2025
Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Pubertal and Brain Development, and Internalizing Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Investigation
Tsomokos, D. I., McLaughlin, K., Whittle, S., Dhamala, E., Mehta, M., Rakesh, D.
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.12.010
Macroeconomic income inequality, brain structure and function, and mental health
Rakesh, D., Tsomokos, D. I., Vargas, T., Pickett, K. E., & Patel, V.
Nature Mental Health, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00508-1
Economic inequality and mental health: causality, mechanisms, and interventions
Rakesh, D., Koichiro, S., Pickett, K., Lund, C., VanderWeele, T., Lamont, M., Patel, V.
Annual Reviews of Clinical Psychology, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-081423-025710
Developmental pathways from childhood neurodevelopmental traits to early adolescent psychiatric dimensions: the role of environmental and lifestyle factors
Caserini, C., Rakesh, D., Lu, S., Bedford, R., Lewis, C.L., Malanchini, M., Michelini, G.
JAACAP Open, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.11.011
Associations of Sleep, Screen Time, and Extracurricular Activities With Cognitive Development: A Longitudinal Study
Zheng, J., Byrne M., Berg, E., Rakesh, D.
Journal of Adolescence, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70069
Longitudinal associations of structural and functional brain connectivity with dimensions of psychopathology in adolescence
Vanes, L., Rakesh, D., IMAGEN Consortium, Baker, G.
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.09.015
Longitudinal associations between adolescent adversity, brain development and behavioural and emotional problems
Pollmann, A., Rakesh, D., & Fuhrmann, D.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101646
Associations among socioeconomic status, within-network functional connectivity development, and academic achievement: findings from the ABCD study
Rakesh, D., Sadikova K., McLaughlin K.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101587
Annual Research Review: Associations between socioeconomic status and cognitive function and academic achievement during childhood and adolescence – a systematic review of mechanisms and buffering factors
Rakesh, D., Lee, P., Gaikwad, A., McLaughlin, K.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14082
Social threat, neural connectivity, and adolescent mental health: a population-based longitudinal study
Tsomokos, D., Tiemeier, H., Slavich, G.M., Rakesh, D.
Psychological Medicine, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725101384
Testing Moderators for Associations of Neighborhood Adversity With Psychopathology and Cognitive Outcomes
Vargas, T. G., McLaughlin, K. A., & Rakesh, D.
Developmental Science, 2025
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/desc.70055
The neural correlates of resilience - a multimodal investigation in the ABCD Study
Zhang, L., Cropley, V., Rakesh, D., Whittle, S.
JCPP Advances, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70066
Longitudinal associations between greenspace exposure, structural brain development, and mental health and academic performance during early adolescence
Li, Q., Whittle, S., Rakesh, D.
Biological Psychiatry, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.03.026
Residential greenness and adolescent mental health trajectories: A longitudinal pre-registered study
Larsen, S. R., Rakesh, D., Whittle, S., Allen, N. B., Enticott, P. G., & Mygind, L.
Environmental Research, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122150
Neural mediators of the association of neighborhood threat and deprivation with mental health
Vargas, T., Rakesh, D., McLaughlin, K.
Development and Psychopathology, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457942510031X
Trajectories of Birth-to-Six Cortical Development Predict Late Childhood Cognitive Function
Davis, M., Woodburn, M., Nugiel T., Rakesh, D., Maresa Tate, M., Asciutto, W., Lin, W., Cohen J.R., Sheridan, M.A.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2418176122
The role of socioeconomic status in shaping associations between sensorimotor and prefrontal structure and implications for executive function
Rosen, M., Rakesh, D., Romeo, R.R.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101550
Environmental and neurodevelopmental contributors to youth mental illness
Whittle, S., Zhang, L., & Rakesh, D.
Neuropsychopharmacology, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-024-01926-y
Associations between brain structural development and onset of depressive disorder during adolescence and emerging adulthood: Results from a 15-year longitudinal study
Whittle, S., Rakesh, D., Simmons, J., Schwartz, O., Vijayakumar, N. Allen, N.B.
American Journal of Psychiatry, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20240588
The effect of melatonin supplement use on pubertal timing: target trial emulation in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study
Sadikova, K., Szmulewicz, A., Rakesh, D., Tiemeier, H.
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf062
Socioeconomic status indicators and mental health trajectories during early adolescence
Rakesh, D., Flournoy, J., McLaughlin, K.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Advances, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70001
Pubertal status mediates the association between trauma exposure and internalizing difficulties in early adolescence
MacSweeney, N., Thompson, P., von Soest, T., Tamnes, C., Rakesh, D.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2025
http://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14139
Beyond the income‐achievement gap: The role of individual, family, and environmental factors in cognitive resilience among low‐income youth
Rakesh, D., Sadikova, E., & McLaughlin, K. A.
JCPP advances, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12297
The role of urban green spaces in the association between income and perinatal development
Tsomokos, D., Papachristou, S., Rakesh, D., Flouri, E.
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327349
2024
The influence of maternal and paternal parenting on adolescent brain structure
Ding, Q., Li, X., Rakesh, D., Peng, S., Xu, J., Chen, J., Jiang, N., Luo, Y., Li, X., Qin, S., & Whittle, S.
