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2. 179 THE ADVENTURE TRIAL: TWO-YEAR OUTCOMES AND MODERATORS OF PERSONALITYTARGETED INTERVENTIONS FOR ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL MISUSE
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Conrod, P. J., OʼLeary-Barrett, M., Newton, N., Topper, L., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Mackie, C., and Girard, A.
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3. 177 THE ROLE OF IMPULSIVITY IN THE PHENOTYPIC STRUCTURE OF ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE USE AND CONDUCT DISORDER SYMPTOMS
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Castellanos-Ryan, N., Struve, M., Whelan, R., Garavan, H., and Conrod, P.
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4. 178 AN INTERVENTION FOR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR IN CHILDHOOD REDUCES SUBSTANCE USE ACROSS ADOLESCENCE
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Seguin, J., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Parent, S., Vitaro, F., and Tremblay, R.
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- 2013
5. Adolescent bullying, cannabis use and emerging psychotic experiences: a longitudinal general population study
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Mackie, C. J., OʼLeary-Barrett, M., Al-Khudhairy, N., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Struve, M., Topper, L., and Conrod, P.
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- 2013
6. THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITY-TARGETED INTERVENTIONS ON ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEM BEHAVIOUR AND COPING DRINKING FOR ADOLESCENT VICTIMS OF BULLYING: 214
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Topper, L. R., Castellanos-Ryan, N., and Conrod, P.
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- 2011
7. INDIRECT, POPULATION-LEVEL EFFECTS OF A SELECTIVE YOUTH ALCOHOL PREVENTION PROGRAMME.: 213
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Conrod, P. J., OʼLeary-Barrett, M., Newton, N., Topper, L., Castellanos-Ryan, N., and Mackie, C.
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- 2011
8. THE ADVENTURE RCT: EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF PERSONALITY-TARGETED INTERVENTIONS FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE BY EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS.: 215
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OʼLeary-Barrett, M., Topper, L., Mackie, C. J., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Al-Khudhairy, N., and Conrod, P. J.
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- 2011
9. PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE SUBSTANCE USE RISK PROFILE SCALE IN A SAMPLE OF BRITISH ADOLESCENTS.: 212
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Castellanos-Ryan, N., OʼLeary-Barrett, M., Lassiter, A. M., Sully, L., and Conrod, P. J.
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- 2011
10. Developmental trajectories of psychotic-like experiences across adolescence: impact of victimization and substance use
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Mackie, C. J., Castellanos-Ryan, N., and Conrod, P. J.
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- 2011
11. Pathways to prevention: protocol for the CAP (Climate and Preventure) study to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of school-based universal, selective and combined alcohol misuse prevention into early adulthood
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Newton, NC, Stapinski, L, Slade, T, Champion, KE, Barrett, EL, Chapman, C, Smout, A, Lawler, S, Mather, M, Castellanos-Ryan, N, Conrod, PJ, Teesson, M, Newton, NC, Stapinski, L, Slade, T, Champion, KE, Barrett, EL, Chapman, C, Smout, A, Lawler, S, Mather, M, Castellanos-Ryan, N, Conrod, PJ, and Teesson, M
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BACKGROUND: Alcohol use and associated harms are among the leading causes of burden of disease among young people, highlighting the need for effective prevention. The Climate and Preventure (CAP) study was the first trial of a combined universal and selective school-based approach to preventing alcohol misuse among adolescents. Initial results indicate that universal, selective and combined prevention were all effective in delaying the uptake of alcohol use and binge drinking for up to 3 years following the interventions. However, little is known about the sustainability of prevention effects across the transition to early adulthood, a period of increased exposure to alcohol and other drug use. This paper describes the protocol for the CAP long-term follow-up study which will determine the effectiveness of universal, selective and combined alcohol misuse prevention up to 7 years post intervention, and across the transition from adolescence into early adulthood. METHODS: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted between 2012 and 2015 with 2190 students (mean age: 13.3 yrs) from 26 Australian high schools. Participants were randomized to receive one of four conditions; universal prevention for all students (Climate); selective prevention for high-risk students (Preventure); combined universal and selective prevention (Climate and Preventure; CAP); or health education as usual (Control). The positive effect of the interventions on alcohol use at 12-, 24- and 36-month post baseline have previously been reported. This study will follow up the CAP study cohort approximately 5- and 7-years post baseline. The primary outcome will be alcohol use and related harms. Secondary outcomes will be cannabis use, alcohol and other drug harms including violent behavior, and mental health symptomatology. Analyses will be conducted using multi-level, mixed effects models within an intention-to-treat framework. DISCUSSION: This study will provide the first ever evaluation of th
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12. The validity of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) among Australian adolescents
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Newton, NC, Barrett, EL, Castellanos-Ryan, N, Kelly, E, Champion, KE, Stapinski, L, Conrod, PJ, Slade, T, Nair, N, Teesson, M, Newton, NC, Barrett, EL, Castellanos-Ryan, N, Kelly, E, Champion, KE, Stapinski, L, Conrod, PJ, Slade, T, Nair, N, and Teesson, M
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Aims: This study investigated the validity of a brief personality screening measure for substance use in adolescents, the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS), among Australian adolescents. Design and participants: A total of 527 adolescents (mean age: 13.38. years, SD= 0.43) from seven Australian schools were assessed at two time points 24 months apart. The concurrent and predictive validity of the SURPS was determined using a series of linear and logistic regressions, and was compared to the results in a United Kingdom (UK) sample. SURPS subscale scores for the Australian population were also reported and compared to those in the UK. Findings: Overall, the SURPS subscale scores for Australian adolescents were similar to those for adolescents from the UK. Tests of concurrent and predictive validity in the Australian sample demonstrated that the all four personality profiles - Hopelessness (H), Anxiety Sensitivity (AS), Impulsivity (IMP), and Sensation Seeking (SS) - were related to measures of substance use and other behavioural and emotional characteristics. In addition, all the predicted specific prospective relationships between the personality profiles and particular substance use and other behavioural problems were confirmed except that H was not associated with illicit drug use. Overall, the results were similar between the Australian and UK samples. Conclusions: The SURPS is a valid and useful measure for identifying Australian adolescents at high-risk for substance use and other emotional and behavioural problems. Implications for prevention are discussed.
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13. Hallucinatory Experiences and Delusional Beliefs Questionnaire
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Mackie, C. J., primary, O'Leary-Barrett, M., additional, Al-Khudhairy, N., additional, Castellanos-Ryan, N., additional, Struve, M., additional, Topper, L., additional, and Conrod, P., additional
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14. Age-dependent effect of the MAOA gene on childhood physical aggression
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Pingault, J B, primary, Côté, S M, additional, Booij, L, additional, Ouellet-Morin, I, additional, Castellanos-Ryan, N, additional, Vitaro, F, additional, Turecki, G, additional, and Tremblay, R E, additional
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15. Adolescent bullying, cannabis use and emerging psychotic experiences: a longitudinal general population study
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Mackie, C. J., primary, O'Leary-Barrett, M., additional, Al-Khudhairy, N., additional, Castellanos-Ryan, N., additional, Struve, M., additional, Topper, L., additional, and Conrod, P., additional
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- 2012
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16. A phenotypic structure for compulsive-like behaviours in adolescents
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Montigny, C., primary, Castellanos-Ryan, N., additional, Garavan, H., additional, Whelan, R., additional, Conrod, P., additional, and consortium, IMAGEN, additional
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17. Developmental trajectories of psychotic-like experiences across adolescence: impact of victimization and substance use
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Mackie, C. J., primary, Castellanos-Ryan, N., additional, and Conrod, P. J., additional
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18. The structure of psychopathology in adolescence and its common personality and cognitive correlates
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Castellanos-Ryan N, Fn, Brière, O'Leary-Barrett M, Banaschewski T, Bokde A, Bromberg U, Büchel C, Flor H, Frouin V, Gallinat J, Garavan H, Jl, Martinot, Frauke Nees, Paus T, Pausova Z, Rietschel M, Mn, Smolka, Tw, Robbins, Whelan R, and Schumann G
19. Personality-targeted interventions delay uptake of drinking and decrease risk of alcohol-related problems when delivered by teachers.
