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Self-reported psychopathic traits among non-referred Finnish adolescents: psychometric properties of the Youth Psychopathic traits Inventory and the Antisocial Process Screening Device

In general psychiatric services, cost-benefit screening instruments for psychopathic traits in adolescents are needed. The aim of the present study was to study the psychometric properties of the Finnish versi...

Authors: Svetlana Oshukova, Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino, Jouko Miettunen, Riikka Marttila, Pekka Tani, Eeva T Aronen, Mauri Marttunen, Matti Kaivosoja and Nina Lindberg

Comparing three diagnostic algorithms of posttraumatic stress in young children exposed to accidental trauma: an exploratory study

Both the DSM-5 algorithm for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children 6 years and younger and Scheeringa’s alternative PTSD algorithm (PTSD-AA) aim to be more developmentally sensitive for young childr...

Authors: Maj R. Gigengack, Els P. M. van Meijel, Eva Alisic and Ramón J. L. Lindauer

School-based screening for psychiatric disorders in Moroccan-Dutch youth

While ethnic diversity is increasing in many Western countries, access to youth mental health care is generally lower among ethnic minority youth compared to majority youth. It is unlikely that this is explain...

Authors: Marcia Adriaanse, Lieke van Domburgh, Barbara Zwirs, Theo Doreleijers and Wim Veling

Child psychiatry services in Asia: evolving state of affairs?

Authors: Choon Guan Lim and Benedetto Vitiello

Current state and recent developments of child psychiatry in China

China has a population of 1.3 billion, of which 238 million are children under age 15. The rapid economic development and social reforms that have taken place in recent years all had a great influence on child...

Authors: Yi Zheng and Xixi Zheng

Child and adolescent psychiatry services in Singapore

Singapore is a small young city state with a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural population. This article reviews the development of the country’s child and adolescent psychiatry services through the years, in the...

Authors: Choon Guan Lim, Say How Ong, Chee Hon Chin and Daniel Shuen Sheng Fung

The relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental health in Ghanaian adolescents

Research development is needed in physical activity and sedentary behaviour and their associations with mental health in young people. In Western countries the weather is a key contributing factor of sedentary...

Authors: Mavis Asare and Samuel A Danquah

Two years of gender identity service for minors: overrepresentation of natal girls with severe problems in adolescent development

Increasing numbers of adolescents present in adolescent gender identity services, desiring sex reassignment (SR). The aim of this study is to describe the adolescent applicants for legal and medical sex reassi...

Authors: Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino, Maria Sumia, Marja Työläjärvi and Nina Lindberg

Facilitating support groups for siblings of children with neurodevelopmental disorders using audio-conferencing: a longitudinal feasibility study

Siblings of children with chronic illness and disabilities are at increased risk of negative psychological effects. Support groups enable them to access psycho-education and social support. Barriers to this ca...

Authors: Sheryl Gettings, Fabia Franco and Paramala J Santosh

Brief report: large individual variation in outcomes of autistic children receiving low-intensity behavioral interventions in community settings

Despite widespread awareness of the necessity of early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), evidence is still limited, in part, due to the complex nature of ASDs. This exploratory s...

Authors: Yoko Kamio, Hideyuki Haraguchi, Atsuko Miyake and Mikio Hiraiwa

Development of self-image and its components during a one-year follow-up in non-referred adolescents with excess and normal weight

The proportion of overweight and obese youths is high. The present study aimed to investigate the development of self-image and its components during a one-year follow-up among non-referred adolescents with ex...

Authors: Mauno Mäkinen, Mauri Marttunen, Erkki Komulainen, Viacheslav Terevnikov, Leena-Riitta Puukko-Viertomies, Veikko Aalberg and Nina Lindberg

Mental disorders and criminal re-referrals in juveniles who sexually offended

To investigate the prevalence of mental disorders in (subgroups of) juvenile suspects who sexually offended (JSOs), and its relation with criminal re-referrals five to eight years later.

Authors: Lisette A ‘t Hart-Kerkhoffs, Cyril Boonmann, Theo AH Doreleijers, Lucres MC Jansen, Anton Ph. van Wijk and Robert RJM Vermeiren

Video feedback compared to treatment as usual in families with parent–child interactions problems: a randomized controlled trial

For the first time to our knowledge, short- and long-term effects of a multi-site randomized-controlled trial (RCT) of video feedback of infant–parent interaction (VIPI) intervention in naturalistic settings a...

