Schizophrenia has traditionally been regarded as a severe mental illness with limited prospects of full recovery. Research on first-episode schizophrenia (FES) has provided some new insights, although there is still much ...

The thesis examines developmental changes in fundamental neural and cognitive processes underlying attention and cognitive control across adolescence. Using electroencephalography (EEG), the results generally indicate that ...

Regarded as the product of prolonged and sustained efforts, creativity is still often associated with the rare moments when a solution to a problem suddenly bursts into consciousness: the hallmark of sudden insight. The ...

Cognitive deficits are a core feature of schizophrenia and appear with increased severity in early-onset schizophrenia (EOS). EOS is defined as onset of symptoms before 18 years of age. Affected youths often experience ...

Contemporary cognitive models incorporate an information-processing approach in explaining the causes of depression. The common core in these models is that depression is caused by a vicious cycle of negative thoughts and ...

During the transitional age of adolescence, some – often girls – begin self-harming. A better understanding of their subjective experience of self-harm may reveal their sense of self and inform treatment adjustments. A ...

This dissertation is based on a prospective longitudinal study of fathers’ adverse childhood experiences, partner attachment style, anxious and depressive feelings during pregnancy, and experience of parenting stress in ...

The state of the future world is uncertain. Will it rain tomorrow? Will Donald Trump still be president in 2019? Will the world’s average temperature rise by more than 2 ºC? These questions can only be answered probabilistically, ...

Investigating the impact of school-age children’s ToM (declarative knowledge) on the way they interact (procedural skills) with another child and their performance in cooperative problem-solving tasks is a valid way to ...

Depression is the worldwide leading burden of disease and one of the most prevalent psychological disorders. Causes and mechanisms of depression are insufficiently understood. The ability to regulate emotion is important, ...

Depression is a debilitating disorder with a high prevalence compared to most other mental disorders. It has become increasingly apparent that depression is clinically heterogenous, most notably in terms of the breadth and ...

Childhood and adolescence captures a remarkable period of change, and is the central period for major reorganization and optimization of the cerebral cortex. This maturation is mirrored by major cognitive improvements ...

Postpartum depression has been recognized as a serious condition by clinicians and researchers for decades, yet our understanding of the complexities of depressive symptomatology during the perinatal period is still in its ...