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O'Leary-Barrett M, Mackie CJ, Castellanos-Ryan N, Al-Khudhairy N, Conrod PJ, O'Leary-Barrett, Maeve, Mackie, Clare J, Castellanos-Ryan, Natalie, Al-Khudhairy, Nadia, and Conrod, Patricia J
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Objective: This trial examined the efficacy of teacher-delivered personality-targeted interventions for alcohol-misuse over a 6-month period.Method: This randomized controlled trial randomly allocated participating schools to intervention (n = 11) or control (n = 7) conditions. A total of 2,506 (mean age, 13.7 years) were assessed for elevated levels of personality risk factors for substance misuse: sensation-seeking, impulsivity, anxiety sensitivity, and hopelessness. Six hundred ninety-six adolescents were invited to participate in teacher-delivered personality-targeted interventions, and 463 were assigned to the nontreatment condition. Primary outcomes were drinking, binge-drinking status, quantity by frequency of alcohol use, and drinking-related problems.Results: School delivery of the personality-targeted intervention program was associated with significantly lower drinking rates in high-risk students at 6-month follow-up (odds ratio, 0.6), indicating a 40% decreased risk of alcohol consumption in the intervention group. Receiving an intervention also predicted significantly lower binge-drinking rates in students who reported alcohol use at baseline (odds ratio, 0.45), indicating a 55% decreased risk of binge-drinking in this group compared with controls. In addition, high-risk intervention-school students reported lower quantity by frequency of alcohol use (beta = -.18) and drinking-related problems (beta = -.15) compared with the nontreatment group at follow-up.Conclusion: This trial replicates previous studies reporting the efficacy of personality-targeted interventions and demonstrates that targeted interventions can be successfully delivered by teachers, suggesting potential for this approach as a sustainable school-based prevention model. Clinical trial registration information-Personality-Targeted Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol Misuse, URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov, unique identifier: NCT00344474. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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20. Beyond struggle: A strengths-based qualitative study of cannabis use among queer and trans youth in Québec.
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London-Nadeau K, Lafortune C, Gorka C, Lemay-Gaulin M, Séguin J, Haines-Saah R, Ferlatte O, Chadi N, Juster RP, Bristowe S, D'Alessio H, Bernal L, Ellis-Durity K, Barbosa J, Da Costa De Carlos LAAC, and Castellanos Ryan N
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Background: Queer and trans (QT) youth report higher rates of cannabis use than their cisgender and heterosexual peers. Explanations for this have overwhelmingly focused on the difficulties QT youth face, while little research has examined how cannabis use can relate to QT youth's strengths. We sought to explore how cannabis use could be involved in the experiences of QT youth from a strengths-based perspective., Methods: We conducted a QT youth-led, community-based study composed of 27 semi-structured interviews with QT young adults aged 21-25 years and living in Québec who use(d) cannabis regularly. Through reflexive thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2019), we used a strengths-based lens informed by the Minority Strengths Model (Perrin et al., 2020) to explore how cannabis use featured in participants' efforts to survive and thrive., Results: We generated three themes representing how cannabis featured in participants' efforts to survive and thrive. First, cannabis was used to facilitate the production of an authentic QT self, a process that involved self-discovery, introspection, exploration, awareness, and expression. Cannabis supported, accompanied, and/or complicated this process. Second, cannabis use (and non-use) was involved in building QT community and connection, which constituted a crux of participants' wellbeing. Third, cannabis was used to face adversity, such as marginalization, QT oppression, mental health challenges, and structural under-resourcing. This adversity contrasted experiences of QT identities themselves, which were described as a source of joy and pride., Conclusion: Our analysis illustrates many ways in which cannabis use (and non-use) features in QT youth's efforts to survive and thrive. As a result, we encourage loved ones, clinicians, researchers and policy makers to adopt a view of QT cannabis use that is expansive and inclusive of QT youth's strengths., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: The lead author, Kira London-Nadeau, recently accepted $1500 from the Ontario Cannabis Store to appear in their Making Cannabis Clear Expert Video Series. All other authors have no conflicts of interests to declare., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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21. Barriers and opportunities in community-led cannabis research: Group reflections from a queer and trans youth-led research project.
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London-Nadeau K, Lafortune C, Gorka C, Lemay-Gaulin M, D'Alessio H, Bristowe S, and Castellanos Ryan N
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Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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22. The Role of Executive Function at 6 Years in the Association between Behavioral Inhibition at 5 Years and Anxiety at 7 Years.
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Dumont É, Parent S, Castellanos-Ryan N, Jacques S, Freeston MH, Zelazo PD, and Séguin JR
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- Humans, Child, Male, Female, Longitudinal Studies, Child, Preschool, Child Development physiology, Quebec, Child Behavior psychology, Child Behavior physiology, Executive Function physiology, Anxiety psychology, Inhibition, Psychological, Memory, Short-Term physiology
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EF skills play a central role in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety, but it is unclear whether they act as moderators or mediators in the relation between early behavioral inhibition (BI) and later anxiety. The current study tested two models by examining whether two executive functions (EF) skills (cognitive flexibility and working memory) assessed at age 6 acted as moderators or mediators in the relation between BI at 5 years and anxiety symptoms at 7 years. The sample consisted of 422 children from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development. We tested the moderation model, main and interaction effects using hierarchical multiple regression analyses and the mediation model with the product of coefficients test. Results showed that higher BI at 5 years predicted high anxiety at 7 years only at low levels of cognitive flexibility or working memory at 6 years. This suggests that high levels of cognitive flexibility or working memory at 6 years may act as protective factors. In contrast, neither cognitive flexibility nor working memory at age 6 acted as mediators in the association between BI at 5 years and anxiety at 7 years. Results support the hypothesis that goal-driven cognitive control processes act as moderators and promote adaptive functioning by dampening the effect of early BI on later anxiety., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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23. Effect of a selective personality-targeted prevention program on 7-year illicit substance related outcomes: A secondary analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial.
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Champion KE, Debenham J, Teesson M, Stapinski LA, Devine E, Barrett EL, Slade T, Kelly EV, Chapman C, Smout A, Lawler S, Castellanos-Ryan N, Conrod PJ, and Newton NC
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- Humans, Male, Female, Adolescent, Australia, Students psychology, Marijuana Use psychology, Personality, Substance-Related Disorders prevention & control
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Background: This study evaluated the efficacy of the selective personality-targeted PreVenture program in reducing cannabis and stimulant use over a 7-year period spanning adolescence and early adulthood., Methods: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 14 Australian schools. Schools were randomized to PreVenture, a brief personality-targeted selective intervention, comprising two 90-minute facilitator-led sessions delivered one week apart, or a control group (health education as usual). Only students who scored highly on one of four personality traits (anxiety sensitivity, negative thinking, impulsivity, sensation seeking) were included. Students completed online self-report questionnaires between 2012 and 2019: at baseline; post-intervention; 1-, 2-, 3-, 5.5- and 7-years post-baseline. Outcomes were past 6-months cannabis use, stimulant use (MDMA, methamphetamine or amphetamine) and cannabis-related harms., Results: The sample comprised 438 adolescents (M
age =13.4 years; SD=0.47) at baseline. Retention ranged from 51% to 79% over the 7-years. Compared to controls, the PreVenture group had significantly reduced odds of annual cannabis-related harms (OR=0.78, 95% CI=0.65-0.92). However, there were no significant group differences in the growth of cannabis use (OR=0.84, 95% CI=0.69-1.02) or stimulant use (OR=1.07, 95% CI=0.91-1.25) over the 7-year period., Conclusions: PreVenture was effective in slowing the growth of cannabis-related harms over time, however owing to missing data over the 7-year trial, replication trials may be warranted to better understand the impact of the PreVenture intervention on cannabis and stimulant use among young Australians. Alternative implementation strategies, such as delivering the intervention in later adolescence and/or providing booster sessions, may be beneficial., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest PC is the developer of the PreVenture program which is distributed not for profit to maximize social well-being., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
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24. Emotion Dysregulation Is Associated With Increased Problem Cannabis Use Among Emerging Adults During COVID-19.
