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Peer victimisation and its association with psychological and somatic health problems among adolescents in northern Russia

A growing body of evidence from countries around the world suggests that school-based peer victimisation is associated with worse health outcomes among adolescents. So far, however, there has been little syste...

Authors: Andrew Stickley, Ai Koyanagi, Roman Koposov, Martin McKee, Bayard Roberts and Vladislav Ruchkin

Baseline characteristics of European and non-European adult patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder participating in a placebo-controlled, randomized treatment study with atomoxetine

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often presents as an impairing lifelong condition in adults; yet it is currently underdiagnosed and undertreated in many European countries. This analysis examin...

Authors: Himanshu Upadhyaya, Lenard A Adler, Miguel Casas, Alexandra Kutzelnigg, David Williams, Yoko Tanaka, Jody Arsenault, Rodrigo Escobar and Albert J Allen

Parents of young people with self-harm or suicidal behaviour who seek help – a psychosocial profile

Deliberate Self-Harm (DSH) is a common problem among children and adolescents in clinical and community populations, and there is a considerable amount of literature investigating factors associated with DSH r...

Authors: Sophia Morgan, Eóin Rickard, Martha Noone, Carole Boylan, Andreé Carthy, Sinead Crowley, John Butler, Suzanne Guerin and Carol Fitzpatrick

Health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression in young adults with disability benefits due to childhood-onset somatic conditions

As the treatment of chronic or life-threatening diseased children has dramatically over recent decades, more and more paediatric patients reach adulthood. Some of these patients are successfully integrating in...

Authors: Eefje Verhoof, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Hugo Heymans and Martha Grootenhuis

The reliability and validity of the Questionnaire - Children with Difficulties (QCD)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Questionnaire-Children with Difficulties (QCD), which was developed for the evaluation of children’s daily life behaviors during specif...

Authors: Masahide Usami, Daimei Sasayama, Nobuhiro Sugiyama, Nana Hosogane, Soo-Yung Kim, Yushiro Yamashita, Masaki Kodaira, Kyota Watanabe, Yoshitaka Iwadare, Tetsuji Sawa and Kazuhiko Saito

Effect of gene, environment and maternal depressive symptoms on pre-adolescence behavior problems – a longitudinal study

Depression is a common and disabling condition with a high relapse frequency. Maternal mental health problems and experience of traumatic life events are known to increase the risk of behavior problems in chil...

Authors: Sara Agnafors, Erika Comasco, Marie Bladh, Gunilla Sydsjö, Linda DeKeyser, Lars Oreland and Carl Göran Svedin

Controversies in autism: is a broader model of social disorders needed?

This article examines the most significant, contradictory evidence pertaining to autism. The first section of the article includes reports of recovery from autism, data obtained from studies involving oxytocin...

Authors: Michal Hrdlicka and Iva Dudova

Suicidal behaviors in depressed adolescents: role of perceived relationships in the family

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in adolescents and young adults in Europe. Reducing suicides is therefore a key public health target. Previous studies have shown associations between suicidal beha...

Authors: Angèle Consoli, Hugo Peyre, Mario Speranza, Christine Hassler, Bruno Falissard, Evelyne Touchette, David Cohen, Marie-Rose Moro and Anne Révah-Lévy

Internalizing and externalizing problems, depression, and self-esteem in non-detained male juvenile offenders

High rates of mental disorders have been found in detained juvenile offenders, whereas the role of psychopathology in non-detained offenders is less clear. Therefore, the present study compared psychopathology...

Authors: Daniela Imbach, Marcel Aebi, Christa Winkler Metzke, Cornelia Bessler and Hans Christoph Steinhausen

Resource factors for mental health resilience in early childhood: An analysis with multiple methodologies

Given that relatively little is known about the development of resilience in early childhood, this longitudinal study aimed to identify preschool resource factors associated with young children’s mental health...

Authors: Lauren R Miller-Lewis, Amelia K Searle, Michael G Sawyer, Peter A Baghurst and Darren Hedley

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health reviewer acknowledgement 2012

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 6 (2012).

Authors: Jörg M Fegert

Non-suicidal self-injury and emotion regulation: a review on facial emotion recognition and facial mimicry

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is an increasingly prevalent, clinically significant behavior in adolescents and can be associated with serious consequences for the afflicted person. Emotion regulation is cons...

