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Gaffrey, Michael S.; Luby, Joan L.; Botteron, Kelly; Repovs, Grega; Barch, Deanna M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: Atypical Default Mode Network (DMN) functional connectivity has been previously reported in depressed adults. However, there is relatively little data informing the developmental nature of this phenomenon. The current case-control study examined the DMN in a unique prospective sample of school-age children with a previous history of…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Depression (Psychology), Preschool Children, Control Groups
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Belden, Andy C.; Gaffrey, Michael S.; Luby, Joan L. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: The role of preschool-onset (PO) psychiatric disorders as correlates and/or risk factors for relational aggression during kindergarten or first grade was tested in a sample of 146 preschool-age children (age 3 to 5.11 years). Method: Axis-I diagnoses and symptom scores were derived using the Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment.…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Aggression, Risk, Kindergarten
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Luby, Joan L.; Belden, Andy C.; Spitznagel, Edward – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Family history of mood disorders and stressful life events are both established risk factors for childhood depression. However, the role of mediators in risk trajectories, which are potential targets for intervention, remains understudied. To date, there have been no investigations of mediating relationships between risk factors and…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Early Intervention, Caregivers, Risk
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Luby, Joan L.; Sullivan, Jill; Belden, Andy; Stalets, Melissa; Blankenship, Samantha; Spitznagel, Edward – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To investigate whether higher levels of negative and lower levels of positive behaviors could be observed in a sample of depressed preschoolers. Support for the validity of preschool depression is now available; however, objective evidence of negative behaviors among depressed preschoolers is needed. Method: A structured observational…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Child Behavior