8 results on '"Booij, Linda"'
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2. Childhood Overeating and Disordered Eating From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study on the Mediating Role of BMI, Victimization and Desire for Thinness.
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Breton, Édith, Côté, Sylvana M., Dubois, Lise, Vitaro, Frank, Boivin, Michel, Tremblay, Richard E., and Booij, Linda
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AFFINITY groups ,STATISTICS ,HYPERPHAGIA ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,REGRESSION analysis ,LEANNESS ,SEX distribution ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SOCIAL classes ,BODY mass index ,DATA analysis software ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,EATING disorders ,BULLYING ,BODY image in adolescence ,DISEASE complications ,CHILDREN ,ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Eating disorders have early origins, and there could be a continuum between childhood eating behaviors, such as overeating, and long-term disordered eating, but this remains to be shown. BMI, desire for thinness and peer victimization could influence this continuum, but their interactions are unknown. To fill this gap, the study used data from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (N = 1511; 52% girls), in which 30.9% of youth presented a trajectory associated with high disordered eating from 12 to 20 years. The results support an indirect association between overeating at age 5 and disordered eating trajectories, with different mediation processes observed between boys and girls. The findings underscore the importance of promoting healthy body images and eating behaviors among youths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Canadian pediatric eating disorder programs and virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods approach to understanding clinicians' perspectives.
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Novack, Kaylee, Dufour, Rachel, Picard, Louis, Taddeo, Danielle, Nadeau, Pierre-Olivier, Katzman, Debra K., Booij, Linda, and Chadi, Nicholas
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ATTITUDES of medical personnel ,RESEARCH methodology ,CROSS-sectional method ,PEDIATRICS ,INTERVIEWING ,HUMAN services programs ,SURVEYS ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CONTENT analysis ,THEMATIC analysis ,EATING disorders ,COVID-19 pandemic ,TELEMEDICINE - Abstract
Background: As a result of the public health measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, many health services, including those for the treatment of eating disorders, were provided at a distance. This study aims to describe the adaptations made in specialized pediatric eating disorder programs in Canada and the impact of these adaptations on health professionals' experience of providing care. Methods: A mixed-methods design was used to survey healthcare professionals working in specialized pediatric eating disorder programs about adaptations to treatment made during the pandemic and the impact of these adaptations on their experience of providing care. Data were collected between October 2021 and March 2022 using a cross-sectional survey comprising 25 questions and via semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data were summarized using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were interpreted using qualitative content analysis. Results: Eighteen healthcare professionals in Canada completed the online survey, of whom six also participated in the semi-structured interviews. The cross-sectional survey confirmed that, unlike in pre-pandemic times, the majority of participants provided medical care (15/18) and mental health care (17/18) at a distance during the pandemic, with most participants using telephone (17/18) and videoconferencing (17/18). Most (16/18) health professionals indicated that virtual care would continue to be used as a tool in pediatric ED treatment after the pandemic. Participants used a combination of virtual and in-person care, with most reporting weighing patients both in clinic (16/18) and virtually (15/18). Qualitative content analysis generated five themes: (1) responding to increased demand with insufficient resources; (2) adapting to changes in care due to the COVID-19 pandemic; (3) dealing with uncertainty and apprehension; (4) virtual care as an acceptable and useful clinical tool, and (5) optimal conditions and future expectations. Most interview participants (5/6) had globally positive views of virtual care. Conclusions: Providing virtual multidisciplinary treatment for children and adolescents with eating disorders seemed feasible and acceptable to professionals during the pandemic. Moving forward, focusing on health professionals' perspectives and providing appropriate training in virtual interventions is essential given their central role in successful implementation and continued use of virtual and hybrid care models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Impact of Early Environment on Children's Mental Health: Lessons From DNA Methylation Studies With Monozygotic Twins.
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Chiarella, Julian, Tremblay, Richard E., Szyf, Moshe, Provençal, Nadine, Booij, Linda, Craig, Jeff, Saffery, Richard, and Provençal, Nadine
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CHILD psychology ,MENTAL health ,DNA methylation ,DISEASES in twins ,EPIGENETICS ,PATHOLOGICAL psychology ,DNA copy number variations ,BRAIN physiology ,BEHAVIOR ,EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research ,FORECASTING ,GENES ,MEDICAL research ,MENTAL illness ,RESEARCH funding ,TWINS ,PHENOTYPES - Abstract
Over the past decade, epigenetic analyses have made important contributions to our understanding of healthy development and a wide variety of adverse conditions such as cancer and psychopathology. There is increasing evidence that DNA methylation is a mechanism by which environmental factors influence gene transcription and, ultimately, phenotype. However, differentiating the effects of the environment from those of genetics on DNA methylation profiles remains a significant challenge. Monozygotic (MZ) twin study designs are unique in their ability to control for genetic differences because each pair of MZ twins shares essentially the same genetic sequence with the exception of a small number of de novo mutations and copy number variations. Thus, differences within twin pairs in gene expression and phenotype, including behavior, can be attributed in the majority of cases to environmental effects rather than genetic influence. In this article, we review the literature showing how MZ twin designs can be used to study basic epigenetic principles, contributing to understanding the role of early in utero and postnatal environmental factors on the development of psychopathology. We also highlight the importance of initiating longitudinal and experimental studies with MZ twins during pregnancy. This approach is especially important to identify: (1) critical time periods during which the early environment can impact brain and mental health development, and (2) the specific mechanisms through which early environmental effects may be mediated. These studies may inform the optimum timing and design for early preventive interventions aimed at reducing risk for psychopathology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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5. DNA methylation in individuals with anorexia nervosa and in matched normal-eater controls: A genome-wide study.
