A Lethal Inheritance, A Mother Uncovers the Science Behind Three Generations of Mental Illness. Part memoir, part scientific detective story in the tradition of "Henrietta Lacks," Emmy Award-winning science writer Victoria Costello investigates mental illness from a personal and scientific standpoint (foreword by Terrie Moffitt). Click the book title for a downloadable *Media Kit, **Reader* and *Teacher Guides* for science and creative writing classroom applications, along with an excerpt from the first chapter.

E-risk Study Team uses Google map technology in study of neighborhood effects.
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Professor John McDermott discusses, “The Longitudinal Study: A Bridge to the Future,” in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
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A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety.
Moffitt TE, Arseneault L, Belsky D, Dickson N, Hancox R, Harrington HL, Houts R, Poulton R, Roberts B, Ross S, Sears M, Thomson WM, and Caspi A
2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108:2693-2698.
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A discordant monozygotic twin design shows blunted cortisol reactivity among bullied children.
Ouellet-Morin I, Danese A, Bowes L, Shakoor S, Ambler A, Pariante CM,
Papadopoulos AS, Caspi A, Moffitt TE, and Arseneault L
2011 Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 50:574-582.
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Serotonin transporter gene moderates childhood maltreatment's effects on persistent but not single-episode depression: Replications and implications for resolving inconsistent results.
Uher R, Caspi A, Houts R, Sugden K, Williams B, Poulton R, and Moffitt TE
2011 Journal of Affective Disorders 135:56-65.
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Duke psychologists Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi were jointly recognized with the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for Productive Youth Development.
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Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi are awarded the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research from NARSAD.
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Terrie Moffitt has been appointed Trustee of the Nuffield Foundation.
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Childhood trauma and children's emerging psychotic symptoms: A genetically sensitive longitudinal cohort study.
Arseneault L, Cannon M, Fisher HL, Polanczyk G, Moffitt TE, and Caspi A
2011 American Journal of Psychiatry 168:65-72.
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The challenging pupil in the classroom: The effect of the child on the teacher.
Houts R, Caspi A, Pianta RC, Arseneault L, and Moffitt TE
2010 Psychological Science 21:1802-1810.
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Context and sequelae of food insecurity in children's development.
Belsky DW, Moffitt TE, Arseneault L, Melchior M, and Caspi A
2010 American Journal of Epidemiology 172:809-818.
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Serotonin transporter gene moderates the development of emotional problems among children following bullying victimization.
Sudgen K, Arseneault L, Harrington HL, Moffitt TE, Williams B, and Caspi A
2010 Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 49:830-840.
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Etiological and clinical features of childhood psychotic symptoms: Results from a birth cohort.
Polanczyk G, Moffitt TE, Arseneault L, Cannon M, Ambler A, Keefe RSE, Houts R, Odgers CL, and Caspi A
2010 Archives of General Psychiatry 67:328-338.
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Genetic sensitivity to the environment: The case of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTT) and its implications for studying complex diseases and traits.
Caspi A, Hariri A, Holmes A, Uher R, and Moffitt TE
2010 American Journal of Psychiatry 167:509-527.
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