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David P. Laplante is affiliated with the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with significant contributions in Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology

David P. Laplante has published research in several prominent journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Current Opinion in Psychiatry
  • Development and Psychopathology

Recent papers demonstrate an ongoing focus on the impact of prenatal maternal stress, cognitive behavioral therapy, and their effects on child development and mental health. Notable recent works include:

  • "Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for perinatal maternal depression, anxiety and stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials" (2022, Clinical Psychology Review)
  • "Effect of Natural Disaster-Related Prenatal Maternal Stress on Child Development and Health: A Meta-Analytic Review" (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress, and childhood HPA-axis regulation and anxiety: The QF2011 Queensland Flood Study" (2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology)
  • "Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress predicts HPA reactivity and psychopathology in adolescent offspring: Project Ice Storm" (2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology)
  • "Coping During Pregnancy Following Exposure to a Natural Disaster: The QF2011 Queensland Flood Study" (2020, Journal of Affective Disorders)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Suzanne King
  • Guillaume Elgbeili
  • Sherri Lee Jones
  • Ashley Wazana
  • Vincent Paquin

Best Publications

  • Prenatal stress and brain development.

    Arnaud Charil;David P. Laplante;Cathy Vaillancourt;Suzanne King

  • Stress During Pregnancy Affects General Intellectual and Language Functioning in Human Toddlers

    David P Laplante;Ronald G Barr;Alain Brunet;Guillaume Galbaud Du Fort

  • Project Ice Storm: Prenatal Maternal Stress Affects Cognitive and Linguistic Functioning in 5½-Year-Old Children

    David P. Laplante;Alain Brunet;Norbert Schmitz;Antonio Ciampi

  • The effects of prenatal maternal stress on children's cognitive development: Project Ice Storm.

    Suzanne King;David P Laplante

  • Physical Aggression and Expressive Vocabulary in 19-Month-Old Twins

    Ginette Dionne;Richard Tremblay;Michel Boivin;David Laplante

  • DNA methylation signatures triggered by prenatal maternal stress exposure to a natural disaster: Project Ice Storm.

    Lei Cao-Lei;Renaud Massart;Matthew J. Suderman;Ziv Machnes

  • Using Natural Disasters to Study the Effects of Prenatal Maternal Stress on Child Health and Development

    Suzanne King;Kelsey Dancause;Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay;Franz Veru

  • Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress influences birth outcomes: project Ice Storm.

    Kelsey N. Dancause;David P. Laplante;Carolina Oremus;Sarah Fraser

  • Prenatal maternal stress predicts autism traits in 6½ year-old children: Project Ice Storm

    Deborah J. Walder;David P. Laplante;Alexandra Sousa-Pires;Franz Veru

  • Prenatal maternal stress exposure and immune function in the offspring.

    Franz Veru;David P. Laplante;Giamal Luheshi;Suzanne King

  • Physical aggression and expressive vocabulary in 19-month-old twins.

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  • Prenatal maternal stress from a natural disaster predicts dermatoglyphic asymmetry in humans.

    Suzanne King;Adham Mancini-Marïe;Alain Brunet;Elaine Walker

  • DNA methylation mediates the impact of exposure to prenatal maternal stress on BMI and central adiposity in children at age 13½ years: Project Ice Storm

    Lei Cao-Lei;Kelsey N Dancause;Guillaume Elgbeili;Renaud Massart

  • Cortisol response to a psychosocial stressor in schizophrenia: Blunted, delayed, or normal?

    K. Brenner;K. Brenner;A. Liu;D.P. Laplante;S. Lupien

  • Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for perinatal maternal depression, anxiety and stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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  • Pregnant women's cognitive appraisal of a natural disaster affects DNA methylation in their children 13 years later: Project Ice Storm.

    L Cao-Lei;G Elgbeili;R Massart;D P Laplante

  • Prenatal exposure to a natural disaster increases risk for obesity in 5½-year-old children

    Kelsey Needham Dancause;David P. Laplante;Sarah Fraser;Alain Brunet

  • The effects of maternal stress and illness during pregnancy on infant temperament: Project Ice Storm.

    David P. Laplante;Alain Brunet;Suzanne King

  • Prenatal maternal stress predicts stress reactivity at 2½ years of age: The Iowa Flood Study

    Erin Yong Ping;David P. Laplante;Guillaume Elgbeili;Katharina M. Hillerer

  • Prenatal maternal stress predicts childhood asthma in girls: project ice storm.

    Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay;Robert Lim;David P. Laplante;Lester Kobzik

  • Prenatal maternal stress predicts reductions in CD4+ lymphocytes, increases in innate-derived cytokines, and a Th2 shift in adolescents: Project Ice Storm

    Franz Veru;Kelsey Dancause;David P. Laplante;Suzanne King;Suzanne King

  • Functional Play at 2 Years of Age: Effects of Prenatal Maternal Stress

    David P. Laplante;Philip R. Zelazo;Alain Brunei;Suzanne King

  • Larger Amygdala Volume Mediates the Association Between Prenatal Maternal Stress and Higher Levels of Externalizing Behaviors: Sex Specific Effects in Project Ice Storm.

    Sherri Lee Jones;Romane Dufoix;David P. Laplante;Guillaume Elgbeili

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne King
Suzanne King McGill University
Alain Brunet
Alain Brunet McGill University
Michael W. O'Hara
Michael W. O'Hara University of Iowa
Vanessa E. Cobham
Vanessa E. Cobham University of Queensland
Jens C. Pruessner
Jens C. Pruessner University of Konstanz
Norbert Schmitz
Norbert Schmitz McGill University
Marie-Paule Austin
Marie-Paule Austin University of New South Wales
Daniel Pérusse
Daniel Pérusse University of Montreal
Michel Boivin
Michel Boivin Université Laval
Elaine F. Walker
Elaine F. Walker Emory University

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