PAXIS Institute

Dyadic co-regulation, affective intensity, and infant’s development at 12 months: A comparison among extremely preterm and full-term dyads

Extremely low gestational age children (ELGA, born below 28 weeks of GA) represent the most...

Effect of holding on co-regulation in preterm infants: A randomized controlled trial

Objective To determine whether kangaroo holding of healthy preterm infants over the first eight weeks...

Relation between diurnal cortisol rhythm and school adjustment in children

Objective: To investigate the relation between children's diurnal cortisol rhythm in school and their school...

Poverty, relationship conflict, and the regulation of cortisol in small and large group contexts at child care

The purpose of this research is to explore the dynamics of cortisol regulation in the...

Preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people: Progress and possibilities

Several decades of research have shown that the promise and potential lifetime benefits of preventing...

Cumulative prevalence of psychiatric disorders by young adulthood: A prospective cohort analysis from the Great Smoky Mountains Study

Objective No longitudinal studies beginning in childhood have estimated the cumulative prevalence of psychiatric illness...

Time trends in adolescent mental health

Background:  Existing evidence points to a substantial rise in psychosocial disorders affecting young people over...

Service utilization for lifetime mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: results of the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

Objective Mental health policy for youth has been constrained by a paucity of nationally representative...

Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders in U.S. adolescents: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication–Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A)

Objective To present estimates of the lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV mental disorders with and without...

Prevalence and treatment of mental disorders among US children in the 2001-2004 National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey

OBJECTIVE: This article presents the 12-month prevalence estimates of specific mental disorders, their social and...