Dr. Reut Naim

What are the roots of externalizing psychopathology? How could research integrating clinical neuroscience and naturalistic methods enhance the understanding of its etiology and the development of new strategies for prevention and treatment of these disorders? Externalizing problems including anger, aggression, and conduct behaviors are of the most common reasons for referrals of youth to mental health treatment, associated with functional impairment across multiple domains (interpersonal, academic, occupational), and increased risk for both psychopathology and criminal behaviors. Our lab explores mechanisms that underlie the development of externalizing problems, operating across brain function, cognitive, behavior, and environment. We utilize technology-based tools and multi-method approach including physiological, behavioral, and ecological real-time paradigms. Leveraging these tools, we investigate naturally occurring, real-time dynamics of externalizing symptoms in children, youth, and adults’ daily life. Based on this knowledge, we aim to develop mechanism-informed, just-in-time, personalized interventions that could be disseminated in large-scale