Barch ◽  
Matthew D. Albaugh ◽  
Arielle Baskin-Sommers ◽  
Brittany E. Bryant ◽  
Duncan B. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Development Study ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Health Assessments

scholarly journals Demographic, physical and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Rationale and description

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 55-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanna M. Barch ◽  
Matthew D. Albaugh ◽  
Shelli Avenevoli ◽  
Linda Chang ◽  
Duncan B. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Development Study ◽  
Health Assessments

scholarly journals Early adolescent gender diversity and mental health in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Potter ◽  
Sarahjane Dube ◽  
Nicholas Allgaier ◽  
Hannah Loso ◽  
Masha Ivanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Development Study

scholarly journals An Examination of Sustained Versus Transient Distressing Psychotic-Like Experiences Using Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ Study Data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole R. Karcher ◽  
Rachel L. Loewy ◽  
Mark Savill ◽  
Shelli Avenevoli ◽  
Rebekah S. Huber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Development Study

AbstractObjectiveA potential distinguishing factor between more benign and transient psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) versus PLEs that predict risk for psychiatric disorders is whether the PLEs are sustained and distressing (sustained dPLEs). The current study examined associations of both sustained and transient dPLEs with relevant risk factors (e.g., cognition), use of mental health services, and functional correlates (e.g., school performance) in school-age children.MethodThe current study used three Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ study data waves to create sustained dPLE (n=272), transient dPLE (n=244), and control (n=272) groups. Hierarchical linear models examined whether these groups differed in terms of use of mental health services, functional correlates, family history of mental disorders, other symptoms (e.g., parent-rated psychotic symptoms, internalizing, externalizing symptoms), environmental factors (e.g., adverse childhood events [ACEs]), cognitive functioning, developmental milestone delays, and neuroimaging indices.ResultsSeveral factors were more strongly associated with sustained versus transient dPLEs, including use of mental health services (for sustained vs. controls: d=0.38), drop in grades (d=--.30), other symptoms (i.e., parent-rated psychotic, bipolar, internalizing, externalizing, suicidality; 0.33>ds<0.88), ACEs (d=.36), and lower fluid and executive functioning cognitive scores (-0.31>ds<-0.41). For most risk factors, the sustained dPLEs group showed the greatest impairments, followed by the transient group, with the control group showing the least impairments.ConclusionsThese results have implications for understanding the pathogenesis of dPLEs, including indicating that several factors may distinguish transient from persisting dPLEs in children, including higher symptoms and ACEs, lower executive functioning scores, greater use of mental health services, and worsening school performance.

scholarly journals Demographic and Mental Health Assessments in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study: Updates and Longitudinal Trajectories

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanna M Barch ◽  
Matthew D Albaugh ◽  
Arielle Baskin-Sommers ◽  
Brittany E Bryant ◽  
Duncan B Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Mental Health History ◽  
Family Mental Health

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study of 11,880 youth incorporates a comprehensive range of measures assessing predictors and outcomes related to mental health across childhood and adolescence in participating youth, as well as information about family mental health history. We have previously described the logic and content of the mental health assessment battery at Baseline and Year 1. Here, we describe changes to that battery and issues and clarifications that have emerged, as well as additions to the mental health battery at the 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-year follow-ups. We capitalize on the recent release of longitudinal data for caregiver and youth report of mental health data to evaluate trajectories of dimensions of psychopathology as a function of demographic factors. For both caregiver and self-reported mental health symptoms, males showed age-related decreases in internalizing and externalizing symptoms, while females showed an increase in internalizing symptoms with age. Multiple indicators of socioeconomic status (caregiver education, family income, financial adversity, neighborhood poverty) accounted for unique variance in both caregiver and youth-reported externalizing and internalizing symptoms. These data highlight the importance of examining developmental trajectories of mental health as a function of key factors such as sex and socioeconomic environment.

scholarly journals Sexuality in Later Life and Mental Health Among Older Black Gay Men

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 313-314
Author(s):  
Darlingtina Esiaka ◽  
Alice Cheng ◽  
Candidus Nwakasi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Later Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Black Gay Men

