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Eszter Szekely

ResearcherPsychiatryMcGill University

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Eszter Szekely

Researcher

Psychiatry

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Adult Attachment Anxiety Depression Mediation Analysis Parent-Infant Bonding Perinatal Mental Health

Latest papers

Associations of childhood irritability and parenting profiles with youth suicide attempt: a longitudinal person-centered approach.
Psychological medicine · 2025
The Perinatal Multisite Psychiatry Databank: A Cohort Update.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025 · senior author
Examining the interaction between prenatal stress and polygenic risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on brain growth in childhood: Findings from the DREAM BIG consortium.
Developmental psychobiology · 2024

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Identifying the mechanisms underlying earlier-than-intended breastfeeding cessation among mothers and their partners affected by postnatal depression in different cultural and gendered contexts
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$401,795
Identifying pathways for the emergence of mental health functioning in young adults from prenatal adversity, genetic susceptibility, the early environment, and intervening life stress - Leveraging hypotheses generated from an international birth cohort consortium.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,494,429
Identifying pathways for the emergence of mental health functioning in young adults from prenatal adversity, genetic susceptibility, the early environment, and intervening life stress - Leveraging hypotheses generated from an international birth cohort consortium to test specific mechanisms about anxiety, depression, and wellbeing.
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 5 grants and awards

13 publications.

Associations of childhood irritability and parenting profiles with youth suicide attempt: a longitudinal person-centered approach.

Zephirin C, Geoffroy MC, Szekely E, Perret LC, Boivin M, Tremblay RE, Côté SM, Orri M

Psychological medicine2025

DOI: 10.1017/s003329172510192x PMID: 41038792

The Perinatal Multisite Psychiatry Databank: A Cohort Update.

Aumais M, Ateba FF, Wolde-Giorghis R, Keeren K, Hayton B, Kalache S, Collin I, Schwartz H, Gust K, Poulin MJ, Wassef A, Tardif K, St-André M, Stikarovska I, Zelkowitz P, Herba CM, Szekely E

International journal of environmental research and public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22050684 PMID: 40427800

Examining the interaction between prenatal stress and polygenic risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on brain growth in childhood: Findings from the DREAM BIG consortium.

López-Vicente M, Szekely E, Lafaille-Magnan ME, Morton JB, Oberlander TF, Greenwood CMT, Muetzel RL, Tiemeier H, Qiu A, Wazana A, White T

Developmental psychobiology2024

DOI: 10.1002/dev.22481 PMID: 38538956

The DREAM BIG project as a model for harmonizing early measures of parental care and parent-child interactions across epidemiological cohorts.

Szekely E, Laplante DP, Tiemeier H, Evans J, Pearson RM, Bekkhus M, Bakermans-Kranenburg M, van IJzendoorn MH, Wazana A

Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry2023First author

DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1206922 PMID: 39816874

Maternal prenatal depression is associated with dysregulation over the first five years of life moderated by child polygenic risk for comorbid psychiatric problems.

Babineau V, Jolicoeur-Martineau A, Szekely E, Green CG, Sassi R, Gaudreau H, Levitan RD, Lydon J, Steiner M, O'Donnell KJ, Kennedy JL, Burack JA, Wazana A

Developmental psychobiology2023

DOI: 10.1002/dev.22395 PMID: 37338256

Negative emotionality as a candidate mediating mechanism linking prenatal maternal mood problems and offspring internalizing behaviour.

Gordon Green C, Szekely E, Babineau V, Jolicoeur-Martineau A, Bouvette-Turcot AA, Minde K, Sassi R, Atkinson L, Kennedy JL, Steiner M, Lydon J, Gaudreau H, Burack JA, Herba C, Pennestri MH, Levitan R, Meaney MJ, Wazana A, MAVAN Research Team

Development and psychopathology2023

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579421001747 PMID: 35440354

Combined polygenic risk scores of different psychiatric traits predict general and specific psychopathology in childhood.

Neumann A, Jolicoeur-Martineau A, Szekely E, Sallis HM, O'Donnel K, Greenwood CMT, Levitan R, Meaney MJ, Wazana A, Evans J, Tiemeier H

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2022

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13501 PMID: 34389974

The Interplay Between Prenatal Adversity, Offspring Dopaminergic Genes, and Early Parenting on Toddler Attentional Function

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience20215 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.701971 PMID: W3189920657

Measuring resilience in children: a review of recent literature and recommendations for future research.

King L, Jolicoeur-Martineau A, Laplante DP, Szekely E, Levitan R, Wazana A

Current opinion in psychiatry2021

DOI: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000663 PMID: 33105167

Maternal Prenatal Mood, Pregnancy-Specific Worries, and Early Child Psychopathology: Findings From the DREAM BIG Consortium

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry202065 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.02.017 PMID: W3016138435

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Eszter Szekely

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Associations of childhood irritability and parenting profiles with youth suicide attempt: a longitudinal person-centered approach.

The Perinatal Multisite Psychiatry Databank: A Cohort Update.

Examining the interaction between prenatal stress and polygenic risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on brain growth in childhood: Findings from the DREAM BIG consortium.

The DREAM BIG project as a model for harmonizing early measures of parental care and parent-child interactions across epidemiological cohorts.

Maternal prenatal depression is associated with dysregulation over the first five years of life moderated by child polygenic risk for comorbid psychiatric problems.

Negative emotionality as a candidate mediating mechanism linking prenatal maternal mood problems and offspring internalizing behaviour.

Combined polygenic risk scores of different psychiatric traits predict general and specific psychopathology in childhood.

The Interplay Between Prenatal Adversity, Offspring Dopaminergic Genes, and Early Parenting on Toddler Attentional Function

Measuring resilience in children: a review of recent literature and recommendations for future research.

Maternal Prenatal Mood, Pregnancy-Specific Worries, and Early Child Psychopathology: Findings From the DREAM BIG Consortium

Identifying the mechanisms underlying earlier-than-intended breastfeeding cessation among mothers and their partners affected by postnatal depression in different cultural and gendered contexts

Identifying pathways for the emergence of mental health functioning in young adults from prenatal adversity, genetic susceptibility, the early environment, and intervening life stress - Leveraging hypotheses generated from an international birth cohort consortium.

Applying attachment theory to perinatal mental health problems and their links with early postpartum parental functioning: A trans-diagnostic perspective using perinatal longitudinal cohorts.

Identifying COVID-related mental health problems and resiliency in youth to inform intervention policy from pre-pandemic levels of maternal environmental adversity and mood: The Maternal Adversity Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment Study

Frequent collaborators

Ashley Wazana

Robert Levitan

Catherine Herba

Massimiliano Orri

Catherine Herba

Marie-Hélène Pennestri

Marie-Claude Geoffroy

Massimiliano Orri

Phyllis Zelkowitz

Roberto Sassi

Celia Greenwood