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The storm and stress of adolescence: insights from human imaging and mouse genetics.
Developmental psychobiology - 1 Apr 2010
Casey B J, Jones Rebecca M, Levita Liat, Libby Victoria, Pattwell Siobhan S, Ruberry Erika J, Soliman Fatima, Somerville Leah H
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The characterization of adolescence as a time of "storm and stress" remains an open debate. Intense and frequent negative affect during this period has been hypothesized to explain the increased rates of affective disorders, suicide, and accidental death during this time of life. Yet some teens emerge from adolescence with minimal turmoil. We provide a neurobiological model of adolescence that proposes an...
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