Abstract Self-acknowledgement and integration of racial and sexual identities are significant to one’s overall sense of identity because of their implications for mental health and wellbeing. These issues are important as one ages because older people experience a wide range of factors that add layers to their ability to (re)integrate subsets of their identity into their overall self-identity such as age and age-related disabilities. This study examined the intersection of race and sexual identities on overall health status in older Black gay men, a demographic group that has historically received less attention. Data from the Social Justice Sexuality (SJS) survey of LGBTQ+ people of color which occurred over a 12-month period in the United States were analyzed. Participants (N=160), 50 years and over, responded to questions about their sexuality, social identity, family dynamics, community connection and engagement, and mental and physical health. Results show an association of mental wellbeing with racial and sexual identities. Further, results show that a strong sense of connection to other sexual minorities is positively associated with mental health in older Black gay men. We discuss the implication of findings for mental health interventions targeting this gendered population.

scholarly journals Change by challenge: A common genetic basis behind childhood cognitive development and cognitive training

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Sauce ◽  
John Wiedenhoeft ◽  
Nicholas Judd ◽  
Torkel Klingberg
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Brain Plasticity ◽  
Training Sample ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Central Piece ◽  
Gene Environment ◽  
Related Development ◽  
Explained Variation ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Cognitive Challenges

AbstractThe interplay of genetic and environmental factors behind cognitive development has preoccupied multiple fields of science and sparked heated debates over the decades. Here we tested the hypothesis that developmental genes rely heavily on cognitive challenges—as opposed to natural maturation. Starting with a polygenic score (cogPGS) that previously explained variation in cognitive performance in adults, we estimated its effect in 344 children and adolescents (mean age of 12 years old, ranging from 6 to 25) who showed changes in working memory (WM) in two distinct samples: (1) a developmental sample showing significant WM gains after 2 years of typical, age-related development, and (2) a training sample showing significant, experimentally-induced WM gains after 25 days of an intense WM training. We found that the same genetic factor, cogPGS, significantly explained the amount of WM gain in both samples. And there was no interaction of cogPGS with sample, suggesting that those genetic factors are neutral to whether the WM gains came from development or training. These results represent evidence that cognitive challenges are a central piece in the gene-environment interplay during cognitive development. We believe our study sheds new light on previous findings of interindividual differences in education (rich-get-richer and compensation effects), brain plasticity in children, and the heritability increase of intelligence across the lifespan.

scholarly journals Perilla Seed Oil Enhances Cognitive Function and Mental Health in Healthy Elderly Japanese Individuals by Enhancing the Biological Antioxidant Potential

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1130
Author(s):  
Michio Hashimoto ◽  
Kentaro Matsuzaki ◽  
Shahdat Hossain ◽  
Tomoko Ito ◽  
Harumi Wakatsuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Antioxidant Potential ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Elderly Japanese ◽  
Perilla Seed

Oxidative stress plays an important role in age-associated cognitive decline. We recently reported that dietary intake of perilla seed oil (PO), a rich source of α-linolenic acid (LNA, C18:3, ω-3), helps in maintaining good mental health in adults. This study aimed to investigate the impacts of dietary PO intake on cognitive functions and mental health in healthy, elderly Japanese individuals. Seventy-five healthy volunteers aged 64–84 years were randomly divided into two groups: a control group and a PO-administered group. At baseline and at 12 months of intervention, cognitive function, mental health condition, fatty acid profile of the red blood cell plasma membranes (RBC-PM), and serum biochemical parameters were evaluated. Results showed that serum biological antioxidant potential and LNA levels in the RBC-PM at 12 months after the trial were significantly higher in the PO group compared to the control group. Further, both the cognitive function measures, as evaluated by the Frontal Assessment Battery test and the apathy scores, tended to be improved after 12 months in the PO group. Our results demonstrate that dietary PO intake enhances the antioxidant potential and prevents the age-related cognitive and mental decline in healthy elderly individuals by enhancing the blood LNA levels.

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