Articles

Thematic series CAPMH “Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017”

Authors: Cyril Boonmann, Jörg M. Fegert and Klaus Schmeck

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Africa: a scoping review of its application and validation

Child and adolescent mental health in Africa remains largely neglected. Quick and cost-effective ways for early detection may aid early intervention. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is globa...

Authors: Nikhat Hoosen, Eugene Lee Davids, Petrus J. de Vries and Maylene Shung-King

Psychosocial problems in traumatized refugee families: overview of risks and some recommendations for support services

This article is an abridged version of a report by an advisory council to the German government on the psychosocial problems facing refugee families from war zones who have settled in Germany. It omits the det...

Authors: J. M. Fegert, C. Diehl, B. Leyendecker, K. Hahlweg and V. Prayon-Blum

Quality of life, delinquency and psychosocial functioning of adolescents in secure residential care: testing two assumptions of the Good Lives Model

In this study, two assumptions derived from the Good Lives Model were examined: whether subjective Quality of Life is related to delinquent behaviour and psychosocial problems, and whether adolescents with ade...

Authors: C. S. Barendregt, A. M. Van der Laan, I. L. Bongers and Ch. Van Nieuwenhuizen

Mobilizing agencies for incidence surveys on child maltreatment: successful participation in Switzerland and lessons learned

Many countries around the world lack data on the epidemiology of agency response to child maltreatment. They therefore lack information on how many children in need get help and protection or if children stand...

Authors: Andreas Jud, Céline Kosirnik, Tanja Mitrovic, Hakim Ben Salah, Etienne Fux, Jana Koehler, Rahel Portmann and René Knüsel

Obituary for Lutz Goldbeck

Authors: Joerg Fegert, Benedetto Vitiello and Janice Abbott

Lifetime and past-year prevalence of children’s exposure to violence in 9 Balkan countries: the BECAN study

Children’s exposure to violence is a major public health issue. The Balkan epidemiological study on Child Abuse and Neglect project aimed to collect internationally comparable data on violence exposures in chi...

Authors: George Nikolaidis, Kiki Petroulaki, Foteini Zarokosta, Antonia Tsirigoti, Altin Hazizaj, Enila Cenko, Jelena Brkic-Smigoc, Emir Vajzovic, Vaska Stancheva, Stefka Chincheva, Marina Ajdukovic, Miro Rajter, Marija Raleva, Liljana Trpcevska, Maria Roth, Imola Antal…

The role of self-esteem in the development of psychiatric problems: a three-year prospective study in a clinical sample of adolescents

Self-esteem is fundamentally linked to mental health, but its’ role in trajectories of psychiatric problems is unclear. In particular, few studies have addressed the role of self-esteem in the development of a...

Authors: Ingvild Oxås Henriksen, Ingunn Ranøyen, Marit Sæbø Indredavik and Frode Stenseng

Serious juvenile offenders: classification into subgroups based on static and dynamic charateristics

The population in juvenile justice institutions is heterogeneous, as juveniles display a large variety of individual, psychological and social problems. This variety of risk factors and personal characteristic...

Authors: Sanne L. Hillege, Eddy F. J. M. Brand, Eva A. Mulder, Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren and Lieke van Domburgh

Child Protection Service interference in childhood and the relation with mental health problems and delinquency in young adulthood: a latent class analysis study

Most multi-problem young adults (18–27 years old) have been exposed to childhood maltreatment and/or have been involved in juvenile delinquency and, therefore, could have had Child Protection Service (CPS) int...

Authors: Laura van Duin, Floor Bevaart, Carmen H. Paalman, Marie-Jolette A. Luijks, Josjan Zijlmans, Reshmi Marhe, Arjan A. J. Blokland, Theo A. H. Doreleijers and Arne Popma

Elucidating adolescent aspirational models for the design of public mental health interventions: a mixed-method study in rural Nepal

Adolescent aspirational models are sets of preferences for an idealized self. Aspirational models influence behavior and exposure to risk factors that shape adult mental and physical health. Cross-cultural und...

Authors: Sauharda Rai, Safar Bikram Adhikari, Nanda Raj Acharya, Bonnie N. Kaiser and Brandon A. Kohrt

The relationships between gender, psychopathic traits and self-reported delinquency: a comparison between a general population sample and a high-risk sample for juvenile delinquency

Studies have shown that youths with high psychopathic traits have an earlier onset of delinquent behavior, have higher levels of delinquent behavior, and show higher rates of recidivism than youths with low ps...

Authors: L. E. W. Leenarts, C. Dölitzsch, T. Pérez, K. Schmeck, J. M. Fegert and M. Schmid

Many, more, most: four risk profiles of adolescents in residential care with major psychiatric problems

The development of delinquent behaviour is largely determined by the presence of (multiple) risk factors. It is essential to focus on the patterns of co-occurring risk factors in different subgroups in order t...