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Pocuca N, Acland E, Geoffroy MC, Orri M, Chadi N, Séguin JR, Parent S, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté SM, and Castellanos-Ryan N
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- Adult, Male, Child, Humans, Female, Young Adult, Longitudinal Studies, Pandemics, Emotions, Cannabis, COVID-19 epidemiology
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Objective: Emerging adulthood (18-25 years) is associated with peak prevalence of cannabis use. Although population-based longitudinal studies have found little change in cannabis use among emerging adults during COVID-19, research examining changes among vulnerable subgroups is lacking. The present study examined the association between emotion dysregulation at 23 years and change in cannabis use frequency and problem cannabis use among a large sample of emerging adults, from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic., Method: Longitudinal data were analyzed from 1,226 emerging adults (59% female; n = 738 reported cannabis use) who completed online surveys before the pandemic (2019; age 21) and 1 year into COVID-19 (2021; age 23) as part of the Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development., Results: There was no significant overall within-person change in cannabis use outcomes during COVID-19 among the emerging adult sample. However, emotional clarity (a dimension of emotion dysregulation) at 23 years significantly moderated change in problem cannabis use during COVID-19. Namely, low emotional clarity at 23 years was associated with increased problem cannabis use ( B = 0.79, 95% CI [0.23, 1.34]), whereas high emotional clarity at 23 years was associated with decreased problem cannabis use ( B = -0.68, 95% CI [-1.27, -0.09]) during COVID-19, among men only., Conclusions: Findings highlight the need to consider changes in cannabis use during COVID-19 among emerging adults with elevated emotion dysregulation (and particularly, low emotional clarity among men) and reiterate the need for supports and targeted interventions to reduce cannabis use and decrease associated harms as society emerges from COVID-19.
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25. Polygenic risk and hostile environments: Links to stable and dynamic antisocial behaviors across adolescence.
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Acland EL, Pocuca N, Paquin S, Boivin M, Ouellet-Morin I, Andlauer TFM, Gouin JP, Côté SM, Tremblay RE, Geoffroy M, and Castellanos-Ryan N
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Adverse environments are linked to elevated youth antisocial behavior. However, this relation is thought to depend, in part, on genetic susceptibility. The present study investigated whether polygenic risk for antisociality moderates relations between hostile environments and stable as well as dynamic antisocial behaviors across adolescence. We derived two antisocial-linked polygenic risk scores (PRS) ( N = 721) based on previous genome-wide association studies. Forms of antisocial behavior (nonaggressive conduct problems, physical aggression, social aggression) and environmental hostility (harsh parenting and school violence) were assessed at age 13, 15, and 17 years. Relations to individual differences stable across adolescence (latent stability) vs. time-specific states (timepoint residual variance) of antisocial behavior were assessed via structural equation models. Higher antisocial PRS, harsh parenting, and school violence were linked to stable elevations in antisocial behaviors across adolescence. We identified a consistent polygenic-environment interaction suggestive of differential susceptibility in late adolescence. At age 17, harsher parenting was linked to higher social aggression in those with higher antisocial PRS, and lower social aggression in those with lower antisocial PRS. This suggests that genetics and environmental hostility relate to stable youth antisocial behaviors, and that genetic susceptibility moderates home environment-antisocial associations specifically in late adolescence.
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26. Longitudinal Study of Early Adversity and Disturbing Dream Frequency: Moderating Role of Early Negative Emotionality.
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El-Hourani M, Zadra A, Castellanos-Ryan N, Rioux C, Tremblay RE, Parent S, and Séguin JR
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- Adolescent, Child, Humans, Infant, Child, Preschool, Longitudinal Studies, Dreams
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Although disturbing dreams are prevalent in youth and are associated with psychopathology, little is known about their developmental course and risk factors. We aimed to examine the association between early social environment and subsequent disturbing dream frequency across adolescence as moderated by early negative emotionality. Measures of children's early social environment and negative emotionality were collected from the mothers of 410 children (5-42 months old) and measures of disturbing dream frequency directly from the children (13-18 years old). Preliminary steps identified subgroups of families with distinct profiles of social environment using latent variable mixture modeling, and captured changes in disturbing dream frequency using latent growth modeling. Regression and moderation analyses were conducted to test the study objectives. Results showed that the diverse family patterns were best captured by two profiles reflecting adverse and positive social environments and that overall disturbing dream frequency decreased during adolescence. Moderation analyses showed that when early negative emotionality was higher, DD frequency was not only more elevated in an adverse environment, but lower in a positive environment. These results indicate that the development of disturbing dreams is most strongly associated with a combination of individual and environment factors. Our study adds to the literature by refining our conception of individual traits and disturbing dream development and has implications for the prevention of bad dreams, nightmares, and associated psychopathologies., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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27. Prenatal paternal anxiety symptoms predict child DHEA levels and internalizing symptoms during adrenarche.
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Jones SL, De Braga V, Caccese C, Lew J, Elgbeili G, Castellanos-Ryan N, Parent S, Muckle G, Herba CM, Fraser WD, Ducharme S, Barnwell J, Trasler J, Séguin JR, Nguyen TV, and Montreuil TC
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Introduction: This study examined (1) whether measures of paternal anxious and depressive symptoms collected prenatally and during a follow-up assessment when the child was in middle childhood, predict child neuroendocrine outcomes, and (2) whether neuroendocrine outcomes are intermediate factors between paternal mental health and child cognitive/behavioral outcomes. Middle childhood coincides with increased autonomy as the child transitions into grade school, and with adrenarche, as the maturing adrenal gland increases secretion of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfated metabolite (DHEA-S), hormones that are implicated in corticolimbic development which regulate emotions and cognition., Methods: Participants were recruited from a subsample of a large prospective birth cohort study (3D study). We conducted a follow-up study when children were 6-8 years old ( N = 61 families, 36 boys, 25 girls). Parental symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression were assessed via validated self-report questionnaires: prenatally using an in-house anxiety questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D), and at the follow up, using the Beck Anxiety and Beck Depression Inventories. Children provided salivary hormone samples, and their pituitary gland volume was measured from structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. Child behaviors were measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and cognitive outcomes using the WISC-V. Multiple regression analyses were used to test whether paternal mental health symptoms assessed prenatally and during childhood are associated with child neuroendocrine outcomes, adjusting for maternal mental health and child sex. Indirect-effect models assessed whether neuroendocrine factors are important intermediates that link paternal mental health and cognitive/behavioral outcomes., Results: (1) Fathers' prenatal anxiety symptoms predicted lower DHEA levels in the children, but not pituitary volume. (2) Higher prenatal paternal anxiety symptoms predicted higher child internalizing symptoms via an indirect pathway of lower child DHEA. No associations were detected between paternal anxiety symptoms measured in childhood, and neuroendocrine outcomes. No child sex differences were detected on any measure., Conclusion: These results highlight the often-overlooked role of paternal factors during pregnancy on child development, suggesting that paternal prenatal anxiety symptoms are associated with child neuroendocrine function and in turn internalizing symptoms that manifest at least up to middle childhood., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Jones, De Braga, Caccese, Lew, Elgbeili, Castellanos-Ryan, Parent, Muckle, Herba, Fraser, Ducharme, Barnwell, Trasler, Séguin, Nguyen and Montreuil.)
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28. Transactional associations between vocabulary and disruptive behaviors during the transition to formal schooling.
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Pinsonneault M, Parent S, Castellanos-Ryan N, Zelazo PD, Séguin JR, and Tremblay RE
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Vocabulary, Schools, Educational Status, Aggression, Problem Behavior
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This study investigated the transactional relations between vocabulary and disruptive behaviors (DB; physical aggression and opposition/rule breaking/theft and vandalism), during the transition to formal schooling, using a community sample of 572 children. Cross-lagged panel model analyses were used to examine bidirectional relationships, comparing physical aggression to non-aggressive DB. Transactional associations between vocabulary and DB were observed, coinciding with school entry. Lower vocabulary in preschool (60mo.) was predictive of higher physical aggression scores in kindergarten. In turn, higher physical aggression in kindergarten was predictive of lower vocabulary in 1st grade. For non-aggressive DB, recurrent associations were found. Lower verbal skills in preschool (42mo.) and kindergarten predicted higher non-aggressive DB scores later in preschool and in 1st grade respectively. In turn, higher non-aggressive DB in kindergarten predicted lower vocabulary scores in 1st grade. In contrast to transactional paths from vocabulary to DB, transactional paths from DB to vocabulary observed after the transition to elementary school remained significant after controlling for comorbid hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention behaviors, suggesting these links were specific to aggressive and non-aggressive DB. Practical implications for prevention are discussed.
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29. The Value of Lumping and Splitting in the Study of Addiction and Psychopathology.
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Castellanos-Ryan N
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- Humans, Psychopathology, Behavior, Addictive, Mental Disorders
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30. A thorough investigation of the bifactor model of psychopathology in a representative birth cohort: Testing internal and predictive validity to inform models of comorbidity.
