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Child, adolescent and developmental psychiatry

This section covers all aspects of developmental psychiatry ranging from child to adolescent. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, psychiatric disorders that primarily manifest in childhood (e.g., attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autistic spectrum disorder, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, learning disabilities), psychiatric disorders that frequently emerge during childhood (e.g., mood and anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders) provided the focus is on a child sample, plus studies on the role of early experience, childhood maltreatment and gene x environment interactions. Studies involving neuroimaging, objective measures/biomarkers and novel therapeutic modalities are particularly encouraged.

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  1. Psychopathology in women after childbirth represents a significant risk factor for parenting and infant mental health. Regarding child development, these infants are at increased risk for developing unfavorabl...

    Authors: Brigitte Ramsauer, Annett Lotzin, Christine Mühlhan, Georg Romer, Tobias Nolte, Peter Fonagy and Bert Powell

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:24

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  2. Anxiety and depressive disorders occur in all stages of life and are the most common childhood disorders. However, only recently has attention been paid to mental health problems in indigenous children and stu...

    Authors: Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar, Alfonso Urzúa and Koen De Munter

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:11

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  3. Routine Outcome Monitoring refers to regular measurements of clients’ progress in clinical practice, aiming to evaluate and, if necessary, adapt treatment. Clients fill out questionnaires and clinicians receiv...

    Authors: Maartje AMS van Sonsbeek, Giel GJM Hutschemaekers, Jan Willem Veerman and Bea BG Tiemens

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2014 14:3

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  4. Fragile X syndrome (FXS), caused by a mutation of the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome, is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders. Comprehensive data are lacking, how...

    Authors: Frank Haessler, Franziska Gaese, Michael Colla, Michael Huss, Christoph Kretschmar, Marc Brinkman, Heike Schieb, Helmut Peters, Samuel Elstner and David Pittrow

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:339

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  5. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common behavioral and neurocognitive disorder in school-age children. Methylphenidate (MPH) is the most frequently prescribed CNS stimulant for ADHD. The ai...

    Authors: Ching-Shu Tsai, Yu-Shu Huang, Chen-Long Wu, Fang-Ming Hwang, Kin-Bao Young, Ming-Horng Tsai and Shih-Ming Chu

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:330

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  7. Depression and anxiety disorders during adolescence can have detrimental consequences. Both disorders are related to negative outcome in various areas during adolescence and are also predictive of depression a...

    Authors: Sanne PA Rasing, Daan HM Creemers, Jan MAM Janssens and Ron HJ Scholte

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:316

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  8. Depressive disorders occur in 2 to 5% of the adolescents and are associated with a high burden of disease, a high risk of recurrence and a heightened risk for development of other problems, like suicide attemp...

    Authors: Yvonne Stikkelbroek, Denise HM Bodden, Maja Deković and Anneloes L van Baar

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:314

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  9. It is well known that children of parents with mental illness are at greater risk of mental illness themselves. However the patterns of familial mental health problems across multiple generations in families a...

    Authors: Kirsten J Hancock, Francis Mitrou, Megan Shipley, David Lawrence and Stephen R Zubrick

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:299

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  10. ADHD is diagnosed and treated more often in males than in females. Research on gender differences suggests that girls may be consistently underidentified and underdiagnosed because of differences in the expres...

    Authors: Erik Winther Skogli, Martin H Teicher, Per Normann Andersen, Kjell Tore Hovik and Merete Øie

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:298

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  11. Accumulating evidence has shown a universality in the temporal organization of activity and rest among animals ranging from mammals to insects. Previous reports in both humans and mice showed that rest bout du...

    Authors: Minako Kawabata, Taro Ueno, Jun Tomita, Junko Kawatani, Akemi Tomoda, Shoen Kume and Kazuhiko Kume

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:281

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  12. People who suffer from psychiatric disorders are burdened with a high prevalence of chronic illnesses and pain, but evidence on pain prevalence among adolescents with psychiatric disorders is scarce. The aim o...

    Authors: Wenche L Mangerud, Ottar Bjerkeset, Stian Lydersen and Marit S Indredavik

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:272

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  13. Routine outcome measurement (ROM) is important for assessing the clinical effectiveness of health services and for monitoring patient outcomes. Within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the...

    Authors: Charlotte L Hall, Maria Moldavsky, Laurence Baldwin, Michael Marriott, Karen Newell, John Taylor, Kapil Sayal and Chris Hollis

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:270

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  15. A ruminative style of responding to low mood is associated with subsequent high depressive symptoms and depressive disorder in children, adolescents and adults. Scores on self-report rumination scales correlat...

    Authors: Paul O Wilkinson, Tim J Croudace and Ian M Goodyer

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:250

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  16. Antipsychotic drugs can be used to help treat a wide variety of psychiatric disorders. However, specific antipsychotic drugs for any particular patient may need to be changed for a number of different reasons,...

    Authors: David Linton, Ric M Procyshyn, Dean Elbe, Lik Hang N Lee and Alasdair M Barr

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:248

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  17. The appropriateness of use of generic instead of brand-name medication remains unresolved and controversial in several areas of medicine. Some evidence suggestive of variations in bioavailability and clinical ...