Authors: Elisabeth A. W. Janssen-de Ruijter, Eva A. Mulder, Jeroen K. Vermunt and Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen

A longitudinal study of socioeconomic status, family processes, and child adjustment from preschool until early elementary school: the role of social competence

Using a short-term longitudinal design, this study examined the concurrent and longitudinal relationships among familial socioeconomic status (SES; i.e., family income and maternal and paternal education level...

Authors: Rikuya Hosokawa and Toshiki Katsura

A program of family-centered care for adolescents in short-term stay groups of juvenile justice institutions

To provide successful treatment to detained adolescents, staff in juvenile justice institutions need to work in family-centered ways. As juvenile justice institutions struggled to involve parents in their chil...

Authors: Inge Simons, Eva Mulder, René Breuk, Kees Mos, Henk Rigter, Lieke van Domburgh and Robert Vermeiren

Responding to safety concerns and chronic needs: trends over time

For the past 20 years, the Ontario child welfare sector has made significant legislative and policy changes. Changes to legislation and policy can impact the public and sector’s response to child maltreatment ...

Authors: Barbara Fallon, Nico Trocmé, Joanne Filippelli, Tara Black and Nicolette Joh-Carnella

Tourette syndrome and other neurodevelopmental disorders: a comprehensive review

Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (TS) is a complex developmental neuropsychiatric condition in which motor manifestations are often accompanied by comorbid conditions that impact the patient’s quality of life. I...

Authors: Elena Cravedi, Emmanuelle Deniau, Marianna Giannitelli, Jean Xavier, Andreas Hartmann and David Cohen

Examining changes in personality disorder and symptomology in an adolescent sample receiving intensive mentalization based treatment: a pilot study

To examine changes in personality disorders and symptomology and the relation between personality disorder variables and treatment outcomes in an adolescent sample during partial residential mentalization base...

Authors: Kirsten Hauber, Albert Eduard Boon and Robert Vermeiren

Minor physical anomalies in neurodevelopmental disorders: a twin study

Minor physical anomalies (MPAs) are subtle anatomical deviations in one’s appearance and may suggest altered embryogenesis. MPAs have been shown to be more common in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) compare...

Authors: Lynnea Myers, Britt-Marie Anderlid, Ann Nordgren, Charlotte Willfors, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Kristiina Tammimies and Sven Bölte

Dietary behaviour, psychological well-being and mental distress among adolescents in Korea

Dietary intake is important for physical and mental health. The aim of this investigation was to assess associations between dietary behaviours and psychological well-being and distress among school-going adol...

Authors: Seo Ah Hong and Karl Peltzer

A multi-national comparison of antipsychotic drug use in children and adolescents, 2005–2012

Over the last decades, an increase in antipsychotic (AP) prescribing and a shift from first-generation antipsychotics (FGA) to second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) among youth have been reported. However, mo...

Authors: Luuk J. Kalverdijk, Christian J. Bachmann, Lise Aagaard, Mehmet Burcu, Gerd Glaeske, Falk Hoffmann, Irene Petersen, Catharina C. M. Schuiling-Veninga, Linda P. Wijlaars and Julie M. Zito

Effectiveness of the BOOST-A™ online transition planning program for adolescents on the autism spectrum: a quasi-randomized controlled trial

The majority of existing transition planning programs are focused on people with a disability in general and may not meet the specific need of adolescents on the autism spectrum. In addition, these interventio...

Authors: Megan Hatfield, Marita Falkmer, Torbjorn Falkmer and Marina Ciccarelli

Low mood in a sample of 5–12 year-old child psychiatric patients: a cross-sectional study

Not much is known about low mood and its associates in child psychiatric patients. In this study, we examined the prevalence of low mood, how it associates with disruptive behaviour, and affects clinician-rate...

Authors: Katri Maasalo, Jaana Wessman and Eeva T. Aronen

Photo-elicitation with adolescents in qualitative research: an example of its use in exploring family interactions in adolescent psychiatry

Photo-elicitation is a method used increasingly often in qualitative health research, and its positive effect on the research process is well established today. Photo-elicitation appears to facilitate verbaliz...

Authors: J. Sibeoni, E. Costa-Drolon, L. Poulmarc’h, S. Colin, M. Valentin, J. Pradère and A. Revah-Levy

Suicidal deaths in elementary school students in Korea

The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of childhood suicidal deaths among elementary school students that occurred from 2011 to 2015 in Korea.

