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Internet- and mobile-based anxiety and depression interventions for children and adolescents: efficacy and negative effects - a systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractMental disorders, most commonly anxiety disorders and fourth most common depression, are prevalent in children and adolescents. Internet- and mobile-based interventions might represent a scalable approach to improve mental health care, however, evidence so far is inconclusive and systematic reports on negative effects are missing. Four data-bases were searched for randomized controlled trials evaluating internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) targeting anxiety disorders or depression in children and adolescents up to 18 years exhibiting clinically relevant symptoms. Meta-analytic evaluations were conducted ...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - March 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Child- and parent-related determinants for out-of-home care in a nationwide population with neurodevelopmental disorders: a register-based Finnish birth cohort 1997 study
AbstractNeurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are among the most common health issues in childhood and adolescence. Psychiatric disorders are known to be overrepresented among children using child welfare services and placed in out-of-home care (OHC). Child- and parent-related determinants for OHC among a national population with NDDs were evaluated utilising longitudinal register data from the national Finnish Birth Cohort 1997 (n = 58,802) from birth to 18 years (1997–2015). The cohort members with NDDs (n = 5,143, 9% of total cohort) formed our study population. Based on their history of OHC, cohort members with...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - March 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Changes in health-related quality of life and sleep habits after a 6-month non-randomised cluster-controlled trial among children with overweight or obesity
AbstractBeing overweight or obese can have severe negative psychological impacts and reduce health-related functioning. To improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and sleep habits for children with overweight or obesity, it is important to design and implement effective interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 6-month family-based lifestyle intervention on HRQoL and sleep habits in Norwegian children with overweight or obesity in a primary-care setting. This 6-month, non-randomised, cluster-controlled trial included Norwegian children aged 5 –13 years with overweight or obesity and th...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Vitamin D3 improves iminodipropionitrile-induced tic-like behavior in rats through regulation of GDNF/c-Ret signaling activity
AbstractChildren with chronic tic disorders (CTD), including Tourette syndrome (TS), have significantly reduced serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. While vitamin D3 supplementation (VDS) may reduce tic symptoms in these children, its mechanism is unclear. The study aim was to investigate the effects and mechanisms of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and VDS on TS model behavior. Forty 5-week-old male Sprague –Dawley rats were randomly divided into (n = 10 each): control, TS model, TS model with VDD (TS + VDD), or TS model with VDS (TS + VDS; two intramuscular injections of 20,000 IU/200 g) groups. The VDD model ...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Whole-family programmes for families living with parental mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractSeveral interventions have been developed to support families living with parental mental illness (PMI). Recent evidence suggests that programmes with whole-family components may have greater positive effects for families, thereby also reducing costs to health and social care systems. This review aimed to identify whole-family interventions, their common characteristics, effectiveness and acceptability. A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA 2020 guidelines. A literature search was conducted in ASSIA, CINAHL, Embase, Medline, and PsycINFO in January 2021 and updated in August 2022. We double screened...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Co-constructive patient simulation at international conferences: strengthening interactions and deepening reflection
(Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Do maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms predict anxiety in children with and without ADHD at 8  years?