    Authors: Rani Samuel, Azizah Attard and Marinos Kyriakopoulos

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:244

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  18. The stimulant methylphenidate (MPH) has been a mainstay of treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for many years. Owing to the short half-life and the issues associated with multiple dai...

    Authors: David Coghill, Tobias Banaschewski, Alessandro Zuddas, Antonio Pelaz, Antonella Gagliano and Manfred Doepfner

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:237

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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Psychiatry 2015 15:202

  19. Identifying children with childhood-onset neurodevelopmental problems (NDPs, defined here as autism spectrum disorders [ASDs], attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [AD/HD], tic disorders [TDs], learning di...

    Authors: Tomas Larson, Sebastian Lundström, Thomas Nilsson, Eva Norén Selinus, Maria Råstam, Paul Lichtenstein, Clara Hellner Gumpert, Henrik Anckarsäter and Nóra Kerekes

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:233

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  20. Methylphenidate (MPH) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. The overall population of children and adolescents with ADHD may comprise d...

    Authors: Christopher Hautmann, Aribert Rothenberger and Manfred Döpfner

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:219

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  21. To ascertain whether factors of the family environment and gestational period are associated with the appearance of ADHD in children, as reported by various different informants (mothers and teachers).

    Authors: Thiago de Oliveira Pires, Cosme Marcelo Furtado Passos da Silva and Simone Gonçalves de Assis

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:215

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  22. Prescribing of antipsychotics (AP) to young people has increased in the last decade internationally. We aimed to characterize AP prescribing in a population of low-income youth in Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Authors: Andrea L Murphy, David M Gardner, Charmaine Cooke, Steve Kisely, Jean Hughes and Stan P Kutcher

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:198

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  24. Once considered to be a disorder restricted to childhood, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is now recognised to persist into adult life. However, service provision for adults with ADHD is limite...

    Authors: Charlotte L Hall, Karen Newell, John Taylor, Kapil Sayal, Katie D Swift and Chris Hollis

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:186

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  25. Anxiety is a problem for many children, particularly because of its negative consequences not only on the wellbeing of the child, but also on society. Adequate prevention and treatment might be the key in tack...

    Authors: Manon LA van Starrenburg, Rowella CWM Kuijpers, Giel JM Hutschemaekers and Rutger CME Engels

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:183

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  26. Although life course influences have long been recognised in affective disorder, little is known about the influence of early life factors on late life anxiety and depression. The aim was to investigate the ex...

    Authors: Jens Christoffer Skogen, Robert Stewart, Arnstein Mykletun, Marit Knapstad and Simon Øverland

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:136

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  27. Identification of gene × environment interactions (G × E) for depression is a crucial step in ascertaining the mechanisms underpinning the disorder. Earlier studies have indicated strong genetic influences and...

    Authors: Akemi Tomoda, Shota Nishitani, Naomi Matsuura, Takashi X Fujisawa, Junko Kawatani, Daiki Toyohisa, Mai Ono and Kazuyuki Shinohara

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:134

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  28. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often comorbid with psychiatric and developmental disorders. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity and overweight among Chinese children w...

    Authors: Rongwang Yang, Shujiong Mao, Suhan Zhang, Rong Li and Zhengyan Zhao

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:133

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  29. Deficits in working memory are widely reported in schizophrenia and are considered a trait marker for the disorder. Event-related potentials (ERPs) and imaging data suggest that these differences in working me...

    Authors: Caroline Rawdon, Jennifer Murphy, Mathieu M Blanchard, Ian Kelleher, Mary C Clarke, Fergal Kavanagh, Mary Cannon and Richard AP Roche

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:125

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  30. Depression among adolescents is common but most cases go undetected. Brief questionnaires offer an opportunity to identify probable cases but properly validated cut-off points are often unavailable, especially...

    Authors: Ricardo Araya, Jesus Montero-Marin, Sergio Barroilhet, Rosemarie Fritsch and Alan Montgomery

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:122

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    The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:269

  31. Previous studies in bipolar disorder investigating childhood trauma and clinical presentations of the illness have mainly focused on physical and sexual abuse. Our aim was to explore further the relationship b...

    Authors: Sara Larsson, Monica Aas, Ole Klungsøyr, Ingrid Agartz, Erlend Mork, Nils Eiel Steen, Elizabeth A Barrett, Trine V Lagerberg, Jan Ivar Røssberg, Ingrid Melle, Ole A Andreassen and Steinar Lorentzen

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:97

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  32. There is little research on the process of transition between child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and adult mental health services (AMHS). More recently, there is growing recognition that Atten...

    Authors: Katie D Swift, Charlotte L Hall, Vic Marimuttu, Lucy Redstone, Kapil Sayal and Chris Hollis

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:74

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  33. Longitudinal epidemiological studies involving child/adolescent mental health problems are scarce in developing countries, particularly in regions characterized by adverse living conditions. We examined the in...

    Authors: Daniel Fatori, Isabel A Bordin, Bartira M Curto and Cristiane S de Paula

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:31

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  34. Deficits in executive functioning are of great significance in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). One of these executive functions, working memory, plays an important role in academic performance...

