Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain Integrating Brain and Prevention Science

by Romer, Daniel; Walker, Elaine F.

• ISBN13: 9780195306255
• ISBN10: 0195306252
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Within the last decade, researchers have gained a greater understanding of brain development and its extended plasticity throughout adolescence. The implications for our views of mental disorder and its treatment will be dramatic. A central question that this volume addresses is, What does the latest understanding of brain development tell us about the potential for altering the developmental course of mental disorders and enhancing healthy functioning in adolescents? A diverse group of neuroscientists, psychologists, and psychiatrists come together to discuss this question from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The presentations from this fruitful meeting are contained in Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention Science, a collection that illustrates how our new understanding of adolescent brain development can lay the foundation for future research and policy. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Biological and Social Universals in Development
The Developing Brain and Adolescent-Typical Behavior Patterns: An Evolutionary Approach	p. 9
Competence, Resilience, and Development in Adolescence: Clues for Prevention Science	p. 31
Characteristics of Brain and Behavior in Development
Mapping Adolescent Brain Maturation Using Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging	p. 55
The Metamorphosis: Individuation of the Adolescent Brain	p. 85
Transcriptional Regulation in Schizophrenia	p. 103
Effects of Early Maltreatment and Stress on Brain Development
Stress Effects on the Developing Brain	p. 127
Maternal Programming of Defensive Responses Through Sustained Effects on Gene Expression	p. 148
Neuropeptides and the Development of Social Behaviors: Implications for Adolescent Psychopathology	p. 173
The Effects of Early Deprivation on Brain-Behavioral Development: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project	p. 197
Effects of Stress and Other Environmental Influences During Adolescence
Social Stress, Affect, and Neural Function in Adolescence	p. 219
Stress-Induced Pathophysiology Within the Schizophrenia Patient Brain: A Model for the Delayed Onset of Psychosis and Its Circumvention by Anxiolytic Agents	p. 245
Neurohormones, Neurodevelopment, and the Prodrome of Psychosis in Adolescence	p. 264
The Adolescent Surge in Depression and Emergence of Gender Differences: A Biocognitive Vulnerability-Stress Model in Developmental Context	p. 284
Reversible Disorders of Brain Development
Early Identification and Prevention of Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder	p. 315
Resilience and Vulnerability to Trauma: Psychobiological Mechanisms	p. 347
The Developing Adolescent Brain in Socioeconomic Context	p. 373
Brain Development as a Vulnerability Factor in the Etiology of Substance Abuse and Addiction	p. 388
Educational Interventions for Enhanced Neurocognitive Development
Modifying Brain Networks Underlying Self-Regulation	p. 401
The Brain Wise Curriculum: Neurocognitive Development Intervention Program	p. 420
The Role of Preventive Interventions in Enhancing Neurocognitive Functioning and Promoting Competence in Adolescence	p. 441
Conclusions	p. 463
Glossary	p. 475
Brain Locations	p. 490
Author Biographies	p. 492
Index	p. 501
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