Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Mar 2026

The Long-Term Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Externalizing Aggressiveness: Sensitive Periods during Childhood and Adolescence

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Steffen Barra
Sina Groß
Anselm Crombach
Daniel Turner
Petra Retz-Junginger
Johannes Merscher
Wolfgang Retz

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 28 Feb 2026

Maternal Childhood Adversity and Positive Caregiving Behaviors in Early Infancy

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Marcos Roberto Fanton
Mateus Mazzaferro
Karine Maria Porpino Viana
Danilo Micali
Vinicius Oliveira Santana
Ana Carolina Milani
Ivaldo Silva
Hugo Cogo-Moreira
Cristiane S. Duarte
Jonathan Posner

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Correction

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Correction: Mothers’ eating disorder history and mother and infant attention to food during infant meal times: a candidate for intergenerational transmission of eating disorder behaviours

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Fay Huntley
Rebecca M. Pearson
Ilaria Costantini
Marc H. Bornstein
Amy Campbell
Miguel Cordero
Nicky Wright

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1794833

232 views

Mini Review

Published on 17 Feb 2026

Genetic variability and response to sertraline in pediatric populations: a review on pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics, and the risk of adverse events

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Jesús Alonso Gándara-Mireles
Verónica Loera Castañeda
Ismael Lares-Asseff
Julio Cesar Grijalva Ávila
Maria Magdalena Rosales Ramos
Ignacio Villanueva Fierro
Leslie Patrón Romero
Horacio Almanza Reyes

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1731268

382 views

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Feb 2026

Caregiver-Reported Profiles of Child Functioning for Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities Twenty Months After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Afiqah Yusuf
Nicky Wright
Julie Scorah
Andy Shih
Keiko Shikako
Mayada Elsabbagh

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Review

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Family-based therapy for eating disorders: from the Milan model to contemporary evidence

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Johan Vanderlinden

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1765146

643 views

Case Report

Published on 03 Feb 2026

Obsessive–compulsive disorder onset and clinical course in the context and treatment of pineal region germinoma and obstructive hydrocephalus: a case report

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Andrea Saliba
S. Evelyn Stewart

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2026.1718502

311 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Mothers’ eating disorder history and mother and infant attention to food during infant meal times: a candidate for intergenerational transmission of eating disorder behaviours

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Fay Huntley
Rebecca M. Pearson
Ilaria Costantini
Marc H. Bornstein
Amy Campbell
Miguel Cordero
Nicky Wright

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1699643

974 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Adolescents’ perceived school climate, self-reported mental health, and frequency of physical activity: associations and gender differences

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Baiba Martinsone
Eva Ģērmane
Jesslynn R. Neves-McCain

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1674304

913 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Dec 2025

Thwarted Belongingness as a Mediator of Peer and Familial Predictors of Adolescent Suicidal Ideation: A Test of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Thomas John Flanagan
Henry White

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

297 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2025

Systemic relational therapy for eating disorders: analysis of family characteristics by means of the SCORE-15

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Amanda Bellocci
Giulia Monnetti
Luigi Schepisi
Emanuele Basili
Gianmarco Manfrida
Daniela Tortorelli

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1669051

957 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 06 Nov 2025

The power of parenting: mitigating conduct problems among adolescents carrying genetic risk

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Maia Choi
Genevieve F. Dash
Sally I. Kuo
Fazil Aliev
Holly E. Poore
Sarah J. Brislin
Danielle M. Dick

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1597229

1,773 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Investigating the frequency of tick-borne infections in a case series of 37 youth diagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Rosalie Greenberg

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1685016

15,863 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Oct 2025

Longitudinal associations between parental mental health and the duration of visual attention and facial expressions during at-home parent–infant interactions: a UK birth cohort study

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Ilaria Costantini
Daphne Kounali
Iryna Culpin
Marc H. Bornstein
Rebecca M. Pearson

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1638234

1,914 views
1 citation

Brief Research Report

Published on 07 Oct 2025

Pre-pandemic predictors of parental substance use during COVID-19

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Christopher J. Greenwood
Primrose Letcher
Delyse M. Hutchinson
Jacqui A. Macdonald
Jasmin Grigg
Joseph M. Boden
John W. Toumbourou
Craig A. Olsson

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1587146

1,308 views

Mini Review

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Impact of pornography consumption on children and adolescents: a trauma-informed approach

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Mar Alvarez-Segura
Ines Fernández
Yousra El Kasmy
Esther Francisco
Sonsoles Gallo Martínez
Eva Maria Ortiz Jiménez
Anna Butjosa

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1567649

45,734 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 Sep 2025

Indicators of resource scarcity differentially moderate the impact of threat exposure on psychopathology in a cross-sectional community sample of youth

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Eric R. Larson
Alexandra B. Moussa-Tooks
Krista M. Wisner