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Pocuca N, Geoffroy MC, Paquin S, Archambault K, Séguin JR, Parent S, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté S, and Castellanos-Ryan N
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- Adolescent, Humans, Female, Male, Psychopathology, Comorbidity, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology, Alcoholism, Feeding and Eating Disorders
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This study used symptom dimensions reflecting DSM-V internalizing, externalizing, eating disorders, and substance use (SU) and related problems to thoroughly investigate the structure of psychopathology in mid-adolescence (15 and 17 years, N = 1,515, 52% female). Compared to other hierarchical configurations (unidimensional, correlated factors, or higher-order model), a bifactor model of psychopathology wherein all first-order symptom dimensions loaded onto a second-order general psychopathology factor (P factor) and one of three, second-order specific internalizing, externalizing, or SU factors, best captured the structure of the psychopathology in mid-adolescence. This bifactor model was then used to predict several distinct mental health disorders and alcohol use disorder (AUD) at 20 years, via a structural equation model (SEM). The P factor (bifactor model) was associated with all but one outcome (suicidal ideation without an attempt), at 20 years. Controlling for the P factor, there were no additional, positive, temporal cross-associations (i.e., between mental health (mid-adolescence) and AUD at 20 years, or between SU (mid-adolescence) and mental health problems at 20 years). These results are bolstered by findings from a well-fitting correlated factors model. Namely, when mid-adolescent psychopathology was modeled using an adjusted correlated factors model, associations with outcomes at 20 years were largely masked, with no significant partial, temporal cross-associations. Thus, collectively, findings indicate that comorbidity between SU and mental health in youth may be largely attributable to an underlying liability to experience both problems (i.e., P factor). Ultimately, results support targeting the common liability to psychopathology in the prevention of later mental health problems and AUD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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31. The moderating role of sex and self-, teacher-, and father-reported ADHD hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms, on the association between early adolescent internalizing symptoms and substance use.
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Pocuca N, Parent S, Côté S, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Séguin JR, and Castellanos-Ryan N
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- Adolescent, Adult, Bayes Theorem, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Fathers, Female, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity epidemiology, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity psychology, Cannabis, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
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Aims: Internalizing symptoms are theorized to lead to substance use (SU) via a tendency to use substances to cope with or self-medicate negative feelings and emotions; however, empirically, this association is mixed, pointing to the existence of moderating factors. The present study aimed to examine how self-, teacher-, and father-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms (ADHD-HI) and sex, moderated the association between self-reported internalizing symptoms and SU, in early adolescence., Methods: Cross-sectional data obtained at 13 years of age, drawn from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (N = 1,424; 53 % female). Alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use, and internalizing and ADHD-HI symptoms were assessed., Results: There was a significant three-way interaction between internalizing, ADHD-HI, and sex, for cigarette use, with Bayes factor (BF) indicating very strong evidence for an effect (BF = 48.40). While the three-way interaction for cannabis use did not reach statistical significance (self-report: p <.066; father-report: p <.053), BF indicated substantial evidence for an effect (self-report: BF = 3.54; father-report: BF = 9.08). Further analyses revealed internalizing was associated with cigarette and cannabis use only among females with high ADHD-HI symptoms (cigarette use: β = 0.15, SE = 0.04, 95 %CI [0.07, 0.22]; cannabis use (self-reported ADHD-HI): β = 0.14, SE = 0.06, 95 %CI [0.04, 0.25]; cannabis use (father-reported ADHD-HI): β = 0.21, SE = 0.10, 95 %CI [0.01, 0.41])., Conclusions: Findings aid in clarifying the inconsistent relationship between internalizing symptoms and SU among adolescent females by underscoring the moderating role of ADHD-HI. Further, findings also support a growing body of literature which highlights the need for both self- and adult-informants (i.e., teacher and parent) in assessing ADHD-HI symptoms in females., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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32. Trajectories of adolescent poly-substance use and their long-term social and economic outcomes for males from low-income backgrounds.
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Vergunst F, Chadi N, Orri M, Brousseau-Paradis C, Castellanos-Ryan N, Séguin JR, Vitaro F, Nagin D, Tremblay RE, and Côté SM
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- Child, Adolescent, Male, Humans, Adult, Young Adult, Poverty, Cohort Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology, Problem Behavior, Cannabis
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Substance abuse is a significant public health concern that disproportionately burdens males and low-income communities. This study examined (1) longitudinal profiles of male adolescent poly-substance use and (2) their association with social and economic participation across early adulthood. Drawing on a cohort of males (n = 890) from low-income neighborhoods, we used group-based multi-trajectory modeling to identify profiles of poly-substance use (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, illicit drugs) from age 13-17 years. Regression models were used to link substance use profiles to high school graduation, criminal convictions, personal and household earnings, welfare receipt and partnership from age 19-37 years, obtained from administrative records. Child IQ, family adversity and behavioral problems were adjusted for. Four poly-substance use profiles were identified: abstinent (n = 128, 14.4%), late-onset (n = 412, 46.5%), mid-onset (n = 249, 28.1%), and early-onset (n = 98, 11.1%). Relative to the late-onset (reference) group, participants in the early-onset profile were 3.0 times (95%CI = 1.68-5.53) more likely to have left school without a diploma, 2.7 times (95% CI = 1.56-4.68) more likely to have a criminal conviction by age 24 years, earned 10,185 USD less (95% CI = - 15,225- - 5144) per year at age 33-37 years and had 15,790 USD lower (95% CI = - 23,378- - 8218) household income at age 33-37 years, a 1.3 times (95%CI = 1.15-1.57) higher incidence of annual welfare receipt and a 24% (95% CI = 5-40) lower incidence of marriage/cohabitation from age 18-35 years. We show that adolescent-onset poly-substance use by age 13 is associated with poor social and economic outcomes. Delaying the onset of substance use and reducing exposure to additional substance classes has potential for high societal cost savings., (© 2021. Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
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33. Changes in emerging adults' alcohol and cannabis use from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a prospective birth cohort.
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Pocuca N, London-Nadeau K, Geoffroy MC, Chadi N, Séguin JR, Parent S, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté SM, and Castellanos-Ryan N
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- Adult, Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Pandemics, Longitudinal Studies, Prospective Studies, Bayes Theorem, Birth Cohort, Alcohol Drinking epidemiology, COVID-19, Cannabis, Binge Drinking epidemiology, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
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Objective: Prospective research is needed to better-understand changes in substance use from before to during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, among emerging adults (18-25 years), a high-risk group for substance use., Method: N = 1,096 (weighted sample N = 1,080; 54% female) participants enrolled in the Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development, who completed prepandemic (2019; 21 years) and COVID-19 (mid-March to mid-June 2020) surveys. COVID-19-related and preexisting factors were examined as moderators of change in substance use., Results: Full sample analyses revealed decreased binge drinking ( p < .001, Bayes factor [BF] = 22, Cohen's f ² = 0.02), but no changes in alcohol and cannabis use. Stratified analyses revealed emerging adults who reported < monthly use prepandemic increased their alcohol use ( p < .001, BF > 150, f ² = 0.05) and binge drinking ( p < .001, BF = 27, f ² = 0.01), but not their cannabis use. Conversely, emerging adults who reported >monthly use prepandemic decreased their binge drinking ( p < .001, BF > 150, f ² = .12) and cannabis use ( p < .001, BF > 150, f ² = .06), but did not change their alcohol use frequency. Several factors moderated change in substance use, including employment loss ( p = .005, BF > 39, f ² = .03) and loneliness ( p = .018, BF > 150, f ² = .10) during COVID-19., Conclusions: Changes in alcohol and cannabis use frequency among emerging adults in the first 3 months of COVID-19 largely differed according to prepandemic substance use, COVID-19-related factors, and preexisting factors. While some youth with preexisting vulnerabilities (e.g., more frequent substance use prepandemic) remained stable or decreased their substance use during COVID-19, emerging adults who experienced employment loss, loneliness, and financial concerns during COVID-19 increased their substance use, highlighting the need for increased supports for vulnerable populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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34. Effect of Selective Personality-Targeted Alcohol Use Prevention on 7-Year Alcohol-Related Outcomes Among High-risk Adolescents: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.
