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. 2023 Oct 2;13:16541. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43057-2

Table 2.

Characteristics of all included studies.

Article Sample ELA fMRI
First author, year N Mean age (years) Sex (%m) Disorder Time Subtype (assessment) Type Assessment type Paradigm Contrast Space Hemi-sphere # of foci
Barch, 2016 105 9.9 49 Healthy Postnatal Poverty (IN-ratio) Continuous Objective/prospective Resting-state Talairach Both 7
Birn, 2014 27 26.6 100.0 17 PTSD Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state Talairach Both 6
Buchweitz, 2019 40 11.5 60.0 Healthy Postnatal Interpersonal violence (JVQ-R2) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective (last year) Social cognition Mental state > sex MNI Both 1
Cancel, 2017 46 32.6 67.4 21 SCZ Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Emotion processing Negative vs positive MNI ns** 4
Cisler, 2017 56 14.9 0.0 10 PTSD Postnatal Assault/maltreatment (NSA/CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Left 1
Colich, 2017 98 11.4 43.1 Healthy Postnatal Traumatic stress (TESI-C) Continuous Objective/retrospective Emotion processing Labeling vs matching MNI Both 1
Dark, 2020 233 19.6 56.7 Healthy Postnatal Violence exposure (HPVE measure) Continuous Subjective (self)/prospective Resting-state Talairach Left 1
Dean, 2014 15 38.4 53.3 15 addiction Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Both 12
Dégeilh, 2020 28 10.6 39.3 Healthy Postnatal SES (income-to-needs ratio) Continuous Objective/prospective Resting-state MNI Both 3
Duque-Alarcon, 2019 33 32.2 0.0 18 BPD Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Right 1
Fan, 2014 18 27.8 100.0 Healthy Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Right 24
Fan, 2015 32 28.2 100.0 Healthy Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Stress processing Stress > control MNI Both 11
Fonzo, 2013 33 39.3 0.0 33 PTSD Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Emotion processing Negative > shape Talairach Left 3
Fortenbaugh, 2017 66 32.3 93.9 35 PTSD Postnatal Trauma (TLEQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Continuous performance MNI Both 2
Gard, 2020 77 20.0 100.0 Healthy Postnatal Neighborhood disadvantage (US Census/questionnaire) Continuous Objective/prospective Emotion processing Neutral vs baseline MNI Both 2
Gee, 2013 89 11.6 51.7 Healthy Postnatal Institutionalization Categorical Objective/retrospective Emotion processing Emotion vs shape Talairach Right 1
Grewen, 2015 63 213.62* 46.0 Healthy Prenatal Drug exposure (TLFB/urine screen) Categorical Objective/prospective Resting-state MNI Left 1
Hanford, 2019 47 13.9 55.3 Healthy Postnatal Stressful life events (SLES questionnaire) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective (last year) Emotion processing Emotion vs shape MNI Both 3
Hanson, 2019 87 15.2 56.5 Healthy Postnatal SES (household family income) Continuous Objective/prospective Resting-state MNI Both 3
Herringa, 2013 64 18.8 53.1 Healthy Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state Talairach Both 4
Herringa, 2016 132 18.6 47.7 38 IND, 12 EXD Postnatal Family adversity Continuous Subjective (caregiver)/prospective Emotion processing Positive vs neutral MNI Right 1
Holz, 2015 153 25.0 43.1 Healthy Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Emotion processing Negative > neutral MNI Left 45
Javanbakht, 2015 52 23.7 53.0 Healthy Postnatal SES (income-to-needs ratio) Continuous Objective/retrospective Emotion processing Negative > positive MNI Left 1
Jedd, 2015 71 30.1 47.9 Healthy Postnatal Maltreatment (records/MMCI) Categorical Objective/prospective Emotion processing Emotion > shape MNI Both 10
Kaiser, 2018 70 26.4 0.0 36 MDD, 15 CM Postnatal Threat-related early life stress (TAC interview) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Both 2
Keding, 2016 53 14.3 32.2 25 PTSD Postnatal Trauma (KSADS) Continuous Subjective (self and caregiver)/retrospective Emotion processing Positive > shape MNI Right 2
Kopala-Sibley, 2020 62 10.3 54.0 Healthy Postnatal Maternal hostility (TTB) Continuous Objective/prospective Emotion processing Negative vs neutral MNI Both 3
Krause-Utz, 2014 37 28.6 0.0 20 BPD Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ/PSDS) Categorical Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Right 3
Kraynak, 2019 303 40.3 40.3 Healthy Postnatal Physical abuse (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Both 1
La Buissonniere-Ariza, 2019 84 14.0 14.0 Healthy Postnatal Harsh parenting (NLSCY/PACOTIS) Categorical Subjective (caregiver)/prospective Fear processing CS +  > CS- MNI Left 4
Lee, 2015 31 16.1 100.0 Healthy Postnatal Verbal abuse (VAS) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Emotion processing Negative > neutral MNI Right 2
Li, 2019 41 16.6 51.2 Healthy Prenatal Cocaine exposure (self-report/urine screen) Categorical Subjective and objective/prospective Resting-state MNI Both 1
Maier, 2020 50 24.5 48.0 Healthy Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Emotion processing Stress vs sport MNI Right 3
Pagliaccio, 2015 120 11.2 51.7 54 ANX, 40 MDD, 41 EXD Postnatal Stress/trauma events (PAPA/CAPA) Continuous Subjective (self and caregiver)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Left 1
Park, 2018 79 6.1 49.4 Healthy Postnatal Stressful life events (LES-C) Continuous Subjective (caregiver)/retrospective (last year) Resting-state MNI Both 1
Peverill, 2019 57 16.9 38.6 Healthy Postnatal Maltreatment (CECA/CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Emotion processing Negative > neutral MNI Left 2
Posner, 2016 64 40.6* 42.2 Healthy Prenatal Maternal depression (CES-D/HRSD) Categorical Objective/prospective Resting-state MNI Both 2
Quidé, 2020 109 39.8 43.1 40 SCZ, 35 BD Postnatal Maltreatment (CTQ) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Emotion processing Emotion > shape MNI Right 2
Radhakrishnan, 2020 22 30.1* 36.4 Healthy Prenatal Opioid exposure (records/questionnaire) Categorical Objective and subjective/prospective Resting-state MNI Left 16
Salzwedel, 2015 119 306.3* 50.7 Healthy Prenatal Drug exposure (TLFB/urine toxicology) Categorical Objective and subjective/prospective Resting-state MNI Left 1
Scheinost, 2016 26 263.6* 53.8 Healthy Prenatal Maternal depression/anxiety Categorical Objective/retrospective Resting-state MNI Left 1
Silvers, 2016 89 12.1 38.2 Healthy Postnatal Institutionalization Categorical Objective/retrospective Fear processing CS +  > CS- MNI Both 4
Thomason, 2015 42 12.6 32.0 Healthy Postnatal Trauma (TACSC-C) Categorical Subjective (self and caregiver)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Both 36
Turesky, 2019 32 77.8* 53.1 Healthy Postnatal Poverty (IN-ratio) Categorical Objective and subjective/prospective Resting-state MNI Both 1
van der Werff, 2013 88 38.3 27.3 32 MDD, 16 ANX, 24 CM Postnatal Maltreatment (NEMESIS interview) Categorical Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Right 12
van der Werff, 2013 33 40.2 47.7 3 MDD, 3 ANX, 5 CM Postnatal Maltreatment (NEMESIS interview) Categorical Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state MNI Left 19
van Rooij, 2020 69 10.8 47.8 11 PTSD Postnatal Trauma (TESI)/violence exposure (VEX-R) Continuous Subjective (self)/retrospective Emotional response inhibition Negative nogo vs neutral Go MNI Left 1
Wolf, 2016 48 14.2 39.6 24 PTSD Postnatal Trauma (KSADS) Categorical Subjective (self and caregiver)/retrospective Emotion processing Negative > shape MNI Left 2
Zielinski, 2018 61 21.3 0.0

