Successful navigation of the social environment is dependent on a number of social
cognitive processes, including mentalizing and resistance to peer influence. These …

The adolescent developmental stage appears to be a sensitive period for the onset of
several particular forms of mental disorder that are characterised by heightened emotionality …

Adolescence is a period of social, psychological and biological development. During
adolescence, relationships with others become more complex, peer relationships are …

Most research on sensitive periods has focussed on early sensory, motor, and language
development, but it has recently been suggested that adolescence might represent a second …

Adolescents are commonly thought of as risk takers. However, adolescents often avoid
social risk taking, that is, the risk of being socially excluded by their peers. Here, we review …

Emotion regulation is the ability to recruit processes to influence emotion generation. In
recent years there has been mounting interest in how emotions are regulated at behavioural …

Social cognitive processes are critical in navigating complex social interactions and are
associated with a network of brain areas termed the 'social brain'. Here, we describe the …

Adolescents may especially need social and emotional help. They're learning how to handle
new demands in school and social life while dealing with new, intense emotions (both …

Adolescence is a period of formative biological and social transition. Social cognitive
processes involved in navigating increasingly complex and intimate relationships continue …

Self-harm and suicide are major public health problems in adolescents, with rates of self-
harm being high in the teenage years and suicide being the second most common cause of …