My team seeks to understand how experiences of early medical adversity may alter developmental processes, including emotion regulation and stress reactivity, in ways that increase vulnerability to anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties. My team also explores infant-parent bonding and attachment, and the ways in which we can best support young children and their families in the context of medical illness.
In 2018 my team received the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Innovation Award for Excellence in the Provision of Mental Health Services for children with heart disease and their families.
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