Specific Dysphoric Symptoms Are Predicted by Early Maladaptive Schemas by Roberta Trincas, Cristina Ottaviani, Alessandro Couyoumdjian, Katia Tenore, Grazia Spitoni, Francesco Mancini

“…Early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) are cognitive patterns resulting from unmet core emotional needs in childhood that have been linked to the development of psychopathology. As depression is a multifaceted phenomenon, we hypothesized that specific dysphoric symptoms would be predicted by different EMSs. …”
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Chatting your way to quitting: A longitudinal exploration of smokers' interaction with a cessation chatbot by Linwei He, Erkan Basar, Reinout W. Wiers, Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Emiel Krahmer

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Regulatory problems and developmental psychopathology within the first 2 years of living—a nested in cohort population-based study by Janni Ammitzbøll, Janni Ammitzbøll, Anne Lise Olsen, Susanne Landorph, Christian Ritz, Anne Mette Skovgaard, Anne Mette Skovgaard

“…BackgroundInfancy regulatory problems (RP) of sleep, feeding and eating, and excessive crying are thought to play a key role in the development of psychopathology in childhood, but knowledge of the early trajectories is limited.ObjectiveTo explore RP at ages 8–11 months and the associations with mental health problems at 1½ years, and assess the influences of maternal mental health problems and relationship problems.MethodsRP was explored in a nested in-cohort sample (N = 416) drawn from a community-based cohort (N = 2,973). …”
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Comparing the emotional impact of the UK COVID-19 lockdown in very preterm and full-term born children: a longitudinal study by Zeyuan Sun, Zeyuan Sun, Laila Hadaya, Laila Hadaya, Marguerite Leoni, Marguerite Leoni, Paola Dazzan, Emily Simonoff, Serena J. Counsell, A. David Edwards, Chiara Nosarti, Chiara Nosarti, Lucy Vanes

“…This study aimed to understand the emotional impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on children who were born very preterm (VPT, <32 weeks' gestation), as they are vulnerable to mental health difficulties and are at increased risk of developing psychiatric problems during childhood compared to their full-term-born counterparts.MethodsThe parents of 32 VPT children (mean age = 8.7) and 29 term-born controls (mean age = 8.8), who had previously taken part in a study of brain development and psychopathology following VPT birth, completed an online modified version of the Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey (CRISIS). …”
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