20 PTSD, 17 ANX,

12 MDD

Postnatal Violence exposure (NSA/NWS) Categorical Subjective (self)/retrospective Resting-state Talairach Left 1

*Age reported in days, **ns = not specified (also not upon contacting authors).

ANX, anxiety; BD, bipolar disorder; BPD, borderline personality disorder; CECA, childhood experience of care and abuse; CES-D, center for epidemiologic studies depression; CM, comorbid MDD and anxiety; CTQ, childhood trauma questionnaire; EXD, externalizing disorder; HPVE, healthy passages violence exposure; HRSD, Hamilton rating scale for depression; IND, internalizing disorder; JVQ-(R2), juvenile victimization questionnaire (2nd revision); KSADS, kiddie schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia; LES-C, life enjoyment and satisfaction for children; MDD, major depressive disorder; MCMI, millon clinical multiaxial inventory; NEMESIS, Netherlands mental health survey and incidence study; NLSCY, national longitudinal survey of children and youth; NSA, negative symptom assessment; NWS, PACOTIS, parental hostile-reactive behavior scale; PAPA/CAPA, preschool age psychiatric assessment /child and adolescent psychiatric assessment; PSDS, Pittsburgh service delivery study; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SCZ, schizophrenia; SES, social-economic status; SLES, stressful life events screening; TAC, trauma awareness center; TACSC-C, trauma assessment center screen checklist for children; TESI-C, traumatic events screening inventory for children; TLEQ, traumatic life events questionnaire; TLFB, timeline followback; TTB, teaching tasks battery; VAS, verbal abuse scale; VEX-R, violence exposure scale—revised.