Using DNA to predict educational trajectories in early adulthood.

Ziada Ayorech; Robert Plomin; Sophie von Stumm

doi:10.1037/dev0000682

Supplemental Material for Using DNA to Predict Educational Trajectories in Early Adulthood

Developmental Psychology ◽

10.1037/dev0000682.supp ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Early Adulthood ◽

Educational Trajectories

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Employment Prospects of Young Adults With Mental Disorders

Swiss Journal of Sociology ◽

10.1515/sjs-2018-0012 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 259-280

Author(s):

Isabel Baumann ◽

Szilvia Altwicker-Hámori ◽

Sibylle Juvalta ◽

Niklas Baer ◽

Ulrich Frick ◽

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Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Young Adults ◽

Mental Disorders ◽

Special Needs ◽

Social Insurance ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Educational Trajectories ◽

Special Needs Education

Abstract We examine how type of diagnosis, educational trajectories and educational qualifications affect the employment prospects of young adults with mental disorders. We draw on a novel dataset based on data from the Swiss Federal Social Insurance Office. Our analysis shows that individuals with mental disorders that typically have an onset in early childhood, those who experience educational trajectories including special needs education, and those attaining higher levels of qualification are more likely to be employed in early adulthood.

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Psychosocial Risks and Management for Children and Adolescents With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_pers-sig5-2019-0002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 633-640 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Canice E. Crerand ◽

Ari N. Rabkin

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Abilities ◽

Psychotic Disorders ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome ◽

Deletion Syndrome ◽

22Q11.2 Deletion ◽

Psychosocial Risks ◽

Empirically Supported ◽

Specific Education

Purpose This article reviews the psychosocial risks associated with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a relatively common genetic condition associated with a range of physical and psychiatric problems. Risks associated with developmental stages from infancy through adolescence and early adulthood are described, including developmental, learning, and intellectual disabilities as well as psychiatric disorders including anxiety, mood, and psychotic disorders. Other risks related to coping with health problems and related treatments are also detailed for both affected individuals and their families. Conclusion The article ends with strategies for addressing psychosocial risks including provision of condition-specific education, enhancement of social support, routine assessment of cognitive abilities, regular mental health screening, and referrals for empirically supported psychiatric and psychological treatments.

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Inflammational Animal Models for Schizophrenia

Zeitschrift für Psychologie ◽

10.1027/2151-2604/a000216 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 223 (3) ◽

pp. 157-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Georg Juckel

Keyword(s):

Animal Model ◽

Animal Models ◽

Immune Activation ◽

Microglial Activation ◽

Treatment Options ◽

Early Adulthood ◽

Brain Regions ◽

Synaptic Connections ◽

Preventive Interventions ◽

Immunological System

Abstract. Inflammational-immunological processes within the pathophysiology of schizophrenia seem to play an important role. Early signals of neurobiological changes in the embryonal phase of brain in later patients with schizophrenia might lead to activation of the immunological system, for example, of cytokines and microglial cells. Microglia then induces – via the neurotoxic activities of these cells as an overreaction – a rarification of synaptic connections in frontal and temporal brain regions, that is, reduction of the neuropil. Promising inflammational animal models for schizophrenia with high validity can be used today to mimic behavioral as well as neurobiological findings in patients, for example, the well-known neurochemical alterations of dopaminergic, glutamatergic, serotonergic, and other neurotransmitter systems. Also the microglial activation can be modeled well within one of this models, that is, the inflammational PolyI:C animal model of schizophrenia, showing a time peak in late adolescence/early adulthood. The exact mechanism, by which activated microglia cells then triggers further neurodegeneration, must now be investigated in broader detail. Thus, these animal models can be used to understand the pathophysiology of schizophrenia better especially concerning the interaction of immune activation, inflammation, and neurodegeneration. This could also lead to the development of anti-inflammational treatment options and of preventive interventions.

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