Authors: Magnhild Singstad Høivik, Stian Lydersen, May Britt Drugli, Ragnhild Onsøien, Marit Bergum Hansen and Turid Suzanne Berg- Nielsen

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health reviewer acknowledgement 2014

The editors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health would like to thank all of our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in volume 8 (2014).

Authors: Jörg M Fegert

Cross-sectional survey on prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms at a tertiary care health facility in Nairobi

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common childhood neurobehavioral disorder with well documented adverse consequences in adolescence and adulthood, yet 60-80% of cases go undiagnosed. Routin...

Authors: Susan Wamithi, Roseline Ochieng, Frank Njenga, Samuel Akech and William M Macharia

Effects of methylphenidate in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a near-infrared spectroscopy study with CANTAB®

A wide range of evidence supports the methylphenidate (MPH)-induced enhancement of prefrontal cortex (PFC) functioning and improvements in behavioral symptoms in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity d...

Authors: Naomi Matsuura, Makoto Ishitobi, Sumiyoshi Arai, Kaori Kawamura, Mizuki Asano, Keisuke Inohara, Tohru Fujioka, Tadamasa Narimoto, Yuji Wada, Michio Hiratani and Hirotaka Kosaka

A randomized effectiveness trial of individual child social skills training: six-month follow-up

Individual Social Skills Training (ISST) is a short term, individually delivered intervention (8-10 sessions) that promotes social skills in children with emerging or existing conduct problems. This study exam...

Authors: John Kjøbli and Terje Ogden

Obstetric care providers assessing psychosocial risk factors during pregnancy: validation of a short screening tool – the KINDEX Spanish Version

High levels of stress due to diverse psychosocial factors have a direct impact on the mothers’ wellbeing during pregnancy and both direct and indirect effects on the fetus. In most cases, psychosocial risk fac...

Authors: Andria Spyridou, Maggie Schauer and Martina Ruf-Leuschner

Development of mental health problems - a follow-up study of unaccompanied refugee minors

Studies have shown that unaccompanied refugee children have elevated symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and externalizing problems. Few studies have examined change in this...

Authors: Tine K Jensen, Envor M Bjørgo Skårdalsmo and Krister W Fjermestad

Pilot study: feasibility of using the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) during acute suicidal crisis

Assessing youths in acute suicidal crisis is a common jet pivotal task in child and adolescent psychiatry, usually relying primarily on the clinicians skills of assessment. The objective of this pilot-study wa...

Authors: Isabel Boege, Nicole Corpus, Renate Schepker and Joerg M Fegert

Risk factors for rehospitalization and inpatient care among pediatric psychiatric intake response center patients

The study sought to explore the characteristics, risk factors for inpatient recommendation, and risk factors for revisits to a pediatric psychiatric intake response center (PIRC). There are three research ques...

Authors: Krystel Tossone, Eric Jefferis, Madhav P Bhatta, Sumru Bilge-Johnson and Patricia Seifert

Mental health literacy and mental health status in adolescents: a population-based survey

This study aims to investigate the association between mental health literacy and the mental health status, particularly depression, among adolescents.

Authors: Lawrence T Lam

Melancholy and separation in prepuberty: the choice of anorexia nervosa as a subjectivation attempt

This article considers the question of the subjective elaboration of a subject’s relationship to the family-other within a hospitalization facility. Our starting point is the therapeutic follow-up of Clementin...

Authors: Manon Rivière and Marion Haza

Adverse life events and delinquent behavior among Kenyan adolescents: a cross-sectional study on the protective role of parental monitoring, religiosity, and self-esteem

Past research provides strong evidence that adverse life events heighten the risk of delinquent behavior among adolescents. Urban informal (slum) settlements in sub-Saharan Africa are marked by extreme adversi...

Authors: Caroline W Kabiru, Patricia Elung’ata, Sanyu A Mojola and Donatien Beguy

A cross-sectional study of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury: support for a specific distress-function relationship

This study has investigated the specific relationship between childhood adversities, individual trauma symptoms and the functions of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). The aim was to examine whether different se...

Authors: Maria Zetterqvist, Lars-Gunnar Lundh and Carl Göran Svedin

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

The importance of epidemiological studies lies in recognition of cases that do not come to treatment settings. The increasing focus on child adolescent mental health in India points to the necessity of epidemi...