Authors: Tina In-Albon, Martina Bürli, Claudia Ruf and Marc Schmid

Opportunities for prevention and intervention with young children: lessons from the Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect

The most effective way to provide support to caregivers with infants in order to promote good health, social, emotional and developmental outcomes is the subject of numerous debates in the literature. In Canad...

Authors: Barbara Fallon, Jennifer Ma, Kate Allan, Melanie Pillhofer, Nico Trocmé and Andreas Jud

Diagnosis of personality disorders in adolescents: a study among psychologists

Recent guidelines concerning the treatment of personality disorders (PDs) recommend diagnosing PDs in adolescents. However, it remains unclear whether these guidelines influence the current opinions and practi...

Authors: Elisabeth Martina Petronella Laurenssen, Joost Hutsebaut, Dine Jerta Feenstra, Jan Jurgen Van Busschbach and Patrick Luyten

Analysis of prevalence of PTSD and its influencing factors among college students after the Wenchuan earthquake

This study explored the prevalence and severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in college students who lived in earthquake center one year after the Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008, the factors a...

Authors: Yan Fu, Yongshun Chen, Jin Wang, Xiaohui Tang, Jieyun He, Miaorui Jiao, Chunhua Yu, Guiying You and Junying Li

Concordances and discrepancies between ICD-10 and DSM-IV criteria for anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence

Mental disorders are classified by two major nosological systems, the ICD-10 and the DSM-IV-TR, consisting of different diagnostic criteria. The present study investigated the diagnostic concordance between the t...

Authors: Carmen Adornetto, Andrea Suppiger, Tina In-Albon, Murielle Neuschwander and Silvia Schneider

Adolescents expressing school massacre threats online: something to be extremely worried about?

Peer groups identified through the Internet have played an important role in facilitating school shootings. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the adolescents who had expressed a school mass...

Authors: Nina Lindberg, Atte Oksanen, Eila Sailas and Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino

Multidimensional treatment foster care for preschoolers: early findings of an implementation in the Netherlands

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) has been shown to be an evidence based alternative to residential rearing and an effective method to improve behavior and attachment of foster children in the US. ...

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

The association between school class composition and suicidal ideation in late adolescence: Findings from the Young-HUNT 3 study

Few studies have explored the association between social context and suicidal ideation using multilevel models. This study examines how suicidal ideation in adolescence is related to school class composition.

Authors: Joakim D Dalen

Phenomenology, psychiatric comorbidity and family history in referred preschool children with obsessive-compulsive disorder

The study aimed to investigate phenomenology, psychiatric comorbidity, and family history of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a clinical sample of normally developing preschool children with OCD.

Authors: Murat Coskun, Salih Zoroglu and Mucahit Ozturk

A prevalence-based approach to societal costs occurring in consequence of child abuse and neglect

Traumatization in childhood can result in lifelong health impairment and may have a negative impact on other areas of life such as education, social contacts and employment as well. Despite the frequent occurr...

Authors: Susanne Habetha, Sabrina Bleich, Jörg Weidenhammer and Jörg M Fegert

Autism spectrum symptoms in children with neurological disorders

The aims of the present study were to assess symptoms associated with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children with neurological disorders as reported by parents and teachers on the Autism Spectrum Screen...

Authors: Hilde K Ryland, Mari Hysing, Maj-Britt Posserud, Christopher Gillberg and Astri J Lundervold

Social and emotional difficulties in children with ADHD and the impact on school attendance and healthcare utilization

The objective of this study was to examine the impact of co-occurring social and emotional difficulties on missed school days and healthcare utilization among children with attention deficit/hyperactivity diso...

Authors: Peter Classi, Denái Milton, Sarah Ward, Khaled Sarsour and Joseph Johnston

Health- related quality of life and self-worth in 10-year old children with congenital hypothyroidism diagnosed by neonatal screening

Much is written about cognitive and motor development; less is known about social and emotional consequences of growing up with congenital hypothyroidism (CH).

Authors: Liesbeth van der Sluijs Veer, Marlies JE Kempers, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Bob F Last, Tom Vulsma and Martha A Grootenhuis

Parenting and depressive symptoms among adolescents in four Caribbean societies

The strategies that parents use to guide and discipline their children may influence their emotional health. Relatively little research has been conducted examining the association of parenting practices to de...