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Booij, Linda, Casey, Kevin F., Antunes, Juliana M., Szyf, Moshe, Joober, Ridha, Israël, Mimi, and Steiger, Howard
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AGE factors in disease , *ANALYSIS of variance , *ANOREXIA nervosa , *CHI-squared test , *COMPARATIVE studies , *STATISTICAL correlation , *MENTAL depression , *DNA , *GENETICS , *INTERVIEWING , *CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders , *METHYLATION , *PATH analysis (Statistics) , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *REGRESSION analysis , *RESEARCH funding , *SCALE analysis (Psychology) , *STATISTICS , *T-test (Statistics) , *DATA analysis , *BODY mass index , *RETROSPECTIVE studies - Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective Evidence associates anorexia nervosa (AN) with epigenetic alterations that could contribute to illness risk or entrenchment. We investigated the extent to which AN is associated with a distinct methylation profile compared to that seen in normal-eater women. Method Genome-wide methylation profiles, obtained using DNA from whole blood, were determined in 29 women currently ill with AN (10 with AN-restrictive type, 19 with AN-binge/purge type) and 15 normal-weight, normal-eater control women, using 450 K Illumina bead arrays. Results Regardless of type, AN patients showed higher and less-variable global methylation patterns than controls. False Discovery Rate corrected comparisons identified 14 probes that were hypermethylated in women with AN relative to levels obtained in normal-eater controls, representing genes thought to be associated with histone acetylation, RNA modification, cholesterol storage and lipid transport, and dopamine and glutamate signaling. Age of onset was significantly associated with differential methylation in gene pathways involved in development of the brain and spinal cord, while chronicity of illness was significantly linked to differential methylation in pathways involved with synaptogenesis, neurocognitive deficits, anxiety, altered social functioning, and bowel, kidney, liver and immune function. Discussion Although pre-existing differences cannot be ruled out, our findings are consistent with the idea of secondary alterations in methylation at genomic regions pertaining to social-emotional impairments and physical sequelae that are commonly seen in AN patients. Further investigation is needed to establish the clinical relevance of the affected genes in AN, and, importantly, reversibility of effects observed with nutritional rehabilitation and treatment. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Int J Eat Disord 2015; 48:874-882) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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6. DNA methylation of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) is associated with brain function involved in processing emotional stimuli.
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Frodl, Thomas, Szyf, Moshe, Carballedo, Angela, Ly, Victoria, Dymov, Sergiy, Vaisheva, Farida, Morris, Derek, Fahey, Ciara, Meaney, James, Gill, Michael, and Booij, Linda
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BRAIN physiology ,DNA ,ANALYSIS of covariance ,CHI-squared test ,MENTAL depression ,EMOTIONS ,GENES ,REGRESSION analysis ,RESEARCH funding ,SEROTONIN ,STATISTICS ,DATA analysis ,CASE-control method ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PHYSIOLOGY - Abstract
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of fMRI blood oxygen--level dependent (BOLD) reactivity with the level of epigenetic methylation of SLC6A4 in blood DNA from a sample of healthy participants and patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods: We investigated patients with MDD and healthy controls using fMRI and an emotional attention-shifting task. We assessed site-specific DNA methylation of a previously characterized SLC6A4 region in peripheral blood DNA using pyro-sequencing. Results: Our study involved 25 patients with MDD and 35 healthy controls. Activation in the anterior insula elicited by negative emotional content was significantly positively associated with the degree of SLC6A4 methylation. Significantly negative associations were observed between activation in the posterior insula and the degree of SLC6A4 methylation when judging the geometry of pictures after seeing negative in contrast to positive emotional stimuli. Healthy controls with a high degree of SLC6A4 methylation depicted significantly more activity elicited by positive stimuli in limbic regions and more activity elicited by negative stimuli in limbic as well as cognitive control regions than those with a low degree of SLC6A4 methylation. Limitations: It is impossible to measure methylation directly in the brain and thus we assessed peripheral methylation of SLC6A4. Since the association was cross-sectional, no conclusion about cause and effect can be drawn. Conclusion: Our study provides further support to the hypothesis that particular DNA methylation states that are associated with brain function during emotion processing are detectable in the periphery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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7. Familial Liability to Psychosis Is Associated With Attenuated Dopamine Stress Signaling in Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex.