This study is part of the population-based Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study. Maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed by the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL) six times from pregnancy through early chil dhood, and ADHD symptoms by the Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS). At age 8 years (n = 781), symptoms of anxiety disorders and ADHD were assessed, and disorders classified by the Child Symptom Inventory-4. Logistic regression models estimated the risk of child anxiety depending on maternal symptoms. The mothers of children classified with an anxiety disorder (n = 91) scored significantly hi...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Developmental origins of psycho-cardiometabolic multimorbidity in adolescence and their underlying pathways through methylation markers: a two-cohort study
AbstractUnderstanding the biological mechanisms behind multimorbidity patterns in adolescence is important as they may act as intermediary risk factor for long-term health. We aimed to explore relationship between prenatal exposures and adolescent ’s psycho-cardiometabolic intermediary traits mediated through epigenetic biomarkers, using structural equation modeling (SEM). We used data from mother–child dyads from pregnancy and adolescents at 16–17 years from two prospective cohorts: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (NFBC1986) and Ra ine Study from Australia. Factor analysis was applied to generate two different l...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Transmission of depressive symptoms in the nuclear family: a cross-sectional and cross-lagged network perspective
This study used four waves (2012, 2016, 2018, 2020) of data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), which in wave one contained a representative sample of 1963 children (1038 boys; age  = 12.60), 4763 mothers and 4614 fathers from China. Children with their parents completed the Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression Scale at each wave. Individual depressive symptom networks among children, fathers, and mothers were highly similar and stable across time. When considering d epressive symptoms of all family members as a whole, there was a wide range of associations between child, father, and mother depressive sym...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Secular trends in mental health problems among young people in Norway: a review and meta-analysis
AbstractThere is a growing concern that the mental health of recent generations of youth is deteriorating, yet the etiology of these secular changes is not fully understood. We aimed to review the evidence on trends in mental health problems among young people in Norway. Seven large-scale repeated cross-sectional studies were included in this study, comprising 35 cross-sectional data collections between 1992 and 2019, with a total sample of 776,606 young people. Our study found a clear increase in mental health problems among young females in Norway over the past few decades, while the trends were less marked for males. Th...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Position Paper: fragmented youth healthcare services in the Netherlands endanger treatment of teenage boys with psychiatric disorders
AbstractFor children who show strongly deviant behaviour in the Netherlands, a distinction is made between behavioural problems and psychiatric problems. As a result, two different domains have emerged over time, each with its own legal frameworks and inclusion and exclusion criteria. Consequently, there is no well-organized, coherent system for youth mental health care in the Netherlands. This strong dichotomy raises the question whether patients are being admitted to facilities where they are receiving appropriate care. In addition, referral bias can arise, because the type of complaint with which a young person presents...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

“You cannot just stop life for just that”: a qualitative study on children’s experiences on refugee journey to Sweden
AbstractChildren with refugee backgrounds are often exposed to violence and other adverse experiences with well-known detrimental consequences on mental health. However, the current group of approximately 40  million child refugees is heterogeneous, stressing the importance of first-person perspectives in understanding children’s unique experiences and needs related to the migration process. Identifying contextual factors promoting health and resilience is also essential. For instance, the roles chil dren play as active agents in constructing their own lives and adapting to different environments are poorly described in...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 15, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Barriers to and facilitators of user engagement with web-based mental health interventions in young people: a systematic review
AbstractMany young people (YP) are diagnosed with mental illnesses and require support. Web-based mental health interventions (W-MHIs) have been increasingly utilized by YP, healthcare providers, and parents due to reasons including convenience and anonymity. W-MHIs are effective in improving mental health in YP. However, real-world engagement with W-MHIs remains low. Therefore, understanding barriers/facilitators of user engagement with W-MHIs is necessary to promote W-MHIs and help users gain optimal benefits through higher engagement. This review aims to identify barriers/facilitators of user engagement with W-MHIs in Y...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 14, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Protective factors for suicidal ideation: a prospective study from adolescence to adulthood
In this study, several protective factors for suicidal ideation persisted into adulthood, with distinct differences between males and females. (Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 14, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Is neighbourhood deprivation in primary school-aged children associated with their mental health and does this association change over 30 months?
AbstractAs both socioeconomic deprivation and the prevalence of childhood mental health difficulties continue to increase, exploring the relationship between them is important to guide policy. We aimed to replicate the finding of a mental health gap that widened with age between those living in the most and least deprived areas among primary school pupils. We used data from 2075 children aged 4 –9 years in the South West of England recruited to the STARS (Supporting Teachers and childRen in Schools) trial, which collected teacher- and parent-reported Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline, 18-month and...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 14, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research