Authors: Garth Lipps, Gillian A Lowe, Roger C Gibson, Sharon Halliday, Amrie Morris, Nelson Clarke and Rosemarie N Wilson

Suicide or accident? A psychological autopsy study of suicide in youths under the age of 16 compared to deaths labeled as accidents

In the present paper, we describe suicide in youths under 16 years of age and compare their risk factors for suicide to those of older adolescents as described in the literature. Furthermore, we evaluate the p...

Authors: Anne Freuchen, Ellen Kjelsberg and Berit Grøholt

Parental rearing and psychopathology in mothers of adolescents with and without borderline personality symptoms

A combination of multiple factors, including a strong genetic predisposition and environmental factors, are considered to contribute to the developmental pathways to borderline personality disorder (BPD). Howe...

Authors: H Marieke Schuppert, Casper J Albers, Ruud B Minderaa, Paul MG Emmelkamp and Maaike H Nauta

Psychiatric disorders in children attending a Nigerian primary care unit: functional impairment and risk factors

There is dearth of data on the level of functional impairment and risk factors for psychiatric morbidity in children attending primary care services in developing countries like Nigeria. The risk factors for p...

Authors: Mosunmola Tunde-Ayinmode, Olushola Adegunloye, Babatunde Ayinmode and Olatunji Abiodun

Assessment of identity development and identity diffusion in adolescence - Theoretical basis and psychometric properties of the self-report questionnaire AIDA

In the continuing revision of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) “identity” is integrated as a central diagnostic criterion for personality disorders (self-related personality functioning). According to Ke...

Authors: Kirstin Goth, Pamela Foelsch, Susanne Schlüter-Müller, Marc Birkhölzer, Emanuel Jung, Oliver Pick and Klaus Schmeck

CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION. Exploring the association between family violence and other psychosocial factors in low-income Brazilian schoolchildren

Childhood depression affects the morbidity, mortality and life functions of children. Individual, family and environmental factors have been documented as psychosocial risk factors for childhood depression, es...

Authors: Joviana Avanci, Simone Assis, Raquel Oliveira and Thiago Pires

The ethical landscape of professional care in everyday practice as perceived by staff: A qualitative content analysis of ethical diaries written by staff in child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient care

Although there has been some empirical research on ethics concerning the attitudes and approaches of staff in relation to adult patients, there is very little to be found on child and adolescent psychiatric ca...

Authors: Veikko Pelto-Piri, Karin Engström and Ingemar Engström

Challenges of caring for children with mental disorders: Experiences and views of caregivers attending the outpatient clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam - Tanzania

It is estimated that world-wide up to 20 % of children suffer from debilitating mental illness. Mental disorders that pose a significant concern include learning disorders, hyperkinetic disorders (ADHD), depre...

Authors: Joel Semel Ambikile and Anne Outwater

Mood disorder with mixed, psychotic features due to vitamin b12 deficiency in an adolescent: case report

Vitamin B12 is one of the essential vitamins affecting various systems of the body. Reports of psychiatric disorders due to its deficiency mostly focus on middle aged and elderly patients. Here we report a cas...

Authors: Ali Evren Tufan, Rabia Bilici, Genco Usta and Ayten Erdoğan

Parent–child interaction therapy for preschool children with disruptive behaviour problems in the Netherlands

Persistent high levels of aggressive, oppositional and impulsive behaviours, in the early lives of children, are significant risk factors for adolescent and adult antisocial behaviour and criminal activity. If...

Authors: Mariëlle E Abrahamse, Marianne Junger, E Lidewei Chavannes, Frederique J G Coelman, Frits Boer and Ramón J L Lindauer

An open-label, multicenter evaluation of the long-term safety and efficacy of risperidone in adolescents with schizophrenia

Data on the long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability of risperidone in adolescents with schizophrenia are limited. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of maintenance risperi...

Authors: Gahan Pandina, Stuart Kushner, Keith Karcher and Magali Haas

IQ as a moderator of outcome in severity of children’s mental health status after treatment in outpatient clinics

Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for mental health disorders, but even with the most efficacious treatment, many patients do not experience improvement. Moderator analysis can identify the conditions un...

Authors: Børge Mathiassen, Per Håkan Brøndbo, Knut Waterloo, Monica Martinussen, Mads Eriksen, Ketil Hanssen-Bauer and Siv Kvernmo

Correlates of weight gain during long-term risperidone treatment in children and adolescents

Most clinical trials of antipsychotics in children are brief, failing to address their long-term safety, particularly when taken concurrently with other psychotropics. This hypothesis-generating analysis evalu...

