Association For Child And Adolescent Mental Health (acamh)

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.26219 In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Stefanos Mastrotheodoros and Dr. Marco Boks discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Negative parenting, epigenetic age, and psychological problems: prospective associations from adolescence to young adulthood’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13821). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice. Discussion points include: Definition of the term ‘epigenetic age’ and what is known about its association with stress. Insight into ‘softer negative parenting indicators’ in the context of the study. Should ‘epigenetic clocks’ be used as a diagnostic or assessment tool in mental health services? The implications of the findings for child and adolescent mental health professionals. The scientific importance of the paper as having being pre-registered. In this series, we speak to authors of papers published in one of ACAMH’s three journals. These are The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP); The Child an