Psychology & Psychiatry

The general factor of psychopathology: Precursors and consequences

It is quite common that individuals who have one psychiatric condition also qualify for other psychiatric conditions. This observation questions the conventional belief that different diagnoses are independent and instead ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How to manage pandemic stressors for children

Since the pandemic began, parents and researchers have been trying to understand how it affects children's mental health. For 18 months, children have dealt with the disruption of their daily lives, fear of COVID-19 contagion, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Sex and gender differences in psychopathology

Cynthia Hartung's recently published article recommends more consistently and systematically considering sex and gender in all aspects of psychopathology research. Hartung, an associate professor and director of the Psychology ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Specific white matter patterns linked to youth psychopathology

(HealthDay)—General psychopathology is a heritable trait in youth that may be detected early in life through brain structural connectivity, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Psychopathic traits in teenagers not cast in stone

Most youths are concerned about other people's feelings, they feel bad or guilty when they have done something wrong and they adhere to social rules. A small group of youths, however, does not. These youths express psychopathic ...

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