Authors: Savita Malhotra and Bichitra Nanda Patra

Disturbances in attachment: inhibited and disinhibited symptoms in foster children

Previous DSM-versions recognized an inhibited and a disinhibited subtype of the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). The current DSM-5 distinguishes two different disorders, instead of two subtypes of RAD. This...

Authors: Caroline S Jonkman, Mirjam Oosterman, Carlo Schuengel, Eva A Bolle, Frits Boer and Ramon JL Lindauer

Psychosis in an adolescent girl: a common manifestation in Niemann-Pick Type C disease

Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is a rare autosomal-recessively inherited lysosomal storage disorder. It is caused by mutations in the NPC1 (95%) or NPC2 gene. It is a progressive and highly heterogeneous d...

Authors: Sara Wouters, Linda De Meirleir, Edward Campforts and Annik Lampo

Different stability of social-communication problems and negative demanding behaviour from infancy to toddlerhood in a large Dutch population sample

Little is known about the stability of behavioural and developmental problems as children develop from infants to toddlers in the general population. Therefore, we investigated behavioural profiles at two time...

Authors: Esmé Möricke, GA Martijn Lappenschaar, Sophie HN Swinkels, Nanda NJ Rommelse and Jan K Buitelaar

Preliminary and ongoing French multicenter prospective naturalistic study of adverse events of antipsychotic treatment in naive children and adolescents

The prescription of antipsychotics (AP), and especially second generation AP, is increasing worldwide in the pediatric population. Most prescriptions are off-label and despite the identification of frequent an...

Authors: Marie-Line Menard, Susanne Thümmler, Philippe Auby and Florence Askenazy

Clinical validity of the Me and My School questionnaire: a self-report mental health measure for children and adolescents

The Me and My School Questionnaire (M&MS) is a self-report measure for children aged eight years and above that measures emotional difficulties and behavioural difficulties, and has been previously validated in a...

Authors: Praveetha Patalay, Jessica Deighton, Peter Fonagy, Panos Vostanis and Miranda Wolpert

Catatonic features in adolescents with schizophrenia with and without a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder

Catatonia has been associated with both schizophrenia and pervasive developmental disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate catatonic features among adolescents suffering from schizophrenia. Further, we...

Authors: Petra Waris, Nina Lindberg, Kirsi Kettunen, Jari Lipsanen and Pekka Tani

Predicting aggression in children with ADHD

The present study uses structural equation modeling of latent traits to examine the extent to which family factors, cognitive factors and perceptions of rejection in mother-child relations differentially corre...

Authors: Elif Ercan, Eyüp Sabri Ercan, Hakan Atılgan, Bürge Kabukçu Başay, Taciser Uysal, Sevim Berrin İnci and Ülkü Akyol Ardıç

Measuring mental health and wellbeing outcomes for children and adolescents to inform practice and policy: a review of child self-report measures

There is a growing appetite for mental health and wellbeing outcome measures that can inform clinical practice at individual and service levels, including use for local and national benchmarking. Despite a var...

Authors: Jessica Deighton, Tim Croudace, Peter Fonagy, Jeb Brown, Praveetha Patalay and Miranda Wolpert

Contact with child and adolescent psychiatric services among self-harming and suicidal adolescents in the general population: a cross sectional study

Studies have shown that adolescents with a history of both suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm report more mental health problems and other psychosocial problems than adolescents who report only one or...

Authors: Anita J Tørmoen, Ingeborg Rossow, Erlend Mork and Lars Mehlum

Psychosocial well-being in young adults with chronic illness since childhood: the role of illness cognitions

More and more pediatric patients reach adulthood. Some of them are successfully integrating in adult life, but many others are not. Possibly Illness cognitions (IC) - the way people give meaning to their illne...

Authors: Eefje JA Verhoof, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Hugo SA Heymans, Andrea WM Evers and Martha A Grootenhuis

The change and the mediating role of parental emotional reactions and depression in the treatment of traumatized youth: results from a randomized controlled study

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) has been shown to efficiently treat children and youth exposed to traumatizing events. However, few studies have looked into mechanisms that may distinguish...

Authors: Tonje Holt, Tine K Jensen and Tore Wentzel-Larsen

A two-year perspective: who may ease the burden of girls’ loneliness in school?

Loneliness is negatively related to good health and wellbeing, especially among girls. There is little research, however, on factors that may ease the burdens of loneliness in the school setting. Thus, we expl...