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Lataster, Johan, Collip, Dina, Ceccarini, Jenny, Hernaus, Dennis, Haas, David, Booij, Linda, van Os, Jim, Pruessner, Jens, Van Laere, Koen, and Myin-Germeys, Inez
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PSYCHOSES ,BRAIN ,DOPAMINE ,PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,REGRESSION analysis ,RESEARCH funding ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,POSITRON emission tomography ,DATA analysis software ,GENETICS - Abstract
Objective: Patients diagnosed with a psychotic disorder and their first-degree relatives display increased reactivity to stress. Theory predicts that experience of psychosocial stress is associated both with ventromedial prefrontal and mesolimbic dopamine neurotransmission. However, while there is evidence of aberrant striatal dopamine processing in psychotic disorder, the role of the prefrontal cortex remains under-researched. This study aimed at investigating stress-induced in vivo dopamine release in ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) of individuals at familial risk for psychosis. Method: Fourteen healthy first-degree relatives of patients with a diagnosis of psychotic disorder and 10 control subjects underwent a single dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) scanning session after intravenous administration of 183.2 (SD = 7.6) MBq [18F]fallypride. Psychosocial stress was initiated at 100min postinjection using a computerized mental arithmetic task with social evaluative threat components. PET data were analyzed using the linearized simplified reference region model. Regression analyses were performed to compare the spatial extent of task-related ligand displacement between control subjects and relatives and to find how it related to self-rated experiences of psychosocial stress and psychosis. Results: First-degree relatives displayed hyporeactive dopamine signaling in the vmPFC in response to stress. Increased levels of subjectively rated stress were associated with increased intensity of psychotic experiences. This effect was particularly pronounced in first-degree relatives. Conclusion: Although previous studies have hypothesized a role for prefrontal dopamine dysfunction in psychosis, this study, to our knowledge, is the first in vivo human imaging study showing attenuated (ie, hyporeactive) dopamine stress neuromodulation in vmPFC of individuals at familial risk for psychosis. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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8. DNA methylation differences in stress-related genes, functional connectivity and gray matter volume in depressed and healthy adolescents.
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Chiarella, Julian, Schumann, Lyndall, Pomares, Florence B, Frodl, Thomas, Tozzi, Leonardo, Nemoda, Zsofia, Yu, Patricia, Szyf, Moshe, Khalid-Khan, Sarosh, and Booij, Linda
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FUNCTIONAL connectivity , *DNA methylation , *DEPRESSION in adolescence , *FUNCTIONAL magnetic resonance imaging , *GRAY matter (Nerve tissue) , *ENDOCRINE glands , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH methodology , *MAGNETIC resonance imaging , *EVALUATION research , *MEDICAL cooperation , *COMPARATIVE studies , *HYPOTHALAMUS , *RESEARCH funding , *MEMBRANE proteins , *CEREBRAL cortex - Abstract
Background: Studies in adult depressed patients have indicated that altered DNA methylation patterns at genes related to serotonin and HPA axis functioning (e.g., SLC6A4, FKBP5) are associated with changes in frontolimbic functional connectivity and structure. Here, we examined whether these associations can be generalized to adolescents.Methods: 25 adolescents with depression (Mean age = 15.72 ± 0.94 SD; 20 girls) and 20 healthy controls (Mean age = 16.05 ± 1.5 SD; 16 girls) underwent a functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging protocol, which included a resting-state assessment and measures of brain morphometry. DNA was obtained from saliva. Levels of SLC6A4 and FKBP5 methylation were determined using pyrosequencing.Results: SLC6A4 methylation was linked to amygdala-frontal operculum resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC), regardless of diagnosis, and was differentially associated with inferior orbitofrontal gyrus (IFOG) gray matter (GM) volume in adolescents with depression and controls. Replicating and extending previous findings in adults, FKBP5 methylation was associated with IFOG GM volume in depressed and healthy adolescents, as well as orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)-rostral prefrontal cortex (RPFC) connectivity in healthy adolescents only.Limitations: Effects of medication use or genotype cannot be ruled out. Further, the relatively small sample size and predominately female sample may limit generalizability.Conclusions: These findings suggest that previously observed associations between SLC6A4 and FKBP5 methylation and frontolimbic processes in adult depressed patients can be in part generalized to adolescent patients. Further, findings suggest that measuring peripheral methylation at these genes deserves further attention as potential markers of typical and atypical development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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