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Bettina Knight

High Impact

Researcher

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1993–1997); Acadia Pharmaceuticals (United States) (2006); Janssen (Belgium) (2006); University of Miami (2016); Emory University (1998–2012); Bristol-Myers Squibb (Germany) (2006); Eli Lilly (United States) (2006); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2014–2017); IQVIA (United Kingdom) (2006); Abbott (United Kingdom) (2006); GlaxoSmithKline (India) (2006); IQVIA (United States) (2006); Women’s Health Care (2011); AID Atlanta (2012); Institute of Behavioral Sciences (2011); Otsuka Pharmaceutical (Spain) (2006); AstraZeneca (Canada) (2006); UCB Pharma (Belgium) (2006)

Faculty Researcher

29 h-index 61 pubs 3,391 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Pregnancy
  • Male
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Depression, Postpartum
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Middle Aged
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Depression
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Postpartum Period

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Bettina Knight's research focuses on perinatal mental health, particularly the intergenerational effects of trauma and the nuances of depressive symptoms in pregnant and postpartum individuals. Her work investigates the associations between parental depression and anxiety prior to birth and infant temperament trajectories over the first year of life. Knight has explored how childhood maltreatment exposure is differentially associated with transdiagnostic perinatal depression symptoms and how positive affect can improve models of these symptoms.

Her publications also examine the severity and role of somatic depressive symptoms within psychological networks in longitudinal samples of women. Knight's scholarly contributions are recognized by a high-impact researcher designation, evidenced by an h-index of 29 and over 3,300 citations across 61 publications. She remains actively engaged in research, with her most recent publication in 2024.

Metrics

  • h-index: 29
  • Publications: 61
  • Citations: 3,391

Selected Publications

  • Childhood maltreatment exposure is differentially associated with transdiagnostic perinatal depression symptoms (2024)
    Journal of Affective Disorders 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Associations between mothers' and fathers' depression and anxiety prior to birth and infant temperament trajectories over the first year of life: Evidence from diagnoses and symptom severity (2023)
    Journal of Affective Disorders 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Positive affect improves a transdiagnostic model of perinatal depression symptoms (2023)
    Journal of Affective Disorders 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pregnant women with bipolar disorder who have a history of childhood maltreatment: Intergenerational effects of trauma on fetal neurodevelopment and birth outcomes (2022)
    Bipolar Disorders 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The severity and role of somatic depressive symptoms in psychological networks in a longitudinal sample of peripartum women (2021)
    Journal of Psychiatric Research 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Buprenorphine Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: A Study of Factors Associated With Postpartum Treatment Retention (2020)
    American Journal on Addictions 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Patterns of positivity: Positive affect trajectories among infants of mothers with a history of depression (2019)
    Infancy 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Drug screening during pregnancy: Urine dip cups measure up (2019)
    Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • S58. Fetal Antidepressant Exposure and Outcomes (2019)
    Biological Psychiatry DOI OpenAlex
  • Buprenorphine medication-assisted treatment during pregnancy: An exploratory factor analysis associated with adherence (2018)
    Drug and Alcohol Dependence 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Major depressive disorder during pregnancy: Psychiatric medications have minimal effects on the fetus and infant yet development is compromised (2018)
    Development and Psychopathology 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Course of ante- and postnatal depressive symptoms related to mothers’ HPA axis regulation. (2018)
    Journal of Abnormal Psychology 41 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An exploratory study of whether pregnancy outcomes influence maternal self-reported history of child maltreatment (2018)
    Child Abuse & Neglect 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Rating scale item assessment of self-harm in postpartum women: a cross-sectional analysis (2017)
    Archives of Women s Mental Health 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 471. Resting Brain Connectivity Differentiates Suicidal Ideation from Acute Suicidal Behavior (2017)
    Biological Psychiatry 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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