Conduct problems are associated with accelerated thinning of emotion-related cortical regions in a community-based sample of adolescents

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Contributors

  • Matthew D Albaugh - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • James J Hudziak - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Philip A Spechler - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Bader Chaarani - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Claude Lepage - , McGill University (Author)
  • Seun Jeon - , McGill University (Author)
  • Pierre Rioux - , McGill University (Author)
  • Alan C Evans - , McGill University (Author)
  • Tobias Banaschewski - , National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg (Author)
  • Arun L W Bokde - , Trinity College Dublin (Author)
  • Sylvane Desrivières - , King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Author)
  • Herta Flor - , National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg (Author)
  • Penny Gowland - , Park University, Missouri (Author)
  • Andreas Heinz - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Author)
  • Bernd Ittermann - , Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Author)
  • Jean-Luc Martinot - , Université Paris-Saclay (Author)
  • Marie-Laure Paillère Martinot - , Université Paris-Saclay (Author)
  • Frauke Nees - , National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg (Author)
  • Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos - , Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (Author)
  • Luise Poustka - , University Medical Center Göttingen (Author)
  • Sabina Millenet - , National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg (Author)
  • Juliane H Fröhner - , Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Author)
  • Michael N Smolka - , Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Author)
  • Henrik Walter - , Mental Health Institute Berlin GmbH (Author)
  • Robert Whelan - , Trinity College Dublin (Author)
  • Gunter Schumann - , Zhongshan Hospital at Fudan University (Author)
  • Alexandra S Potter - , University of Vermont (Author)
  • Hugh Garavan - , University of Vermont (Author)

Abstract

Few studies have examined the association between conduct problems and cerebral cortical development. Herein, we characterize the association between age-related brain change and conduct problems in a large longitudinal, community-based sample of adolescents. 1,039 participants from the IMAGEN study possessed psychopathology and surface-based morphometric data at study baseline (M = 14.42 years, SD = 0.40; 559 females) and 5-year follow-up. Self-reports of conduct problems were obtained using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Vertex-level linear mixed effects models were implemented using the Matlab toolbox, SurfStat. To investigate the extent to which cortical thickness maturation was qualified by dimensional measures of conduct problems, we tested for an interaction between age and SDQ Conduct Problems (CP) score. There was no main effect of CP score on cortical thickness; however, a significant "Age by CP" interaction was revealed in bilateral insulae, left inferior frontal gyrus, left rostral anterior cingulate, left posterior cingulate, and bilateral inferior parietal cortices. Across regions, follow-up analysis revealed higher levels of CP were associated with accelerated age-related thinning. Findings were not meaningfully altered when controlling for alcohol use, co-occurring psychopathology, and socioeconomic status. Results may help to further elucidate neurodevelopmental patterns linking adolescent conduct problems with adverse adult outcomes.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number111614
Pages (from-to)111614
JournalPsychiatry research. Neuroimaging
Volume330
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85148338220
ORCID /0000-0001-5398-5569/work/150329574
ORCID /0000-0002-8493-6396/work/150330272

Keywords

Keywords

  • Adult, Female, Adolescent, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Cerebral Cortex/pathology, Prefrontal Cortex/pathology, Emotions, Parietal Lobe

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