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ArticleJournal of abnormal child psychology2016

Where Do Epigenetics and Developmental Origins Take the Field of Developmental Psychopathology?

Joel T Nigg

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Article in Journal of abnormal child psychology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Etiopathogenic Mosaic of Suicidal Behaviour.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  8. Parents' and Children's ADHD in a Family System.Journal of abnormal child psychology · 2017
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Joel T NiggOregon Health & Science University, Oregon, Portland, USA. niggj@ohsu.edu.

Funding

ADHD heterogeneity, mechanisms, and risk profileR37MH059105 · NIMH · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI NIGG, JOEL T · 2014 to 2023
$7.0M
Brain trajectories in ADHDR01MH115357 · NIMH · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI FAIR, DAMIEN A, NIGG, JOEL T · 2017 to 2021
$3.8M
ADHD biotypes using genetic and imaging approachesR01MH099064 · NIMH · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI NIGG, JOEL T · 2013 to 2017
$3.2M
NIMH NIH HHS MH R37-59105NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH099064NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH115357NIMH NIH HHS R37 MH059105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The time is ripe for upgrading or rethinking the assumed paradigms for how we study developmental psychopathology. The classic transactional models appear robust but need specification in terms of biological and psychosocial processes. That specification is increasingly tractable due to developments in genetics, epigenetics, the measurement of psychosocial processes, and theory and data on developmental origins of health and disease. This essay offers a high-level view of where the field has been and where it may be going in regard to nosology and conceptions of etiology. Remarks seek to consider rapidly evolving contexts not only for children, but also for the science itself due to progress in our field and in neighboring fields. Illustrations are provided as to how syndromal nosology can be enriched and advanced by careful integration with biologically relevant behavioral dimensions and application of quantitative methods. It is concluded that a revised, forward-looking, transactional model of abnormal child psychology will incorporate prenatal and postnatal developmental programming, epigenetic mechanisms and their associated genotype x environment interactions, and inflammatory processes as a potential common mediator influencing numerous health and mental health conditions.

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Psychology, ChildPsychopathologyChildFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersDevelopmental originsEpigeneticsEtiologyNosologyPsychopathology

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PMID26758288
PMCPMC4822998

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