Publications by authors named "Sereena Pigeon"

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  • Child maltreatment (CM) negatively impacts children's development and tends to recur in families, linking mothers' experiences of CM to their children's attachment issues.* -
  • The study examined 139 mother-emerging adult pairs in Canada, finding that mothers' past CM exposure is related to their children's romantic attachment insecurities, influenced by the quality of their relationship and the children's own CM experiences.* -
  • The authors suggest more research on these relationships with larger samples and emphasize the need for interventions to support families affected by CM to improve social functioning and reduce the risk of future victimization.*
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Objectives: In a sustained relationship, romantic betrayal is a catastrophic event that can precipitate an adjustment disorder (AD). Surprisingly, there exists no empirically validated treatment for AD, despite its high prevalence in clinical practice. Considering the promise of memory reactivation under propranolol (i.

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Background: Reconsolidation impairment using propranolol is a novel intervention for mental disorders with an emotional memory at their core. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we examined the evidence for this intervention in healthy and clinical adult samples.

Methods: We searched 8 databases for randomized, double-blind studies that involved at least 1 propranolol group and 1 placebo group.

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