Dr Rebecca Pearson

Summary

My research objectives are are to understand the mechanisms underlying the intergenerational transmission of depression and to translate this into preventative interventions. In order to investigate this area I take a multidisciplinary approach combining detailed neuro-psychological investigations with large scale epidemiological studies and health care research.

Activities / Findings

My research objectives are are to understand the mechanisms underlying the intergenerational transmission of depression and to translate this into preventative interventions. In order to investigate this area I take a multidisciplinary approach combining detailed neuro-psychological investigations with large scale epidemiological studies and health care research.

Memberships

Organisations

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

Centres, collaborations and units

• Centre for Academic Mental Health

Recent publications

• Sallis, H, Szekely, E, Neumann, A, Jolicoeur-Martineau, A, van IJzendoorn, M, Hillegers, M, Greenwood, C, Meaney, M, Steiner, M, Tiemeier, H, Wazana, A, Pearson, R & Evans, J, 2019, ‘General psychopathology, internalising and externalising in children and functional outcomes in late adolescence’. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
• Easey, K, Mars, B, Pearson, R, Heron, J & Gunnell, D, 2019, ‘Association of birth order with adolescent mental health and suicide attempts: a population-based longitudinal study’. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol 28., pp. 1079-1086
• Jones, C, Culpin, I, Evans, J & Pearson, R, 2019, ‘The Relative Effects of Breastfeeding Intention and Practice on Maternal Responsiveness’. Infant Mental Health Journal.
• Nath, S, Pearson, RM, Moran, PA, Pawlby, S, Molyneaux, E, Challacombe, F & Howard, LM, 2019, ‘The association between prenatal maternal anxiety disorders and postpartum perceived and observed mother-infant relationship quality’. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
• Kwong, A, Lopez-Lopez, J, Hammerton, G, Manley, D, Timpson, N, Leckie, G & Pearson, R, 2019, ‘Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Trajectories of Depression Symptoms from Adolescence to Young Adulthood’. JAMA Network Open, vol 2.
• Lawlor, D, Lewcock, M, Jones, L, Rollings, C, Yip, V, Smith, D, Pearson, R, Johnson, L, Millard, L, Patel, N, Skinner, A & Tilling, K, 2019, ‘The second generation of The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC-G2): a cohort profile’. Wellcome Open Research, vol 4.
• Bolea-Alamañac, B, Davies, SJC, Evans, J, Joinson, C, Pearson, R, Skapinakis, P & Emond, A, 2019, ‘Does maternal somatic anxiety in pregnancy predispose children to hyperactivity?’. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• De Carli, P, Costantini, I, Sessa, P, Visentin, S, Pearson, RM & Simonelli, A, 2019, ‘The expectant social mind: A systematic review of face processing during pregnancy and the effect of depression and anxiety’. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, vol 102., pp. 153-171
• Cortina, M, Jack, HE, Pearson, R, Kahn, K, Tollman, S, Hlungwani, T, Twine, R, Stein, A & Fazel, M, 2019, ‘Relationship between children's cognitions and later educational progress in rural South Africa: A longitudinal study’. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol 73., pp. 422-426
• Kwong, A, Manley, D, Timpson, N, Pearson, R, Heron, J, Sallis, H, Stergiakouli, E, Davis, OS & Leckie, G, 2019, ‘Identifying Critical Points of Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms from Childhood to Young Adulthood’. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, vol 48., pp. 815-827

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