Authors: Minha Hong, Han Nah Cho, Ah Reum Kim, Hyun Ju Hong and Yong-Sil Kweon

Child maltreatment in Germany: prevalence rates in the general population

Child maltreatment and its consequences are considered a major public health problem. So far, there is only one study from Germany reporting prevalence rates on different types of maltreatment.

Authors: Andreas Witt, Rebecca C. Brown, Paul L. Plener, Elmar Brähler and Jörg M. Fegert

Predictors of adolescents’ mental health problems in Saudi Arabia: findings from the Jeeluna^® national study

Depression and anxiety among adolescents require further attention as they have profound harmful implications on several aspects of adolescents’ wellbeing and can be associated with life threatening risk behav...

Authors: Oraynab Abou Abbas and Fadia AlBuhairan

Intense/obsessional interests in children with gender dysphoria: a cross-validation study using the Teacher’s Report Form

This study assessed whether children clinically referred for gender dysphoria (GD) show symptoms that overlap with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Circumscribed preoccupations/intense interests and repetitive ...

Authors: Kenneth J. Zucker, A. Natisha Nabbijohn, Alanna Santarossa, Hayley Wood, Susan J. Bradley, Joanna Matthews and Doug P. VanderLaan

Impediments and catalysts to task-shifting psychotherapeutic interventions for adolescents with PTSD: perspectives of multi-stakeholders

This qualitative study was nested within a randomized controlled trial (RCT) where two psychotherapeutic interventions (supportive counselling and prolonged exposure for adolescents) were provided by supervise...

Authors: Tanya van de Water, Jaco Rossouw, Elna Yadin and Soraya Seedat

Autism in adult and juvenile delinquents: a literature review

Here we present an overview of the literature on autism in adult and juvenile delinquents. We analyzed both the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in groups of delinquents and the prevalence of offe...

Authors: A. X. Rutten, R. R. J. M. Vermeiren and Ch. Van Nieuwenhuizen

Comorbidities and correlates of conduct disorder among male juvenile detainees in South Korea

The purpose of this study was to examine the rate and distribution of comorbidities, severity of childhood maltreatment, and clinical characteristics of adolescents with conduct disorder detained in a juvenile...

Authors: Bum-Sung Choi, Johanna Inhyang Kim, Bung-Nyun Kim and Bongseog Kim

Socioeconomic position and self-harm among adolescents: a population-based cohort study in Stockholm, Sweden

Understanding the association between parental socioeconomic position and self-harm in adolescence is crucial due to its substantial magnitude and associated inequality. Most previous studies have been either ...

Authors: Bereket T. Lodebo, Jette Möller, Jan-Olov Larsson and Karin Engström

Children’s mental health problems and their relation to parental stress in foster mothers and fathers

This study focuses on children living in foster families with a history of maltreatment or neglect. These children often show adverse mental health outcomes reflected in increased externalizing and internalizi...

Authors: Arnold Lohaus, Sabrina Chodura, Christine Möller, Tabea Symanzik, Daniela Ehrenberg, Ann-Katrin Job, Vanessa Reindl, Kerstin Konrad and Nina Heinrichs

Youth in the midst of escalated political violence: sense of coherence and hope among Jewish and Bedouin Arab adolescents

During stressful events, individuals (particularly adolescents) from minority groups are often more vulnerable to distress. This claim will be examined in terms of coping resources and stress reactions to esca...

Authors: Sarah Abu-Kaf, Orna Braun-Lewensohn and Tehila Kalagy

Co-rumination buffers the link between social anxiety and depressive symptoms in early adolescence

We examined whether co-rumination with online friends buffered the link between social anxiety and depressive symptoms over time in a community sample.

Authors: Nejra Van Zalk and Maria Tillfors

Mental health literacy in adolescents: ability to recognise problems, helpful interventions and outcomes

Although mental health literacy has been widely studied in adults, there are still relatively few studies on adolescent populations. In Sri Lanka, adolescents account for about one fifth of the population. Cur...

Authors: Udena Ruwindu Attygalle, Hemamali Perera and Bernard Deepal Wanniarachchi Jayamanne

Mortality of young offenders: a national register-based follow-up study of 15- to 19-year-old Finnish delinquents referred for forensic psychiatric examination between 1980 and 2010

The mortality rate of young offenders is high. Furthermore, mortality in young offenders is associated with psychiatric and substance use disorders. The primary aim of this national register-based follow-up st...

Authors: Nina Lindberg, Jouko Miettunen, Anni Heiskala and Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino

The association of monthly, diurnal and circadian variations with suicide attempts by young people

Different psychosocial factors might have an impact on suicidal behaviour and evidence shows that there may be an association between monthly, diurnal and circadian changes and suicidal behaviours.