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.06.013
Environmental contributions to cognitive development: the role of cognitive stimulation
Rakesh, D., Sheridan, M., Humphreys, K., McLaughlin, K., Rosen, M.
Developmental Review, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2024.101135
Adolescent Resilience in the Face of the Global Pandemic: The Interplay Between Trauma, COVID-19 Stressors, and Protective Factors
Zhang, L., Cropley, V., Whittle, S., Rakesh, D.
Psychological Medicine, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724001806
Prevalence and initiation of melatonin use in a diverse national pediatric sample
Sadikova, E., Rakesh, D., Tiemeier, H.
JAMA Network Open, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.12502
The promise and pitfalls of a strength-based approach to child poverty and neurocognitive development: Implications for policy
DeJoseph, M., Ellwood-Lowe, M., … Rakesh, D., Frankenhuis, W.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101375
Linking MRI brain indices to polygenic risk for schizophrenia: a systematic review
Jameei, H., Rakesh, D., Zalesky, A., M.J., Reay, W.R., Wray, N. & Di Biase, M.
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbad087
2023
Childhood socioeconomic status and the pace of structural neurodevelopment: Accelerated, delayed, or simply different?
Rakesh, D., Whittle, S., Sheridan, M. & McLaughlin, K.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2023.03.011
A longitudinal study of childhood maltreatment, subcortical development and subcortico-cortical structural maturational coupling from early to late adolescence
Rakesh, D., Elzeiny, R., Vijayakumar, N. & Whittle, S.
Psychological Medicine, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723001253
The role of school environment in brain structure, connectivity, and mental health in children – a multi-modal investigation
Rakesh, D., Zalesky, A. & Whittle, S.
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.01.006
Neurobiological correlates of resilience during childhood and adolescence: a systematic review
Zhang, L., Rakesh, D., Cropley, V. & Whittle, S.
Clinical Psychology Review, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102333
The neural, stress hormone and inflammatory correlates of childhood deprivation and threat in psychosis: A systematic review
Thomas, M., Rakesh, D., Whittle, S., Upthegrove, R., Sheridan, M. & Cropley, V.
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106371
Maternal neglectful behavior is associated with delayed development of functional connectivity during the transition from late childhood early adolescence
Pozzi, E., Rakesh, D., Gracia-Tabuenca, Z., Bray, K., Richmond, S., Seal, M., Schwartz, O., Vijayakumar, N., Yap, M. & Whittle, S.
Biological Psychiatry: CNNI, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.05.008
2022
Assessment of Parent Income and Education, Neighborhood Disadvantage, and Child Brain Structure
Rakesh, D., Zalesky, A. & Whittle, S.
JAMA Network Open, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26208
School connectedness and depression and anxiety during adolescence – a systematic review of prospective studies
Raniti, M., Rakesh, D., Patton, G. & Sawyer, S. M.
BMC public health, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14364-6
A practical guide for researchers and reviewers using the ABCD Study and other large longitudinal datasets
Saragosa-Harris, N., Chaku, N., MacSweeney, N., Williamson, V. G., Scheuplein, M., Feola, B., Rakesh, D., & Mills, K. L.
Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101115
Harsh and inconsistent parental discipline is associated with altered cortical development in children
Whittle, S., Pozzi, E., Rakesh, D., Kim, J. M., Yap, M. B., Schwartz, O. S., Vijayakumar, N.
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.001
The role of educational attainment and brain morphology in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder consortium
Rakesh, D., Whittle, S., ENIGMA consortium
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000738
2021
Socioeconomic status and the developing brain – a systematic review of neuroimaging findings in youth
Rakesh, D. & Whittle, S.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.08.027
Similar but distinct–Effects of different socioeconomic indicators on resting state functional connectivity: findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study
Rakesh, D., Zalesky, A. & Whittle, S.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.101005
Neighborhood disadvantage and longitudinal brain-predicted-age trajectory during adolescence
Rakesh, D., Allen, N. B., & Whittle, S.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2021.101002
Longitudinal changes in within-salience network functional connectivity mediate the relationship between childhood abuse and neglect, and mental health during adolescence
Rakesh, D., Allen, N. B., & Whittle, S.
Psychological Medicine, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721003135
Associations between neighborhood disadvantage, resting-state functional connectivity, and behavior in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study: Moderating role of positive family and school environments
Rakesh, D., Seguin, C., Zalesky, A., Cropley, V., & Whittle, S.
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.03.008
Feelings of shame and guilt are associated with distinct neural activation in youth
Rakesh, D., Bastin, C., Harrison, B. J., Davey, C. G., Allen, N. B., Muller, S., & Whittle, S.
Biological Psychology, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108025
Unraveling the consequences of childhood maltreatment: deviations from typical functional neurodevelopment mediate the relationship between maltreatment history and depressive symptoms
Rakesh, D., Kelly, C., Vijayakumar, N., Zalesky, A., Allen, N. B., & Whittle, S.
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.09.016
Altered resting functional connectivity patterns associated with problematic substance use and substance use disorders during adolescence
Rakesh, D., Lv, J., Zalesky, A., Allen, N. B., Lubman, D. I., Yücel, M., & Whittle, S.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.051
Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A Meta-analytic Study
Pozzi, E., Vijayakumar, N., Rakesh, D., & Whittle, S.
Biological Psychiatry, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.08.006