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Early Parenting Intervention and Adverse Family Environments Affect Neural Function in Middle Childhood.
Bick, Johanna; Palmwood, Erin N; Zajac, Lindsay; Simons, Robert; Dozier, Mary.
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  • Bick J; Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: jrbick@uh.edu.
  • Palmwood EN; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
  • Zajac L; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
  • Simons R; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
  • Dozier M; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
Biol Psychiatry ; 85(4): 326-335, 2019 02 15.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30447912
BACKGROUND: Growing work points to the negative impact of early adverse experiences on the developing brain. An outstanding question concerns the extent to which early intervention can normalize trajectories of brain development in at-risk children. We tested this within the context of a randomized clinical trial of an early parenting program, the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC), delivered to parents and infants monitored for maltreatment by Child Protective Services. METHODS: Families participated in the randomized clinical trial when children were 2.5 years of age or younger. Parenting and home adversity was measured at baseline. Children were followed longitudinally, and resting brain activity was measured electrophysiologically (n = 106) when children reached 8 years of age. Spectral power was quantified and compared across children assigned to the experimental intervention (ABC), a control intervention, and a low-risk comparison group (n = 76) recruited at the follow-up assessment. RESULTS: Higher early home adversity was associated with electrophysiological profiles indicative of cortical delays/immaturity in middle childhood, based on relatively greater power in lower frequency bands (theta, 4-6 Hz, and low alpha, 6-9 Hz) and lower power in a higher frequency band (high alpha, 9-12 Hz). Children assigned to ABC showed relatively greater high-frequency power (beta, 12-20 Hz) than children assigned to the control intervention. Beta power in the ABC did not differ from that of the low-risk comparison group. CONCLUSIONS: Maltreatment risk and home adversity can affect indicators of middle childhood brain maturation. Early parenting programs can support more normative patterns of neural function during middle childhood.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Familia / Maltrato a los Niños / Responsabilidad Parental / Terapia Familiar / Ondas Encefálicas Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Biol Psychiatry Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Familia / Maltrato a los Niños / Responsabilidad Parental / Terapia Familiar / Ondas Encefálicas Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Biol Psychiatry Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos