Background Anxiety disorders are the most common form of psychopathology and often
begin early in development. Therefore, there is interest in identifying neural biomarkers that …

Fear extinction studies in youth have yielded mixed results due to developmental processes
and variations in design, methodology and dependent measures. This systematic review …

Parenting styles are associated with children's psychological resilience. However, the
underlying mechanisms of this have not been investigated. Parenting styles influence how …

Research has consistently demonstrated a relationship between peer victimization, a major
issue in early adolescence, and depression. However, longitudinal studies examining the …

Dysregulated fear conditioned responses have been associated with PTSD in adults, with
increased fear-potentiated startle (FPS) serving as a potential intermediate phenotype for …

Purpose of Review I review the literature on the relationship between anxiety and the error-
related negativity (ERN), a neurophysiological marker of performance monitoring, across …

The pubertal period is a time of rapid increase in the incidence of anxiety disorders, and
thus, pubertal hormones may play a role in the precipitation of anxious psychopathology …

Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obesity are highly prevalent in
adolescents. Emerging findings from our laboratory and others are consistent with the novel …

An enduring issue in the study of mental health is identifying developmental processes that
explain how childhood characteristics progress to maladaptive forms. We examine the role …

Anxiety disorders are associated with enhanced defensive reactivity to errors, measured via
the error-related negativity (ERN). There is some evidence to suggest that problematic …