    Authors: Marthe LA van der Donk, Anne-Claire Hiemstra-Beernink, Ariane C Tjeenk-Kalff, Aryan V van der Leij and Ramón JL Lindauer

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:23

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  35. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 5% of children worldwide and results in significant impairments in daily functioning. Few community-ascertained samples of children with AD...

    Authors: Emma Sciberras, Daryl Efron, Elizabeth J Schilpzand, Vicki Anderson, Brad Jongeling, Philip Hazell, Obioha C Ukoumunne and Jan M Nicholson

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:18

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  36. Methylphenidate (MPH) is the most common drug treatment of attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Treatment with MPH is contraindicated in the presence of certain psychiatric, cerebro- ...

    Authors: Angela A Kraut, Ingo Langner, Christina Lindemann, Tobias Banaschewski, Ulrike Petermann, Franz Petermann, Rafael T Mikolajczyk and Edeltraut Garbe

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2013 13:11

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  37. Experimental animal studies and one population-based study have suggested an increased risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome after prenatal exposure to SSRIs. We describe the methods and design of a popu...

    Authors: Heli Malm, Miia Artama, Alan S Brown, Mika Gissler, David Gyllenberg, Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, Ian McKeague and Andre Sourander

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:217

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  38. Numerous medications have been tested on patients with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) and Asperger’s disorder. Although many of these medications have been demonstrated to b...

    Authors: Tsuyoshi Miyaoka, Rei Wake, Motohide Furuya, Kristian Liaury, Masa Ieda, Kazunori Kawakami, Keiko Tsuchie, Takuji Inagaki and Jun Horiguchi

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:215

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  39. Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are two to three times more likely to experience sleep problems. The purpose of this study is to determine the relative contributions of circadian ...

    Authors: Reut Gruber, Laura Fontil, Lana Bergmame, Sabrina T Wiebe, Rhonda Amsel, Sonia Frenette and Julie Carrier

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:212

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  40. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that develops after exposure to a life-threatening traumatic experience. Meta-analyses of the brainstem showed that midsagittal area of the pons was...

    Authors: Dongjuan Liu, Bing Xiao, Fang Han, Enhua Wang and Yuxiu Shi

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:211

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  41. Our objective was to determine antioxidant defence activity in healthy controls (HC) and healthy unaffected second-degree relatives of patients with early onset psychosis (HC-FHP), and to assess its relationsh...

    Authors: Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Monica Martinez-Cengotitabengoa, Celso Arango, Immaculada Baeza, Soraya Otero-Cuesta, Montserrat Graell-Berna, César Soutullo, Juan Carlos Leza and Juan Antonio Micó

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:200

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  42. Methylphenidate (MPH), a psycho-stimulant, is the most widely administered drug for the pharmacological management of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study attempts to deter...

    Authors: Yu-Shu Huang, Liang-Jen Wang and Chih-Ken Chen

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:194

    Content type: Research article

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  43. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and benzodiazepine anxiolytics are used in the US to treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). While benzodiazepines typic...

    Authors: Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Michael Treglia, Jose Ma J Alvir and Gerry Oster

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:177

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  44. The mental health needs of young children in humanitarian contexts often remain unaddressed. The lack of a validated, rapid and simple tool for screening combined with few mental health professionals able to a...

    Authors: Caroline Marquer, Caroline Barry, Yoram Mouchenik, Sarah Hustache, Douma M Djibo, Mahamane L Manzo, Bruno Falissard, Anne Révah-Lévy, Rebecca F Grais and Marie-Rose Moro

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:170

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  45. A randomized and controlled clinical study was performed to evaluate the use of neurofeedback (NF) to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents.

    Authors: Nezla S Duric, Jørg Assmus, Doris Gundersen and Irene B Elgen

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:107

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  47. Preterm survivors from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are considered to be at risk for some neurobehavioral disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The current study aimed t...

    Authors: Shih-Ming Chu, Ming-Horng Tsai, Fan-Ming Hwang, Jen-Fu Hsu, Hsuan Rong Huang and Yu-Shu Huang

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:85

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  48. To date, no studies have assessed in detail the characteristics, organisation, and functioning of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). This information gap represents a major limitation for res...

    Authors: Laura Pedrini, Giovanni Colasurdo, Stefano Costa, Michela Fabiani, Linda Ferraresi, Emilio Franzoni, Francesca Masina, Renato Moschen, Vittoria Neviani, Stefano Palazzi, Roberto Parisi, Antonia Parmeggiani, Antonio Preti, Cosimo Ricciutello, Marco BL Rocchi, Davide Sisti…

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2012 12:7

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  49. To evaluate the concurrent and discriminant validity of a brief DSM-based structured diagnostic interview for referred individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

    Authors: Gagan Joshi, Carter R Petty, Ronna Fried, Janet Wozniak, Jamie A Micco, Aude Henin, Robert Doyle, Maribel Galdo, Meghan Kotarski, Janet Caruso, Benjamin Meller, Stephen V Faraone and Joseph Biederman

    Citation: BMC Psychiatry 2011 11:204

    Content type: Research article

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