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Newton NC, Debenham J, Slade T, Smout A, Grummitt L, Sunderland M, Barrett EL, Champion KE, Chapman C, Kelly E, Lawler S, Castellanos-Ryan N, Teesson M, Conrod PJ, and Stapinski L
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- Adolescent, Male, Humans, Adult, Alcohol Drinking epidemiology, Alcohol Drinking prevention & control, Personality, Victoria, Binge Drinking epidemiology, Binge Drinking prevention & control, Alcoholism epidemiology, Alcoholism prevention & control
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Importance: Alcohol consumption is one of the leading preventable causes of burden of disease worldwide. Selective prevention of alcohol use can be effective in delaying the uptake and reducing harmful use of alcohol during the school years; however, little is known about the durability of these effects across the significant transition from early adolescence into late adolescence and early adulthood., Objective: To examine the sustained effects of a selective personality-targeted alcohol use prevention program on alcohol outcomes among adolescents who report high levels of 1 of 4 personality traits associated with substance use., Design, Setting, and Participants: A cluster randomized clinical trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the selective personality-targeted PreVenture program on reducing the growth of risky alcohol use and related harms from early to late adolescence and early adulthood. Participants included grade 8 students attending 14 secondary schools across New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, in 2012 who screened as having high levels of anxiety sensitivity, negative thinking, impulsivity, and/or sensation seeking. Schools were block randomized to either the PreVenture group (7 schools) or the control group (7 schools). The primary end point of the original trial was 2 years post baseline; the present study extends the follow-up period from July 1, 2017, to December 1, 2019, 7 years post baseline. Data were analyzed from July 22, 2021, to August 2, 2022., Interventions: The PreVenture program is a 2-session, personality-targeted intervention designed to upskill adolescents to better cope with their emotions and behaviors., Main Outcomes and Measures: Self-reported monthly binge drinking, alcohol-related harms, and hazardous alcohol use measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise consumption screener., Results: Of 438 participants (249 male [56.8%]; mean [SD] age, 13.4 [0.5] years) from 14 schools, 377 (86.2%) provided follow-up data on at least 2 occasions, and among those eligible, 216 (54.0%) participated in the long-term follow-up. Compared with the control condition, the PreVenture intervention was associated with reduced odds of any alcohol-related harm (odds ratio [OR], 0.81 [95% CI, 0.70-0.94]) and a greater mean reduction in the frequency of alcohol-related harms (β = -0.22 [95% CI, -0.44 to -0.003]) at the 7.0-year follow-up. There were no differences in the odds of monthly binge drinking (OR, 0.80 [95% CI, 0.56-1.13]) or hazardous alcohol use (OR, 0.87 [95% CI, 0.59-1.27]) at the 7.0-year follow-up. Exploratory analyses at the 5.5-year follow-up showed that compared with the control condition, the PreVenture intervention was also associated with reduced odds of monthly binge drinking (OR, 0.87, [95% CI, 0.77-0.99]) and hazardous alcohol use (OR, 0.91 [95% CI, 0.84-0.99]), but this was not sustained., Conclusions and Relevance: This study demonstrated that a brief selective personality-targeted alcohol use prevention intervention delivered in the middle school years can have sustained effects into early adulthood., Trial Registration: anzctr.org.au Identifier: ACTRN12612000026820.
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35. Longitudinal associations throughout adolescence: Suicidal ideation, disturbing dreams, and internalizing symptoms.
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El-Hourani M, Zadra A, Castellanos-Ryan N, Parent S, Renaud J, and Séguin JR
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- Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety epidemiology, Child, Depression epidemiology, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Risk Factors, Suicidal Ideation, Adolescent Behavior, Suicide
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Objective/background: Many studies have reported associations between disturbing dream occurrence and internalizing symptoms in adults, but the extent to which such associations also characterize adolescents remains unknown. The main goal of the present longitudinal study was to evaluate the strength and stability of the associations between disturbing dream frequency, suicidal ideation, and internalizing symptoms from ages 13 to 18., Methods: Participants (N = 434) drawn from two longitudinal birth cohort studies on child development in the province of Quebec, Canada, completed annual self-reports of disturbing dream frequency, suicidal ideation, and levels of depression and anxiety., Results: Two separate cross-lagged panel models for symptoms of depression and anxiety were conducted with both models showing similar results. In early adolescence, high levels of and higher change in disturbing dream frequency were associated with increased odds of reporting later suicidal ideation, whereas in mid to late adolescence, increased odds of reporting suicidal ideation at age 17 was associated with increased disturbing dream frequency at age 18. Across adolescence, increased levels of depression and anxiety were associated with increased odds of reporting later suicidal ideation and increased disturbing dream frequency., Conclusions: These findings support previous literature suggesting that disturbing dream frequency, depression, and anxiety, are risk factors for suicidal ideation throughout adolescence. The present longitudinal study allows for a refinement of our conceptualization of disturbing dream and their relation to suicide and internalizing symptoms throughout adolescence and suggests that the collection of information on disturbing dream and internalizing symptoms during early adolescence may help screen adolescents for suicide risk., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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36. Transactional longitudinal relations between accuracy and reaction time on a measure of cognitive flexibility at 5, 6, and 7 years of age.
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Dumont É, Castellanos-Ryan N, Parent S, Jacques S, Séguin JR, and Zelazo PD
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Reaction Time, Cognition, Memory, Short-Term
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Whereas accuracy is used as an indicator of cognitive flexibility in preschool-age children, reaction time (RT), or a combination of accuracy and RT, provide better indices of performance as children transition to school. Theoretical models and cross-sectional studies suggest that a speed-accuracy tradeoff may be operating across this transition, but the lack of longitudinal studies makes this transition difficult to understand. The current study explored the longitudinal and bidirectional associations between accuracy and RT on the DCCS (mixed block) at 5, 6, and 7 years of age using cross-lagged panel analyses. The study also examined the roles of working memory and language, as potential longitudinal mediators between RT at Time X and accuracy at Time X + 1, and explored the role of inhibitory control. The sample consisted of 425 children from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development. Results show lagged associations from slower RT to greater improvements in accuracy between 5 and 6 years and between 6 and 7 years. Further, higher accuracy at 6 years predicted faster RT at 7 years. Only working memory acted as a partial mediator between RT at 5 years and accuracy at 6 years. These results provide needed longitudinal evidence to support theoretical claims that slower RT precedes improved accuracy in the development of cognitive flexibility, that working memory may be involved in the early stage of this process, and that accuracy and reaction time become more efficient in later stages of this process., (© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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37. Transition from preschool to school: Children's pattern of change in morning cortisol concentrations.
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Leblond M, Parent S, Castellanos-Ryan N, Lupien SJ, Fraser WD, and Séguin JR
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- Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Schools, Stress, Psychological, Hydrocortisone, Saliva
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Many studies show a general increase in stress hormones at the exposure to school entry, but inconsistencies among them due to small samples with varying methodologies and very few time-points, preclude robust conclusions. The current study aimed to describe the pattern of morning cortisol concentration in children across the transition from preschool to school by examining whether we could identify a response to the school entry, but also an anticipatory stress response (pre-entry) and a stress adaptation response (post-entry). We further tested the robustness of this pattern across several characteristics. Participants were 384 children recruited from two cohorts of the 3D pregnancy study, and followed across their transition from preschool to kindergarten. Children's morning salivary cortisol samples were collected over five time-points: twice before school entry, once at school entry and twice after school entry (one sample per time-point). Although no anticipatory stress response was observed two weeks before school entry, latent growth curve models showed that most children's morning cortisol concentrations increased during the first two weeks of school, and was not associated with any sociodemographic characteristics, supporting the hypothesis that school entry is a normative environmental stressor. In contrast, two months after school entry, some children showed stress adaptation whereas others showed a prolonged stress response to school entry. This between-children variance could not be explained by any specific sociodemographic characteristic. This study showed that the morning stress response rises at school entry and is sustained for at least two weeks in most children. However, the observed variability in the stress adaptation response remains to be elucidated and linked to functional correlates., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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38. Associations of childhood sociability and responsibility with cannabis use trajectories during adolescence: results from a prospective population-based birth cohort study.
