Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by a constellation of affective,
interpersonal, lifestyle and antisocial features whose antecedents can be identified in a …

Conduct disorder (CD) is a common and highly impairing psychiatric disorder that usually
emerges in childhood or adolescence and is characterized by severe antisocial and …

The increasing prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders, especially autism spectrum
disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), calls for more research …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
disorders characterized by problems with social communication, social interaction, and …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent developmental disorder,
associated with a range of long-term impairments. Variation in DNA methylation, an …

In adults, reporting low and high maternal care in childhood, we compared DNA methylation
in two stress-associated genes (two target sequences in the oxytocin receptor gene, OXTR; …

Research implicates callous-unemotional (CU) traits (ie, lack of empathy, prosociality, and
guilt, and reduced sensitivity to others' emotions) in the development of severe and …

Abstract Background The neuropeptide Oxytocin (OXT) plays a central role in birthing,
mother-infant bonding and a broad range of related social behaviours in mammals. More …

Implicit in the long-standing disagreements about whether humans' fundamental nature is
predominantly caring or callous is an assumption of uniformity. This article reviews evidence …

Background DNA methylation (DNAm) is a potential mechanism for propagating the effects
of environmental exposures on child and adolescent mental health. In recent years, this field …