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Shayna Cheek

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Perspectives on the neurobiology of youth suicide within an RDoC framework

Book section · January 11, 2022 Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth are a transdiagnostic phenomenon. The RDoC therefore offers a promising framework in which to interrogate potential underlying neurocognitive risk factors and mechanisms. This chapter presents an overview of the cur ... Full text Cite

The Intersection of Trauma and Substance Use in Adolescent Populations

Book section · January 1, 2021 In the current chapter, the authors discuss the intersection of trauma and substance use difficulties among youth. The current statistics, signs, and symptoms of trauma exposure and substance use in adolescent populations are presented, followed by a discu ... Full text Cite