This selective review first describes the involvement of the maternal hypothalamic-pituitary-
adrenal (HPA) axis during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and the relation between …

Background. The pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has forced
governments to implement strict social mitigation strategies to reduce the morbidity and …

This review highlights the differential contributions of multiple neurochemical systems to
temperament traits related and those that are unrelated to emotionality, even though these …

A randomized control trial was conducted to investigate the effects of skin-to-skin, chest-to-
chest contact (kangaroo care, KC) in mother-infant dyads on patterns of infant brain activity …

This Editorial highlights a unique focus of this theme issue on the biological perspectives in
deriving psychological taxonomies coming from neurochemistry, neuroanatomy …

Abstract Background/Aims: Progress in the development of DSM/ICD taxonomies has
revealed limitations of both label-based and dimensionality approaches. These approaches …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) impair health and life expectancy and may result in
an epigenetic signature that drives increased morbidity primed during early stages of life …

This study investigated maternal oxytocin, caregiving sensitivity and mother-to-infant
bonding at 3-months postpartum as predictors of child behavior and psychological outcomes …

Attempts to revise the existing classifications of psychiatric disorders (DSM and ICD)
continue and highlight a crucial need for the identification of biomarkers underlying …

Major depressive disorder is a genetic susceptible disease, and a psychiatric syndrome with
a high rate of incidence and recurrence. Because of its complexity concerning etiology and …