Authors: Türkan Akkaya-Kalayci, Nestor D. Kapusta, Thomas Waldhör, Victor Blüml, Luise Poustka and Zeliha Özlü-Erkilic

Adolescent adaptive behavior profiles in Williams–Beuren syndrome, Down syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder

Adaptive behavior can be impaired in different neurodevelopmental disorders and may be influenced by confounding factors, such as intelligence quotient (IQ) and socioeconomic classification. Our main objective...

Authors: Carolina Grego Del Cole, Sheila Cavalcante Caetano, Wagner Ribeiro, Arthur Melo E. e. Kümmer and Andrea Parolin Jackowski

Quality of life in anxious adolescents

To examine associations between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and anxiety symptoms across anxiety domains (obsessions/compulsions, social anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, separation anxiety, phys...

Authors: Solfrid Raknes, Ståle Pallesen, Joseph A. Himle, Jon Fauskanger Bjaastad, Gro Janne Wergeland, Asle Hoffart, Kari Dyregrov, Åshild Tellefsen Håland and Bente Storm Mowatt Haugland

Breastfeeding is associated with enhanced learning abilities in school-aged children

The majority of studies on the associations between breastfeeding and cognitive functioning have focused on IQ, with only a few investigating learning skills, and none of the latter adjusting for maternal IQ. ...

Authors: Johanna Inhyang Kim, Bung-Nyun Kim, Jae-Won Kim, Soon-Beom Hong, Min-Sup Shin, Hee Jeong Yoo and Soo-Churl Cho

Health risk behavior among chronically ill adolescents: a systematic review of assessment tools

Adolescents living with chronic illnesses engage in health risk behaviors (HRB) which pose challenges for optimizing care and management of their ill health. Frequent monitoring of HRB is recommended, however ...

Authors: Derrick Ssewanyana, Moses Kachama Nyongesa, Anneloes van Baar, Charles R. Newton and Amina Abubakar

Erratum to: Prevalence of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Savita Malhotra and Bichitra Nanda Patra

Quality of life in children and adolescents with bipolar I depression treated with olanzapine/fluoxetine combination

We examined the efficacy of olanzapine/fluoxetine combination (OFC) in improving health-related quality of life (QoL) in the treatment of bipolar depression in children and adolescents.

Authors: Daniel J. Walker, Melissa P. DelBello, John Landry, Deborah N. D’Souza and Holland C. Detke

Emulsified omega-3 fatty-acids modulate the symptoms of depressive disorder in children and adolescents: a pilot study

The prevalence of mood disorders in children is a growing global concern. Omega-3 fatty acids (FA) are emerging as a promising adjuvant therapy for depressive disorder (DD) in paediatric patients. The primary ...

Authors: Jana Trebatická, Zuzana Hradečná, František Böhmer, Magdaléna Vaváková, Iveta Waczulíková, Iveta Garaiova, Ján Luha, Igor Škodáček, Ján Šuba and Zdeňka Ďuračková

Dysfunctional maltreatment-related cognitions in children and adolescents

Dysfunctional trauma-related cognitions correlate highly with chronic stress. Studies on maltreatment-related cognitions and their predictors in children and adolescents are rare.

Authors: Anke de Haan, Helene G. Ganser, Annika Münzer, Andreas Witt and Lutz Goldbeck

A comparative study of the prevalence and correlates of psychiatric disorders in Almajiris and public primary school pupils in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria

‘Almajiris’ are children and adolescents sent far away from their homes to study in Islamic schools under the care of Muslim scholars. Over the years, there has been a decline in the capacity of the scholars t...

Authors: Aishatu Abubakar-Abdullateef, Babatunde Adedokun and Olayinka Omigbodun

One-year trajectory analysis for ADHD symptoms and its associated factors in community-based children and adolescents in Taiwan

Several longitudinal studies have shown the partial symptomatic persistence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in clinic-based samples. However, little is known about the patterns and trajector...

Authors: Chia-Jui Tsai, Yi-Lung Chen, Hsiang-Yuan Lin and Susan Shur-Fen Gau

Acceptance and commitment therapy universal prevention program for adolescents: a feasibility study

There is a need to prevent anxiety and depression in young people and mindfulness contains important emotion regulation strategies. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a mindfulness-based therapy, has yet...

Authors: Rowan Burckhardt, Vijaya Manicavasagar, Philip J. Batterham, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic and Fiona Shand

Differential therapeutic effects of atomoxetine and methylphenidate in childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder as measured by near-infrared spectroscopy

The stimulant methylphenidate (MPH) and the nonstimulant atomoxetine (ATX) are the most commonly-prescribed pharmacological treatments for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the drug-spe...

Authors: Yoko Nakanishi, Toyosaku Ota, Junzo Iida, Kazuhiko Yamamuro, Naoko Kishimoto, Kosuke Okazaki and Toshifumi Kishimoto