Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Specialist Research Laboratory

Affective Development and Psychopathology Team (ADAPT)

Purpose

The Affective Development and Psychopathology Team (ADAPT) is a network of researchers investigating the environmental, interpersonal and biological processes that influence emotional reactivity and emotion regulation across the lifespan. We are especially interested in these developmental processes during childhood and adolescence, and in the role that these processes play in vulnerability to the onset of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. Ultimately, we aim to not only shed light on the underlying causes of mental health and ill-health during these stages of life, but also to inform innovative approaches to early intervention and prevention by utilising this knowledge to generate and test novel, developmentally-targeted clinical and public health interventions. On this web site you can learn more about our work, the members of the ADAPT network, and our publications and other outputs.

On this web site you can learn more about our work, the members of the ADAPT network, and our publications and other outputs.

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