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1568829

1,291 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Sep 2025

Paternal postnatal depression and child development at age 7 years in a UK-birth cohort: the mediating roles of paternal parenting confidence, warmth, and conflict

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Iryna Culpin
Rebecca M. Pearson
Nicky Wright
Alan Stein
Marc H. Bornstein
Henning Tiemeier
Eivor Fredriksen
Jonathan Evans
Tina Miller
Esther Dermott

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1650799

6,173 views
1 citation

Case Report

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Case Report: Keeping the Milan approach legacy alive? Paradox and counterparadox working therapeutically with non-suicidal self-injury

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Ferdinando Salamino
Elisa Gusmini

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1657395

2,657 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Mental health consequences for adolescents during the Russian invasion of Ukraine: protocol for the Ukraine Adolescent Mental Health Study

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Olga Osokina
Sanju Silwal
Minja Westerlund
Emmi Heinonen
Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki
Gennadiy Putyatin
Yuliia Yaschchyshyna
Norbert Skokauskas
Matthew Hodes
Andre Sourander

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1637011

2,699 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Investigating sex differences in developmental origins of adolescent depression

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Elizabeth C. Braithwaite
Esther Hargreaves
Jonathan Hill
Andrew Pickles
Helen Sharp
Nicky Wright

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1602523

2,502 views

Clinical Trial

Published on 14 Aug 2025

The mediating role of depression in the association between health-related quality of life and suicidal ideation in adolescents: findings from a longitudinal study

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Martina Preisig
Isabelle Häberling
Lukasz Smigielski
Sophie Emery
Noemi Baumgartner
Mona Albermann
Michael Strumberger
Klaus Schmeck
Lars Wöckel
Suzanne Erb

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1567387

2,011 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Interactive effects of prenatal adversity and COVID-19 hardship on youth psychological distress: a longitudinal study

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Yifan Wang
Xinni Wang
Chloé Voyer
Alain Brunet
François Freddy Ateba
Ashley Wazana
David P. Laplante

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1581135

1,494 views

Study Protocol

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Boikoetliso Ba Boko (‘exercising the mind’): protocol for a mixed methods feasibility and acceptability study of a prototype mental health intervention for adolescents and young people with anxiety and depression

in Developmental Psychopathology and Mental Health

Claire Hart
Rachana Desai
Lauren Stuart
Shane A. Norris

Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/frcha.2025.1569135

2,060 views

77 articles

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The Long-Term Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Externalizing Aggressiveness: Sensitive Periods during Childhood and Adolescence

Maternal Childhood Adversity and Positive Caregiving Behaviors in Early Infancy

Correction: Mothers’ eating disorder history and mother and infant attention to food during infant meal times: a candidate for intergenerational transmission of eating disorder behaviours

Genetic variability and response to sertraline in pediatric populations: a review on pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics, and the risk of adverse events

Caregiver-Reported Profiles of Child Functioning for Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities Twenty Months After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Family-based therapy for eating disorders: from the Milan model to contemporary evidence

Obsessive–compulsive disorder onset and clinical course in the context and treatment of pineal region germinoma and obstructive hydrocephalus: a case report

Mothers’ eating disorder history and mother and infant attention to food during infant meal times: a candidate for intergenerational transmission of eating disorder behaviours

Adolescents’ perceived school climate, self-reported mental health, and frequency of physical activity: associations and gender differences

Thwarted Belongingness as a Mediator of Peer and Familial Predictors of Adolescent Suicidal Ideation: A Test of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide

Systemic relational therapy for eating disorders: analysis of family characteristics by means of the SCORE-15

The power of parenting: mitigating conduct problems among adolescents carrying genetic risk

Investigating the frequency of tick-borne infections in a case series of 37 youth diagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder

Longitudinal associations between parental mental health and the duration of visual attention and facial expressions during at-home parent–infant interactions: a UK birth cohort study

Pre-pandemic predictors of parental substance use during COVID-19

Impact of pornography consumption on children and adolescents: a trauma-informed approach

Indicators of resource scarcity differentially moderate the impact of threat exposure on psychopathology in a cross-sectional community sample of youth

Paternal postnatal depression and child development at age 7 years in a UK-birth cohort: the mediating roles of paternal parenting confidence, warmth, and conflict

Case Report: Keeping the Milan approach legacy alive? Paradox and counterparadox working therapeutically with non-suicidal self-injury

Mental health consequences for adolescents during the Russian invasion of Ukraine: protocol for the Ukraine Adolescent Mental Health Study

Investigating sex differences in developmental origins of adolescent depression

The mediating role of depression in the association between health-related quality of life and suicidal ideation in adolescents: findings from a longitudinal study

Interactive effects of prenatal adversity and COVID-19 hardship on youth psychological distress: a longitudinal study

Boikoetliso Ba Boko (‘exercising the mind’): protocol for a mixed methods feasibility and acceptability study of a prototype mental health intervention for adolescents and young people with anxiety and depression