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Physical activity and psychopathology: are long-term developmental trajectories of physical activity in children and adolescents associated with trajectories of general mental health problems and of attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) symptoms?
This study employed data from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) collected at three time points (baseline, Wave 1, Wave 2, over 10 years) from 17,640 children and adolescents. Using parent-reported data from the Strengths and Difficultie s Questionnaire (SDQ), different developmental trajectories of general mental health problems (SDQ-total) and ADHD symptoms (SDQ-H/I) were identified with latent class mixed models (LCMM) statistics. This was also applied to parent- and self-reported data of three levels of PA. The latter was assess ed according to WHO recommendations. ...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Randomized controlled trial of individualized arousal-biofeedback for children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders (DBD)
AbstractDisruptive behavior disorders [including conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)] are common childhood and adolescent psychiatric conditions often linked to altered arousal. The recommended first-line treatment is multi-modal therapy and includes psychosocial and behavioral interventions. Their modest effect sizes along with clinically and biologically heterogeneous phenotypes emphasize the need for innovative personalized treatment targeting impaired functions such as arousal dysregulation. A total of 37 children aged 8 –14 years diagnosed with ODD/CD were randomized to 20 sessions of indi...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Childhood obesity and adolescent follow-up depressive symptoms: exploring a moderated mediation model of body esteem and gender
This study is unique in examining an indirect pathway of this link via body esteem (BE) prospectively from childhood (8 –12 years) to adolescence (13–18 years). In addition, potential gender moderation was examined. This study utilized data from a case–control study comparing 100 children with and without obesity matched on important confounders (age, gender, and socioeconomic status). Our findings provide su pport for the mediating role of BE in the link between childhood weight status and adolescent depressive symptoms at a 5-year follow-up. This mediation effect did not differ between boys and girls. The finding...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Risk and protective factors of suicidal tendencies among freshmen in China revealed by a hierarchical regression model
This study aimed to identify risk and protective factors for suicidal tendencies among college students by exploring current mental health, personal experiences, family environment, and school adaptation. A total of 11,504 freshmen in China were recruited. Suicidal tendencies were assessed using the Adolescents Suicidal Tendencies Scale (ASTS), while explored risk and protective factors included mental health assessed by the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), campus adaptation using the College Student School Adaptation Scale, and Personal Situation Survey. Single-factor Logistic regression analysis, correlation analysis, and ...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Influence of at-risk family interactions on the course of psychiatric care in adolescence
AbstractDysparenting, referring to inappropriate parental attitudes, is a vulnerability factor for mental disorders during adolescence and a therapeutic leverage, yet clinicians lack reliable tools to assess it in daily clinical practice. Moreover, the effect of this dysparenting on the amount of psychiatric care remains unclear. The Family and Care study aims to develop the at-risk family interactions and levers (ARFIL) scale, a comprehensive 30-item clinical scale, and to assess in a cross-sectional design, the impact of these at-risk family interactions on the care of adolescents (n = 425) hospitalized in psychiatry...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Peer relationships, adolescent anxiety, and life satisfaction: a moderated mediation model in Turkish and syrian samples
This study examined the mediating effect of peer relationships and the moderating effect of being a refugee or native adolescent on the relationship between adolescent anxiety and life satisfaction across different samples. Participants and setting: The study included 2,336 adolescents aged 11 –19 (M = 14.79, SD = 1.04). Participants completed the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The mediation and moderation effects were analyzed with the path analysis codes written on Mplus 8.3. SPSS 26 was u sed for descriptive statistics and...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Participation in club sport in childhood is associated with mental health in preterm and term born adolescents
AbstractPreterm born individuals have an increased risk for mental health problems. Participation in club sport is associated with better mental health but the causal direction is unclear. It is not known whether this association could also be found in preterm children. Data from term born (N = 10,368), late preterm (N = 630), and very to moderately preterm born (N = 243) children from the Millennium Cohort Study at the ages of 3, 5, 7, 11, and 14 years were used. Longitudinal associations between the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) and club sport participation (days per week) we...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Protective factors associated with resilience among unaccompanied refugee minors after settling in Norway: a matched cross-sectional study
This study aimed to examine protective factors associated with resilience among unaccompanied refugee minors in comparison to their Norwegian peers and to examine associations between resilience factors and characteristics related to positive outcomes among unaccompanied minors. Data stem from thePathways to Independence study conducted in Bergen municipality, Norway in 2018 –2019 where 81 unaccompanied minors aged 15–20 participated (83.3% male; 80% response rate). An age- and sex-matched control group of 324 adolescents was retrieved from the youth@hordaland study conducted in Norway in 2012. Resilience factors were ...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Aetiological developmental models of symptoms of mental disorders in children: are we focussing on the relevant aspects in relation to individual diagnosis and intervention?
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The impact of abduction and hostage-taking on the mental health of children and adolescents: a scoping review
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Times marked by consecutive crises
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Association between telomere length and neuropsychological function at 4 –5 years in children from the INMA project: a cross-sectional study
AbstractShortened telomere length (TL) has been associated with lower cognitive performance, different neurological diseases in adults, and certain neurodevelopmental disorders in children. However, the evidence about the association between TL and neuropsychological developmental outcomes in children from the general population is scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the association between TL and neuropsychological function in children 4 –5 years of age. We included 686 children from the INMA Project, a population-based birth cohort in Spain. Leucocyte TL was determined by quantitative PCR method, and neurop...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Child temperament as a longitudinal predictor of mother –adolescent interaction quality: are effects independent of child and maternal mental health?
AbstractAdaptive parent –child interaction plays a major role in healthy child development. Caregiver mental health problems can negatively impact parent–child interaction. In turn, interactional quality is often studied as a predictor of child outcome. However, child characteristics supposedly shape parent–child int eractions as well. Given associations between child and caregiver mental health and child temperament, this study aimed at differentiating their effects on dyadic interaction quality in adolescence. Child temperament and character at age 5 were investigated as longitudinal predictors of observed mot herâ...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 19, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Obituary for William Yule
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 19, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Sleep measures as a predictor of suicidal ideation among high-risk adolescents
AbstractSuicide is the second leading cause of death among youth aged 15 –24 years. Identifying modifiable risk factors relevant to adolescents is crucial for suicide prevention. Sleep patterns have been linked to suicidality in adults, but lack sufficient study in youth. This ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study aimed to explore the relationship between object ively and subjectively measured sleep characteristics and next-day suicidal ideation in high-risk youth. We included 29 adolescents (12–18 years old) admitted to the inpatient psychiatric ward post-suicide attempt or due to suicidal intent within the pre...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - January 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research