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Laporte C, Pereira B, Massimilliano O, Nicholas C, Castellanos-Ryan N, Brousse G, Séguin JR, Xu Q, Vitaro F, Tremblay R, Boivin M, and Côté SM
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- Adolescent, Adult, Birth Cohort, Child, Cohort Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Prospective Studies, Young Adult, Cannabis adverse effects
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This study aims to identify distinct trajectories of cannabis use during adolescence and examine whether Sociability (ability to relate to others) and Responsibility (ability to integrate a community setting) during childhood are associated with these trajectories, accounting for individual and familial confounders. Population-based cohort study (1998-2019): 1511 children from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development were followed between ages 5 months and 19 years. We identified developmental trajectories of adolescent cannabis use (assessed biyearly between ages 12 and 19 years) using a group-based trajectory model. We performed multinomial regression analyses to estimate the association between childhood Sociability and Responsibility assessed yearly between ages 6 and 12 years, and cannabis use trajectories. At 19 years, 62.8% (807/1286) of adolescents had used cannabis at least once in their lifetime, 44.2% had used at least once in the past 12 months (504/1140), and 6.8% were reporting daily use (77/1140). We identified three cannabis use trajectories: nonusers (n = 577, 38.2%), late users (n = 690, 45.7%; mean age of initiation: 16.2 ± 1.6), and early users (n = 244, 16.2%; mean age of initiation: 14.1 ± 1.3). Compared with Nonusers, children with low Sociability had a lower risk for late (OR, 0.43; 95 CI 0.27; 0.68) and early (OR, 0.22; 95 CI 0.12; 0.41) cannabis use. Children with low Responsibility were at higher risk of being Early users (OR, 2.23; 95 CI 1.13; 4.37) but not Late users (OR, 1.20; 95 CI 0.71; 2.03). Understanding the multiple dimensions of social skills and their association with cannabis use trajectories may help improve the effectiveness of evidence-based prevention strategies., (© 2021. Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature.)
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39. The 7-Year Effectiveness of School-Based Alcohol Use Prevention From Adolescence to Early Adulthood: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Universal, Selective, and Combined Interventions.
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Newton NC, Stapinski LA, Slade T, Sunderland M, Barrett EL, Champion KE, Chapman C, Smout A, Lawler SM, Mather M, Debenham J, Castellanos-Ryan N, Conrod PJ, and Teesson M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Australia epidemiology, Humans, Schools, Students, Health Education, School Health Services
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Objective: Alcohol use is a leading cause of burden of disease among young people. Prevention strategies can be effective in the short-term; however little is known about their longer-term effectiveness. The aim of this study was to examine the sustainability of universal, selective, and combined alcohol use prevention across the critical transition period from adolescence into early adulthood., Method: In 2012, a total of 2190 students (mean age, 13.3 years) from 26 Australian high schools participated in a cluster randomized controlled trial and were followed up for 3 years post baseline. Schools were randomly assigned to deliver the following: (1) universal Web-based prevention for all students (Climate Schools); (2) selective prevention for high-risk students (Preventure); (3) combined universal and selective prevention (Climate Schools and Preventure [CAP]); or (4) health education as usual (control). This study extends the follow-up period to 7-years post baseline. Primary outcomes were self-reported frequency of alcohol consumption and binge drinking, alcohol-related harms, and hazardous alcohol use, at the 7-year follow-up., Results: At 7-year follow-up, students in all 3 intervention groups reported reduced odds of alcohol-related harms compared to the control group (odds ratios [ORs] = 0.13-0.33), and the Climate (OR = 0.04) and Preventure (OR = 0.17) groups reported lower odds of hazardous alcohol use. The Preventure group also reported lower odds of weekly alcohol use compared to the control group (OR = 0.17), and the Climate group reported lower odds of binge drinking (OR = 0.12), holding mean baseline levels constant., Conclusion: This study demonstrated that both universal and selective preventive interventions delivered in schools can have long-lasting effects and reduce risky drinking and related harms into adulthood. No added benefit was observed by delivering the combined interventions., Clinical Trial Registration Information: The CAP Study: Evaluating a Comprehensive Universal and Targeted Intervention Designed to Prevent Substance Use and Related Harms in Australian Adolescents; https://www.anzctr.org.au/; ACTRN12612000026820., (Copyright © 2021 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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40. A three-factor model of common early onset psychiatric disorders: temperament, adversity, and dopamine.
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Iqbal M, Cox SML, Jaworska N, Tippler M, Castellanos-Ryan N, Parent S, Dagher A, Vitaro F, Brendgen MR, Boivin M, Pihl RO, Côté SM, Tremblay RE, Séguin JR, and Leyton M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Temperament, Young Adult, Dopamine, Mental Disorders diagnostic imaging, Mental Disorders epidemiology
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Commonly comorbid early onset psychiatric disorders might reflect the varying expression of overlapping risk factors. The mediating processes remain poorly understood, but three factors show some promise: adolescent externalizing traits, early life adversity, and midbrain dopamine autoreceptors. To investigate whether these features acquire greater predictive power when combined, a longitudinal study was conducted in youth who have been followed since birth. Cohort members were invited to participate based on externalizing scores between 11 to 16 years of age. At age 18 (age 18.5 ± 0.6 y.o.), 52 entry criteria meeting volunteers had a 90-min positron emission tomography scan with [
18 F]fallypride, completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and were assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5. The three-factor model identified those with a lifetime history of DSM-5 disorders with an overall accuracy of 90.4% (p = 2.4 × 10-5 ) and explained 91.5% of the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [95% CI: .824, 1.000]. Targeting externalizing disorders specifically did not yield a more powerful model than targeting all disorders (p = 0.54). The model remained significant when including data from participants who developed their first disorders during a three-year follow-up period (p = 3.5 × 10-5 ). Together, these results raise the possibility that a combination of temperamental traits, childhood adversity, and poorly regulated dopamine transmission increases risk for diverse, commonly comorbid, early onset psychiatric problems, predicting this susceptibility prospectively., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.)- Published
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41. Longitudinal Trajectories of Food Insecurity in Childhood and Their Associations With Mental Health and Functioning in Adolescence.
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Paquin V, Muckle G, Bolanis D, Courtemanche Y, Castellanos-Ryan N, Boivin M, Tremblay R, Côté S, and Geoffroy MC
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- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Longitudinal Studies, Quebec epidemiology, Risk, Child Development, Food Insecurity, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Psychology, Adolescent
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Importance: Household food insecurity has been associated with mental health problems in children independently of family income and other confounders. It is unclear whether food insecurity during childhood is also associated with mental health and functioning during adolescence., Objective: To evaluate longitudinal trajectories of household food insecurity during the first 13 years of life, characteristics associated with these trajectories, and the associations of the trajectories with externalizing, internalizing, substance use, and social adjustment problems at 15 years of age., Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study included participants from the Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development, a cohort of 2120 children born in Québec, Canada, in 1997 and 1998 and followed up annually or biannually from 5 months to 15 years of age (1998-2013). Data were analyzed from November 2020 to October 2021., Exposures: When children were aged 1.5, 4, 8, 10, 12, and 13 years, mothers reported whether a family member experienced hunger because the family had run out of food or money to buy food in the past 12 months., Main Outcomes and Measures: Group-based trajectory modeling was used to identify differential exposure to food insecurity from 1.5 to 13 years according to logit functions of age. At 15 years of age, adolescents completed validated questionnaires assessing externalizing, internalizing, substance use, and social adjustment problems. Associations between trajectories of food insecurity and outcomes were assessed using linear regressions., Results: A total of 2032 individuals were included in the analyses of trajectories of food insecurity (1026 [50.5%] male) and 1441 in the analysis of the association with outcomes at 15 years of age (752 [52.2%] female). Two trajectories of food insecurity were identified between 1.5 and 13 years of age: high risk (73 children [3.6%]) and low risk (1959 children [96.4%]). At 5 months, the high-risk and low-risk groups differed in household characteristics including income insufficiency (58 [80.6%] vs 405 [21.0%]), single parenthood (21 [29.2%] vs 135 [6.9%]), and parental history of depression (mothers: 30 [43.5%] vs 411 [21.7%]; fathers: 12 [32.4%] vs 209 [13.5%]). The high-risk trajectory from 1.5 to 13 years of age was associated with cannabis use (β, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.12-0.81), peer bullying (β, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.08-0.77), and dropout potential (β, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.03-0.68) at 15 years of age after adjustment for sex, household income insufficiency, and parental mental health., Conclusions and Relevance: In this cohort study, few children experienced a persistent high risk of food insecurity, which was associated with psychosocial problems later in adolescence after adjustment for confounders including low income. Early identification of risk for food insecurity may guide the delivery of tailored interventions to improve functioning in adolescence.
