Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention Science (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative)

"Recent advances in our understanding of the human brain suggest that adolescence is a unique period of development during which both environmental and genetic influences can leave a lasting impression. To advance the goal of integrating brain and prevention science, two areas of research which do not usually communicate with one another, the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Adolescent Risk Communication Institute held a conference with the purpose of producing an integrated volume on this interdisciplinary area. Presenters/chapter contributors were asked to address two questions : What neurodevelopmental processes in children and adolescents could be altered so that mental disorders might be prevented? And what interventions or life experiences might be able to introduce such changes? The book has a 5-part structure : biological and social universals in development; characteristics of brain and behaviour in development; effects of early maltreatment and stress on brain development; effects of stress and other environmental influences during adolescence on brain development; and reversible orders of brain development. The twenty chapters include contributions from some of the most well-known researchers in the area."--[Résumé de l'éditeur] The Developing Brain And Adolescent-typical Behavior Patterns: An Evolutionary Approach / Linda Spear -- Competence, Resilience, And Development In Adolescence: Clues For Prevention Science / Ann S. Masten -- Mapping Adolescent Brain Maturation Using Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Elizabeth R. Sowell, Paul M. Thompson, And Arthur W. Toga -- The Metamorphosis: Individuation Of The Adolescent Brain / Don M. Tucker And Lyda Moller -- Transcriptional Regulation In Schizophrenia / Scott E. Hemby And Joann A. O'connor -- Stress Effects On The Developing Brain / Megan R. Gunnar. Maternal Programming Of Defensive Responses Through Sustained Effects On Gene Expression / Michael J. Meaney -- Neuropeptides And The Development Of Social Behaviors: Implications For Adolescent Psychopathology / Karen L. Bales And C. Sue Carter -- The Effects Of Early Deprivation On Brain-behavioral Development: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project / Charles A. Nelson Iii, Charles H. Zeanah, And Nathan A. Fox -- Social Stress, Affect, And Neural Function In Adolescence / Erin B. Mcclure And Daniel S. Pine. Resilience And Vulnerability To Trauma: Psychobiological Mechanisms / Nicole S. Cooper ... [et Al.] -- The Developing Adolescent Brain In Socioeconomic Context / Martha J. Farah, Kimberly G. Noble, And Hallam Hurt -- Brain Development As A Vulnerability Factor In The Etiology Of Substance Abuse And Addiction / Charles P. O'brien -- Modifying Brain Networks Underlying Self-regulation / M. Rosario Rueda ... [et Al.] -- The Brainwise Curriculum: Neurocognitive Development Intervention Program / Patricia Gorman Barry And Marilyn Welsh -- The Role Of Preventive Interventions In Enhancing Neurocognitive Functioning And Promoting Competence In Adolescence / Mark T. Greenberg, Nathaniel R. Riggs, And Clancy Blair. Stress-induced Pathophysiology Within The Schizophrenia Patient Brain: A Model For The Delayed Onset Of Psychosis And Its Circumvention By Anxiolytic Agents / Anthony A. Grace -- Neurohormones, Neurodevelopment, And The Prodrome Of Psychosis In Adolescence / Elaine F. Walker, Amanda Mcmillan, And Vijay Mittal -- The Adolescent Surge In Depression And Emergence Of Gender Differences: A Biocognitive Vulnerability-stress Model In Developmental Context / Lauren B. Alloy And Lyn Y. Abramson -- Early Identification And Prevention Of Early-onset Bipolar Disorder / Kiki Chang, Kim Gallelli, And Meghan Howe. Edited By Daniel Romer And Elaine F. Walker. A Project Of The Adolescent Risk Communication Institute Of The Annenberg Public Policy Center And The Annenberg Foundation Trust At Sunnylands. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The developing brain and adolescent-typical behavior patterns: an evolutionary approach / Linda Spear Competence, resilience, and development in adolescence: clues for prevention science / Ann S. Masten Mapping adolescent brain maturation using structural magnetic resonance imaging / Elizabeth R. Sowell, Paul M. Thompson, and Arthur W. Toga The metamorphosis: individuation of the adolescent brain / Don M. Tucker and Lyda Moller Transcriptional regulation in schizophrenia / Scott E. Hemby and Joann A. O'Connor Stress effects on the developing brain / Megan R. Gunnar Maternal programming of defensive responses through sustained effects on gene expression / Michael J. Meaney Neuropeptides and the development of social behaviors: implications for adolescent psychopathology / Karen L. Bales and C. Sue Carter The effects of early deprivation on brain-behavioral development: the Bucharest early intervention project / Charles A. Nelson