The quality of the interparental relationship is recognized as an important influence on child
and adolescent psychopathology. Historically, clinically oriented research on this topic has …

Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure can cause alterations to the develo** brain. The
resulting neurobehavioral deficits seen following this exposure are wide-ranging and …

While neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are highly heritable, several environmental
risk factors have also been suggested. However, the role of familial confounding is unclear …

Despite the well-established sex difference in prevalence of many childhood and adolescent
psychopathological conditions, no integrative metatheory of sex differences in …

Current frameworks for understanding the link between early adverse childhood
experiences and later negative life outcomes, including psychopathology, focus on the …

Abstract Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is not a single pathophysiological entity and
appears to have a complex etiology. There are multiple genetic and environmental risk …

Ethanol affects cognition in a number of ways. Indirect effects include intoxication,
withdrawal, brain trauma, central nervous system infection, hypoglycemia, hepatic failure …

Robust evidence has accumulated showing that individuals who develop schizophrenia are
at elevated risk when compared to the general population to engage in violence towards …

Background High levels of alcohol use in pregnancy have been shown to be associated with
negative physical health consequences in offspring. However, the literature is less clear on …

Since the identification of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) over 35 years ago, mounting
evidence about the impact of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy has prompted …