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42. The 3D-Transition Study: Objectives, Methods, and Implementation of an Innovative Planned Missing-Data Design.
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Rioux C, Parent S, Castellanos-Ryan N, Archambault I, Boivin M, Herba CM, Lupien SJ, Marc I, Muckle G, Fraser WD, and Séguin JR
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- Adverse Childhood Experiences, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone metabolism, Infant, Life Change Events, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Pregnancy, Epidemiologic Research Design, Mental Health, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Schools, Stress, Psychological
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The prevalence of mental health problems represents a significant burden on school and community health resources as early as preschool. Reducing this burden requires a better understanding of the developmental mechanisms linking children's early vulnerabilities with mental health after the transition to formal schooling. The 3D-Transition Study (2017-2021) follows 939 participants from a pregnancy cohort in the province of Québec, Canada, as they transition to kindergarten and first grade to examine these mechanisms. Biannual assessments include completed questionnaires from 2 parents as well as teachers, parent-child observations, anthropometric measurements, and age-sensitive cognitive assessments. Saliva is also collected on 11 days over a 16-month period in a subsample of 384 participants to examine possible changes in child salivary cortisol levels across the school transition and their role in difficulties observed during the transition. A combination of planned missing-data designs is being implemented to reduce participant burden, where incomplete data are collected without introducing bias after the use of multiple imputation. The 3D-Transition Study will contribute to an evidence-based developmental framework of child mental health from pregnancy to school age. In turn, this framework can help inform prevention programs delivered in health-care settings during pregnancy and in child-care centers, preschools, and schools., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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43. Externalizing Risk Pathways for Adolescent Substance Use and Its Developmental Onset: A Canadian Birth Cohort Study: Trajectoires de comportements extériorisés et le risque pour l'initiation et l'usage de substances des adolescents : Une étude de cohorte de naissance canadienne.
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Cox SML, Castellanos-Ryan N, Parent S, Benkelfat C, Vitaro F, Pihl RO, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Leyton M, and Séguin JR
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- Adolescent, Canada epidemiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Birth Cohort, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
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Objective: Only a minority of drug and alcohol users develops a substance use disorder. Previous studies suggest that this differential vulnerability commonly reflects a developmental trajectory characterized by diverse externalizing behaviors. In this study, we examined the relation between child and adolescent externalizing behaviors and adolescent substance use in a prospectively followed Canadian birth cohort, accounting for the temporal sequence of a wide variety of contributing factors., Methods: Two hundred and forty-two adolescents followed since birth (date range: 1996 to 2012) were assessed on externalizing behavior (age 17 months to 16 years), alcohol and cannabis use at age 16, age of alcohol use onset, family history of substance use problems, family functioning (age 11 to 15), sensation seeking (age 16), prenatal substance exposure, socioeconomic status (age 1 to 9), and sex., Results: Age of alcohol use onset was predicted by a family history of substance use problems, externalizing traits from ages 6 to 10 and 11 to 16, sensation seeking at age 16, prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposure and family functioning at ages 11 to 15. High frequencies of alcohol and cannabis use at age 16 were both predicted by externalizing traits from ages 11 to 16, a family history of substance use problems and sensation seeking after controlling for other individual, environmental and familial variables. The association between familial substance use problems and substance use during adolescence was partially mediated by externalizing traits from age 11 to 16., Conclusions: The present findings provide prospective evidence for a developmental risk pathway for adolescent substance use, potentially identifying those who could benefit from early interventions.
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44. Depression and anxiety symptoms in young adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a Canadian population-based cohort.
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Watkins-Martin K, Orri M, Pennestri MH, Castellanos-Ryan N, Larose S, Gouin JP, Ouellet-Morin I, Chadi N, Philippe F, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté S, and Geoffroy MC
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Background: Concerns have been raised that the COVID-19 pandemic could increase risk for adverse mental health outcomes, especially in young adults, a vulnerable age group. We investigated changes in depression and anxiety symptoms (overall and severe) from before to during the pandemic, as well as whether these changes are linked to COVID-19-related stressors and pre-existing vulnerabilities in young adults followed in the context of a population-based cohort., Method: Participants (n = 1039) from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development reported on their depression (Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, short form) and anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale) symptoms and completed a COVID-19 questionnaire during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020 (age 22 years). Assessments at age 20 (2018) were used to estimate pre-pandemic depression and anxiety symptom severity., Results: While mean levels of depression and anxiety symptoms did not change from before to during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., the mean of depressive symptoms was 9.30 in 2018 and 9.59 in 2020), we observed a slight increase in rates of severe depression (scores ≥ 21) from before (6.1%) to during (8.2%) the pandemic. Most COVID-19-related variables (e.g., loss of education/occupation, frequent news-seeking) - except living alone - and most pre-existing vulnerabilities (e.g., low SES, low social support) were not associated with changes in depression or anxiety symptoms. However, results varied as a function of pre-pandemic levels of depression and anxiety: depression and anxiety symptoms increased among adults with the lowest levels of symptoms before the pandemic, while they decreased among those with the highest levels of symptoms, possibly reflecting a regression to the mean., Conclusions: Depression and anxiety symptoms in young adults from Québec in Summer 2020 were mostly comparable to symptoms reported in 2018. Most COVID-19-related stressors and pre-existing vulnerabilities were not associated with changes in symptoms, except living alone and pre-existing symptoms of depression and anxiety. However, the increased rate of severe depression warrants further investigation., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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45. A genetically informed study on the association of cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco smoking with suicide attempt.
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Orri M, Séguin JR, Castellanos-Ryan N, Tremblay RE, Côté SM, Turecki G, and Geoffroy MC
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- Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Mendelian Randomization Analysis, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide genetics, Suicide, Attempted, Tobacco Smoking, Cannabis
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Use of substances such as cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco, has been associated with increased risk of suicide attempt in several observational studies. However, establishing whether these associations are causal is challenging when using observational designs. To evaluate the potential causal contributions of cannabis use, alcohol use, and tobacco smoking to suicide attempt, we applied two-sample Mendelian randomization, an instrumental variable approach using single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables for three exposures: lifetime cannabis use (yes/no; 42 instrument SNPs; GWAS sample size [N] = 162,082), alcohol use (drinks-per-week; 53 instrument SNPs; N = 941,280), and tobacco smoking (initiation, yes/no; 156 instrument SNPs; N = 1,232,091; heaviness; 27 instrument SNPs; N = 337,334). The main outcome was suicide attempt measured from hospital records (N = 50,264). All data come from publicly available summary statistics of genome-wide association studies of participants of European ancestry. We found evidence supporting a possible causal role of cannabis (OR = 1.18; 95% CI = 1.01-1.37, P = 0.032), alcohol (OR = 1.95; 95% CI = 1.15-3.32, P = 0.013), and smoking (initiation, OR = 1.90; 95% CI = 1.54-2.34, P < 0.001; heaviness, OR = 2.13; 95% CI = 1.13-3.99; P = 0.019) on suicide attempt. Using multivariable Mendelian randomization, we found that only cannabis showed a direct pathway to suicide attempt (P = 0.001), suggesting that the effect of alcohol and smoking was mediated by the other substance use phenotypes. No evidence was found for reverse causation, i.e., associations of suicide attempt on cannabis (P = 0.483), alcohol (P = 0.234), smoking initiation (P = 0.144), and heaviness (P = 0.601). In conclusion, evidence from this quasi-experimental study based on genetic data from large-scale GWASs are consistent with a causal role of cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco smoking on suicide attempt., (© 2020. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.)
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46. Substance use disorders and suicidality in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis with a focus on the direction of the association.