III, Charles H. Zeanah, and Nathan A. Fox Social stress, affect, and neural function in adolescence / Erin B. McClure and Daniel S. Pine Stress-induced pathophysiology within the schizophrenia patient brain: a model for the delayed onset of psychosis and its circumvention by anxiolytic agents / Anthony A. Grace Neurohormones, neurodevelopment, and the prodrome of psychosis in adolescence / Elaine F. Walker, Amanda McMillan, and Vijay Mittal The adolescent surge in depression and emergence of gender differences: a biocognitive vulnerability-stress model in developmental context / Lauren B. Alloy and Lyn Y. Abramson Early identification and prevention of early-onset bipolar disorder / Kiki Chang, Kim Gallelli, and Meghan Howe Resilience and vulnerability to trauma: psychobiological mechanisms / Nicole S. Cooper ... [et al.] The developing adolescent brain in socioeconomic context / Martha J. Farah, Kimberly G. Noble, and Hallam Hurt Brain development as a vulnerability factor in the etiology of substance abuse and addiction / Charles P. O'Brien Modifying brain networks underlying self-regulation / M. Rosario Rueda ... [et al.] The BrainWise curriculum: neurocognitive development intervention program / Patricia Gorman Barry and Marilyn Welsh The role of preventive interventions in enhancing neurocognitive functioning and promoting competence in adolescence / Mark T. Greenberg, Nathaniel R. Riggs, and Clancy Blair Many of those who frequently interact with adolescents have resigned themselves to the fact that the period between childhood and adulthood is inevitably characterized by risky and unhealthy behavior and also a time when previously healthy children will experience the first signs of mental disorder. Likewise, the popular media often present the adolescent brain as a work in progress, unprepared for the developmental changes that drive unhealthy behavior, and vulnerable to the genetic influences that seem to undermine mental health. But in the last decade, scientists have come to grasp the plasticity of the adolescent brain. Although important findings from both animal and human research show the effects of early maltreatment on brain development and how these effects can be transmitted across generations, new advances in our understanding also promise strategies for reversing these and other genetic predispositions. Research now suggests that mental health professionals and concerned parents may be able to take advantage of adolescent brain plasticity by fortifying strengths, avoiding maladaptive behaviors, and counteracting genes that would otherwise promote mental disorder. At one time considered mutually exclusive, according to the argument diligently supported by Daniel Romer and Elaine Walker, nature and nurture actually work in concert, shaping the development of the mature individual. The implications for our views of the treatability of mental disorder could be dramatic. A central question which this volume addresses is: With treatment and preventive interventions, can we enhance healthy functioning, prevent potential maladaptive behavior, and alter the developmental course of psychological disorders? In June 2005, a diverse group of psychologists, neuroscientists, and researchers came together at University of Pennsylvanias Annenberg Public Policy Center to discuss this question theoretically and practically from a variety of perspectives. The presentations from this fruitful meeting have been synthesized into AdolescentPsychopathohlogy and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention Science, a collection that offers prevention and neuroscience researchers the knowledge and background to embark on the study of developmental psychopathology, and the rationale to chart a new course. "Recent advances in our understanding of the human brain suggest that adolescence is a unique period of development during which both environmental and genetic influences can leave a lasting impression. To advance the goal of integrating brain and prevention science, two areas of research which do not usually communicate with one another, the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Adolescent Risk Communication Institute held a conference with the purpose of producing an integrated volume on this interdisciplinary area. Presenters/chapter contributors were asked to address two questions : What neurodevelopmental processes in children and adolescents could be altered so that mental disorders might be prevented? And what interventions or life experiences might be able to introduce such changes? The book has a 5-part structure : biological and social universals in development; characteristics of brain and behaviour in development; effects of early maltreatment and stress on brain development; effects of stress and other environmental influences during adolescence on brain development; and reversible orders of brain development. The twenty chapters include contributions from some of the most well-known researchers in the area."--[Résumé de l'éditeur]