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

• Bolea-Alamanac, B, Davies, S, Evans, J, Joinson, C, Pearson, R, Skapinakis, P & Emond, A, 2018, ‘Do mothers who are anxious during pregnancy have inattentive children?’. Journal of Affective Disorders, vol 236., pp. 120-126
• Netsi, E, Pearson, R, Murray, L, Cooper, P, Craske, MG & Stein, A, 2018, ‘Association of persistent and severe postnatal depression with child outcomes’. JAMA Psychiatry.
• Rochat, TJ, Houle, B, Stein, A, Pearson, RM & Bland, RM, 2018, ‘Prevalence and risk factors for child mental disorders in a population-based cohort of HIV-exposed and unexposed African children aged 7–11 years’. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry., pp. 1-14
• Lewis, G, Wen, S, Pearson, RM & Lewis, G, 2018, ‘The association between paternal depressogenic cognitive styles during pregnancy and offspring depressogenic cognitive styles: an 18-year prospective cohort study’. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol 59., pp. 604-614
• Culpin, I, Mars, B, Pearson, RM, Golding, J, Heron, J, Bubak, I, Carpenter, P, Magnusson, C, Gunnell, D & Rai, D, 2018, ‘Autistic Traits and Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, and Self-Harm in Late Adolescence: Population-Based Cohort Study’. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol 57., pp. 313-320.e6
• Freitas-Vilela, AA, Pearson, RM, Emmett, P, Heron, J, Smith, ADAC, Emond, A, Hibbeln, JR, Castro, MBT & Kac, G, 2017, ‘Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and intelligence quotients in the offspring at 8 years of age: Findings from the ALSPAC cohort’. Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol 2017., pp. 1-11
• Pearson, RM, Campbell, A, Howard, LM, Bornstein, MH, O'Mahen, H, Mars, B & Moran, P, 2017, ‘Impact of dysfunctional maternal personality traits on risk of offspring depression, anxiety and self-harm at age 18 years: a population-based longitudinal study’. Psychological Medicine.
• Stein, K, Pearson, RM, Stein, A & Fazel, M, 2017, ‘The predictive value of childhood recurrent abdominal pain for adult emotional disorders, and the influence of negative cognitive style. Findings from a cohort study’. PLoS ONE, vol 12., pp. e0185643
• Rochat, TJ, Houle, B, Stein, A, Pearson, RM, Newell, ML & Bland, RM, 2017, ‘Cohort Profile: The Siyakhula Cohort, rural South Africa’. International Journal of Epidemiology, vol 46., pp. 1755-1756n
• Taylor, A, Munafo, M, Smith, GD, Carslake, D, Pearson, R, Rai, D, Galanti, R, mola, c, Nilsen, T, Bjorngaard, JH, Horta, BL, Barros, F & Rydell, M, 2017, ‘Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy and Offspring Depression: a cross cohort and negative control study’. Scientific Reports, vol 7.

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