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Rioux C, Huet AS, Castellanos-Ryan N, Fortier L, Le Blanc M, Hamaoui S, Geoffroy MC, Renaud J, and Séguin JR
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- Adolescent, Adult, Humans, Young Adult, Suicide psychology, Suicide statistics & numerical data, Suicide, Attempted psychology, Suicide, Attempted statistics & numerical data, Substance-Related Disorders psychology, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology, Suicidal Ideation
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Background: Reviews and meta-analyses suggest that substance use and suicidality (i.e., suicidal ideations and attempts) are associated in youth, but the direction of this association remains unclear. Theoretically, the secondary psychiatric disorder hypothesis (SPDH) posits that substance use leads to suicidality, while the secondary substance use disorder hypothesis (SSUDH) posits that suicidality leads to substance use. To clarify these associations, this meta-analysis systematically reviewed studies that examined the prospective associations between SUDs and suicidality in youth (age 25 and younger) and compared results according to the direction of the association., Methods: Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Medline and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global were searched from inception to March 8, 2020, and 55 effect sizes from 23 samples were included and analyzed using a three-level meta-analysis., Results: SUDs significantly predicted subsequent suicidality (OR = 2.16, 95%CI 1.57-2.97), suicidality significantly predicted subsequent SUDs (OR = 2.16, 95%CI 1.53-3.04), and these effect sizes did not differ (p = 0.49)., Conclusions: Considering that 65% of reviewed studies only examined the SPDH, this review highlights that more attention should be given to the SSUDH, and that studies should examine bidirectional associations between SUDs and suicidality across time. Clinically, because SUDs and suicidality were found to influence each other, results suggest that mental health and SUDs should ideally be detected and treated early, and that co-occurring disorders should be assessed and treated concomitantly., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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47. Longitudinal associations of cannabis, depression, and anxiety in heterosexual and LGB adolescents.
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London-Nadeau K, Rioux C, Parent S, Vitaro F, Côté SM, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Séguin JR, and Castellanos-Ryan N
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- Adolescent, Female, Heterosexuality statistics & numerical data, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Quebec epidemiology, Sexual and Gender Minorities statistics & numerical data, Anxiety epidemiology, Cannabis, Depression epidemiology, Heterosexuality psychology, Sexual and Gender Minorities psychology, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
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Cannabis use is linked to symptoms of depression and anxiety, particularly among sexual minorities. This study examines the relationships between cannabis, and depression and anxiety symptoms at 13, 15, and 17 years using cross-lagged models in a predominantly White (n = 1,430; 92%) subsample of 1,548 participants from the Quebec Longitudinal study of Child Development. Multigroup analyses were conducted to examine the models according to sexual orientation. Demographic covariates were included as control variables, as well as alcohol, cigarette, and other drug use to examine cannabis specificity. The full sample revealed small bidirectional associations, which remained significant once control variables were included in the model: cannabis at 13 and 15 years predicted anxiety symptoms at 15 and 17 years respectively, and depression symptoms at 15 years predicted cannabis at 17 years. The initial association between cannabis at 13 years and depression symptoms at 15 years was accounted for by other drug use at 13 years. Substantial differences were found between heterosexual participants and sexual minorities: LGB participants presented a substantially larger positive association between depression symptoms at 15 years and cannabis at 17 years, as well as a negative association between anxiety symptoms at 15 years and cannabis at 17 years. Both of these relationships remained significant when accounting for control variables. These results suggest that the relationships between cannabis, and depression and anxiety symptoms are bidirectional across adolescence, albeit small. Sexual minorities present particularly large associations that may represent self-medication efforts for depressive symptoms between 15 and 17 years. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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48. mGlu5 receptor availability in youth at risk for addictions: effects of vulnerability traits and cannabis use.
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Cox SML, Tippler M, Jaworska N, Smart K, Castellanos-Ryan N, Durand F, Allard D, Benkelfat C, Parent S, Dagher A, Vitaro F, Boivin M, Pihl RO, Côté S, Tremblay RE, Séguin JR, and Leyton M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Brain diagnostic imaging, Brain metabolism, Carbon Radioisotopes, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Positron-Emission Tomography, Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5 metabolism, Young Adult, Cannabis metabolism
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The excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate has been implicated in experience-dependent neuroplasticity and drug-seeking behaviors. Type 5 metabotropic glutamate (mGlu5) receptors might be particularly important. They are critically involved in synaptic plasticity and their availability has been reported to be lower in people with alcohol, tobacco, and cocaine use disorders. Since these reductions could reflect effects of drug use or pre-existing traits, we used positron emission tomography to measure mGlu5 receptor availability in young adults at elevated risk for addictions. Fifty-nine participants (age 18.5 ± 0.6) were recruited from a longitudinal study that has followed them since birth. Based on externalizing traits that predict future substance use problems, half were at low risk, half were at high risk. Cannabis use histories varied markedly and participants were divided into three subgroups: zero, low, and high use. Compared to low risk volunteers, those at elevated risk had lower [
11 C]ABP688 binding potential (BPND ) values in the striatum, amygdala, insula, and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Cannabis use by risk group interactions were observed in the striatum and OFC. In these regions, low [11 C]ABP688 BPND values were only seen in the high risk group that used high quantities of cannabis. When these high risk, high cannabis use individuals were compared to all other participants, [11 C]ABP688 BPND values were lower in the striatum, OFC, and insula. Together, these results provide evidence that mGlu5 receptor availability is low in youth at elevated risk for addictions, particularly those who frequently use cannabis.- Published
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49. Cannabis use, depression and suicidal ideation in adolescence: direction of associations in a population based cohort.
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Bolanis D, Orri M, Castellanos-Ryan N, Renaud J, Montreuil T, Boivin M, Vitaro F, Tremblay RE, Turecki G, Côté SM, Séguin JR, and Geoffroy MC
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Preschool, Depression epidemiology, Humans, Quebec epidemiology, Risk Factors, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Attempted, Young Adult, Cannabis
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Background: To clarify the direction of the association between frequency of cannabis use, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation from 15 to 20 years using cross-lagged analyses., Method: We included 1606 adolescents from the province of Québec followed since 1997 with information on frequency of cannabis use (none/monthly/weekly), depression (defined as being in the top 10% symptoms) and serious suicidal ideation at ages 15, 17 and 20 years., Results: The prevalence of weekly cannabis use increased from 7.0% at age 15 years to 15.6% by age 20 years. Adolescents who reported using cannabis weekly at one age were 11 to 15 times more likely to continue using cannabis over time. In longitudinal cross-lagged analyses, weekly cannabis use at age 15 was associated with greater odds (OR=2.19, 95% CI=1.04-4.58) of suicidal ideation two years later. However, other substance use (alcohol, tobacco, other drugs) fully explained this association. Further, depression predicted subsequent weekly cannabis use, even after adjusting for comorbid other substance use (eg, for depression at 15 years predicting cannabis use at 17 years: OR=2.30, 95% CI=1.19-4.43)., Limitations: Quantity of cannabis consumed was not measured., Conclusion: Findings suggest that depressive symptoms in adolescence may represent a risk factor for weekly cannabis consumption, which once initiated is likely to remain chronic. Weekly cannabis use increased risk for suicidal ideation, but not independently from other substance use including alcohol, tobacco and other drugs., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest There are no conflict of interest to declare., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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50. From Impulse to Action? Cognitive Mechanisms of Impulsivity-Related Risk for Externalizing Behavior.
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Revill AS, Patton KA, Connor JP, Sheffield J, Wood AP, Castellanos-Ryan N, and Gullo MJ
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- Adolescent, Female, Humans, Male, Queensland, Reward, Self Report, Adolescent Behavior psychology, Cognition, Impulsive Behavior, Problem Behavior psychology
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Trait impulsivity is an established risk factor for externalizing behavior problems in adolescence, but little is understood about the cognitive mechanisms involved. Negative automatic thoughts are associated with externalizing behaviors and impulsivity is associated with less cognitive reappraisal. This study sought to adapt the bioSocial Cognitive Theory (bSCT) of impulsivity and substance use (an externalizing behavior) for externalizing behavior in general. It was predicted that only the component of impulsivity characterized by lack of forethought (rash impulsiveness; RI) would be associated with (non-substance use-related) externalizing behaviors, not reward sensitivity/drive. Further, this association would be mediated by negative automatic thoughts. Participants were 404 (226 female, 63%) adolescents from 6 high schools across South-East Queensland (age = 13-17 years, mean age = 14.97 years, SD = 0.65 years) of mostly Australian/New Zealand (76%) or European (11%) descent. Participants completed self-report measures of impulsivity, negative automatic thoughts, and externalizing behaviors. Path analysis revealed that, as predicted, only RI was uniquely associated with negative automatic thoughts and externalizing behaviors. However, only negative automatic thoughts centered around hostility mediated the positive association between RI and externalizing behaviors, with the indirect mediation effect being smaller than the direct association. In contrast to substance use, only one component of impulsivity, RI, was associated with general adolescent externalizing behavior. Hostile automatic thoughts may be an important mechanism of risk, supporting a role for cognitive-behavioral interventions. Other biopsychosocial mechanisms are clearly involved and the bSCT may provide a useful framework to guide future research.
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