Authors: Chadi Albert Calarge, Ginger Nicol, Diqiong Xie and Bridget Zimmerman

The impact of loneliness on self-rated health symptoms among victimized school children

Loneliness is associated with peer victimization, and the two adverse experiences are both related to ill health in childhood and adolescence. There is, however, a lack of knowledge on the importance of loneli...

Authors: Audhild Løhre

The mental health of preschoolers in a Norwegian population-based study when their parents have symptoms of borderline, antisocial, and narcissistic personality disorders: at the mercy of unpredictability

Clinical studies have shown that children of parents with mental health problems are most likely to develop psychiatric problems themselves when their parents have a Personality Disorder characterized by hosti...

Authors: Turid Suzanne Berg-Nielsen and Lars Wichström

A method of assessing the resilience of whole communities of children: An example from rural Australia

Children living in socioeconomic disadvantage are at risk of poor mental health outcomes. In order to focus and evaluate population health programs to facilitate children’s resilience, it is important to accur...

Authors: Debra A Dunstan and Anna K Todd

Cost-utility analysis of different treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in sexually abused children

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is diagnosed in 20% to 53% of sexually abused children and adolescents. Living with PTSD is associated with a loss of health-related quality of life. Based on the best ava...

Authors: Elena Gospodarevskaya and Leonie Segal

Psychotherapeutic approaches to non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents is gaining increasing attention in both clinical and scientific arenas. The lifetime prevalence of NSSI is estimated to vary between 7.5% to 8% for preadolesce...

Authors: Jason J Washburn, Sarah L Richardt, Denise M Styer, Michelle Gebhardt, K R Juzwin, Adrienne Yourek and Delia Aldridge

Non-suicidal self-injury, youth, and the Internet: What mental health professionals need to know

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) content and related e-communication have proliferated on the Internet in recent years. Research indicates that many youth who self-injure go online to connect with others who se...

Authors: Stephen P Lewis, Nancy L Heath, Natalie J Michal and Jamie M Duggan

Non-suicidal self-injury (Nssi) in adolescent inpatients: assessing personality features and attitude toward death

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common concern among hospitalized adolescents, and can have significant implications for short and long-term prognosis. Little research has been devoted on how personality ...

Authors: Mauro Ferrara, Arianna Terrinoni and Riccardo Williams

The co-occurrence of non-suicidal self-injury and attempted suicide among adolescents: distinguishing risk factors and psychosocial correlates

Although attempted suicide and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) are distinct behaviors differing in intent, form, and function, the behaviors co-occur at a high rate in both adults and adolescents. Researchers ...

Authors: Margaret S Andover, Blair W Morris, Abigail Wren and Margaux E Bruzzese

International prevalence of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury and deliberate self-harm

The behaviours of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and deliberate self-harm (DSH) are prevalent among adolescents, and an increase of rates in recent years has been postulated. There is a lack of studies to sup...

Authors: Jennifer J Muehlenkamp, Laurence Claes, Lindsey Havertape and Paul L Plener

Non-suicidal self-injury: state of the art perspective of a proposed new syndrome for DSM V

Authors: Paul L Plener and Joerg M Fegert

Bullying behaviour in schools, socioeconomic position and psychiatric morbidity: a cross-sectional study in late adolescents in Greece

Bullying is quite prevalent in the school setting and has been associated with the socioeconomic position and psychiatric morbidity of the pupils. The aim of the study was to investigate the association betwee...

Authors: Konstantina Magklara, Petros Skapinakis, Tatiana Gkatsa, Stefanos Bellos, Ricardo Araya, Stylianos Stylianidis and Venetsanos Mavreas

Drug development in pediatric psychiatry: current status, future trends

Authors: John S March and Joerg M Fegert

Case report of Ganser syndrome in a 14-year-old girl: another face of depressive disorder?

The Ganser syndrome is rare in children and in adolescents. A case of the Ganser syndrome in a 14-year-old girl, with three of the four essential features, is presented. After rapid resolution in two weeks, Ga...

Authors: Michel Spodenkiewicz, Olivier Taïeb, Mario Speranza, Marie-Rose Moro and Anne Révah-Levy