Authors: Audhild Løhre, Marianne N Kvande, Odin Hjemdal and Monica Lillefjell

A brief cognitive-behavioural group therapy programme for the treatment of depression in adolescent outpatients: a pilot study

The goal of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility and clinical outcomes of a brief (6-session) group therapy programme in adolescent outpatients with depression. The programme had previously been ass...

Authors: Joana Straub, Nina Sproeber, Paul L Plener, Joerg M Fegert, Martina Bonenberger and Michael G Koelch

A preliminary investigation on the relationship between virtues and pathological internet use among Chinese adolescents

Pathological Internet Use (PIU) has become a global issue associated with the increasing number of Internet users. Previous studies concerned both the interpersonal and intrapersonal vulnerable factors and the...

Authors: Yonghong Zhang, Zhihan Yang, Wenjie Duan, Xiaoqing Tang, Fengchun Gan, Fei Wang, Jinxia Wang, Pengfei Guo and Ying Wang

The costs and benefits of diagnosis of ADHD: commentary on Holden et al.

In this journal, Holden, Jenkins-Jones, Poole, Morgan, Coghill and Currie , CAPMH 7:34, 2013, report on the prevalence and financial costs of treating people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD...

Authors: Ginny Russell and Tamsin Ford

The development of a model of training in child psychiatry for non-physician clinicians in Ethiopia

The lack of trained mental health professionals has been an important barrier to establishing mental health services in low income countries. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and implem...

Authors: Markos Tesfaye, Mubarek Abera, Christine Gruber-Frank and Reiner Frank

Prevention of sexual abuse: improved information is crucial

Sexual abuse can lead to long-lasting, even life-long, consequences and is a serious problem on an individual, familial and societal level. Therefore, prevention measures on different levels are a public healt...

Authors: Hans Zollner SJ, Katharina A Fuchs and Jörg M Fegert

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health reviewer acknowledgement 2013

The editors of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health would like to thank all of our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in volume 7 (2013).

Authors: Jörg M Fegert

Adolescents’ multiple, recurrent subjective health complaints: investigating associations with emotional/behavioural difficulties in a cross-sectional, school-based study

Adolescence has been documented as the peak age of onset for mental health perturbations, clinical disorders and unsubstantiated health complaints. The present study attempted to investigate associations betwe...

Authors: Dimitra Petanidou, George Giannakopoulos, Chara Tzavara, Christine Dimitrakaki, Gerasimos Kolaitis and Yannis Tountas

Physical activity in adolescents with psychiatric disorders and in the general population

Adults who suffer from psychiatric disorders report low levels of physical activity and the activity levels differ between disorders. Less is known regarding physical activity across psychiatric disorders in a...

Authors: Wenche Langfjord Mangerud, Ottar Bjerkeset, Stian Lydersen and Marit Sæbø Indredavik

Normative data and psychometric properties of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire among Japanese school-aged children

Although child mental health problems are among the most important worldwide issues, development of culturally acceptable mental health services to serve the clinical needs of children and their families is es...

Authors: Aiko Moriwaki and Yoko Kamio

Soliciting stakeholders’ views on the organization of child and adolescent mental health services: a system in trouble

Despite a high prevalence of mental health problems among children and adolescents Belgium, like many other Western countries, does not have a clear strategy for the organization of child and adolescent mental...

Authors: Philippe Vandenbroeck, Rachel Dechenne, Kim Becher, Maria Eyssen and Koen Van den Heede

The Nordic long-term OCD treatment study (NordLOTS): rationale, design, and methods

This paper describes and discusses the methodology of the Nordic long-term OCD-treatment study (NordLOTS). The purpose of this effectiveness study was to study treatment outcome of CBT, to identify CBT non- or...

Authors: Per Hove Thomsen, Nor C Torp, Kitty Dahl, Karin Christensen, Inger Englyst, Karin H Melin, Judith B Nissen, Katja A Hybel, Robert Valderhaug, Bernhard Weidle, Gudmundur Skarphedinsson, Petra Lindheim von Bahr and Tord Ivarsson

Psychometric properties of online administered parental strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), and normative data based on combined online and paper-and-pencil administration

To examine the psychometric properties of the online administered parental version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and to provide parental norms from a nationwide Swedish sample.

Authors: Annika Björnsdotter, Pia Enebrink and Ata Ghaderi