{"title":"Estimating the Efficacy of CBT for Children on the Autism Spectrum Using a Home-Based Video Assessment of Autism-Related Solitary Behavior.","authors":"Samara M Wolpe, Ingrid S Tien, Jeffrey J Wood","doi":"10.1007/s10578-025-01812-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10578-025-01812-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While laboratory and school playground-based independent evaluator (IE) rated measures of intervention outcome have been used in some clinical trials for autistic individuals (Dawson Pediatrics 125:e17-e23, 2010), IE ratings of children's behavior in their home environments are virtually nonexistent in published clinical trials in autism. In the present study, IE-rated measure of children's social isolation in the home setting pre and post intervention is utilized to evaluate treatment effects from a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment for school-aged children on the autism spectrum (Wood et al. J Consult Clin Psychol 89:110-125, 2021). Twenty-nine of the 68 families of participants from a CBT intervention for autistic youth (Wood et al. J Consult Clin Psychol 89:110-125, 2021) who recorded home-based videos at pre-treatment also did so at post-treatment. Two measures were used by IEs to rate pre- and post-treatment home video recordings on children's social isolation (Children's Household-Environment Engagement Rating Scale; CHEERS, (Wood et al. Br J Clin Psychol, 2024) and Social Interaction Rating Scale (SIRS; Ruble et al. Topics Early Childhood Special Educ). Children in the CBT condition had a statistically significantly greater decline in CHEERS Solitary scores than did children in the Enhanced Standard Community Treatment (ESCT) condition. An increase in SIRS Responsive Parenting scores from pre- to post-treatment was statistically significantly linked with a decrease in Solitary scores. This study suggests that CBT-based interventions may be able to facilitate a positive impact on children's social engagement in their home environment. This study provides an informative lens for considering the contextual validity of interventions for autistic children with IE-rated measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"1538-1544"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143074061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Mothers' Psychiatric Symptoms, Practices of Emotion Socialization and Emotion Regulation among Children Diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder.","authors":"Feray Tarımtay Altun, Medine Yazıcı, Özalp Ekinci","doi":"10.1007/s10578-025-01808-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10578-025-01808-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the mediating role of mothers' emotion socialization practices and emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between maternal attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptom levels and their children's ADHD symptom levels. The study included 90 children (M = 9.71 years, SD = 1.33) diagnosed with ADHD and their mothers. Mothers completed Adult Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Report Scale, Borderline Personality Inventory, DSM-IV Based Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale, Coping with Children's Negative Emotions Scale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Brief Form. Children filled out Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children. The findings revealed that mothers' punitive and distress reactions mediated the relationship between mothers' and their children's ADHD symptom levels. Furthermore, all unsupportive emotion socialization strategies mediated the relationship between mothers' BPD symptoms and their children's ADHD symptoms. These results indicate that unsupportive maternal responses may contribute to the severity of children's ADHD symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"1502-1517"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13615102/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143691154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lottie Shipp, Eleanor Leigh, Amy Laverton, Ray Percy, Polly Waite
{"title":"Cognitive Aspects of Generalised Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents: Exploring Intolerance of Uncertainty, Cognitive Avoidance, and Positive Beliefs About Worry.","authors":"Lottie Shipp, Eleanor Leigh, Amy Laverton, Ray Percy, Polly Waite","doi":"10.1007/s10578-025-01809-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10578-025-01809-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intolerance of uncertainty, cognitive avoidance, and positive beliefs about worry have been well researched in adults with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), but few studies have explored these aspects in adolescent clinical samples. To address this gap, we compared the three cognitive variables amongst 12-18 year-olds with diagnoses of GAD (n = 46), those with other anxiety disorders (n = 18), and a group with low self-reported anxiety (n = 38). Adolescents with GAD reported significantly higher intolerance of uncertainty and positive beliefs about worry relative to their peers with other anxiety diagnoses, whilst levels of cognitive avoidance did not differ significantly. Intolerance of uncertainty and cognitive avoidance, but not positive beliefs about worry, were significantly higher amongst young people with GAD compared to the non-anxious community group. This novel study provides preliminary evidence for the relevance and specificity of intolerance of uncertainty to the maintenance of GAD in adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"1518-1531"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7618352/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143499623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara K Pardej, Daniel A Waschbusch, Susan L Calhoun, Susan D Mayes
{"title":"Somatic Symptoms in a Population-Based Sample from Childhood to Adolescence: Stability and Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictors.","authors":"Sara K Pardej, Daniel A Waschbusch, Susan L Calhoun, Susan D Mayes","doi":"10.1007/s10578-024-01794-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10578-024-01794-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study investigated group and individual stability and predictors of somatic symptoms from childhood to adolescence in a population-based sample. 259 youth were evaluated at 6-12 years (M 8.1) and 8 years later (M 15.2). Sixteen somatic symptoms from the parent-rated Pediatric Behavior Scale were used for analyses, in addition to psychopathology subscales. Most somatic symptom prevalence rates decreased from childhood to adolescence. Group mean scores were relatively stable over time. Individual stability for the absence of somatic symptoms in childhood and adolescence was high, yet individual stability for the presence of somatic symptoms at both time points was low. Most symptoms remitted for the majority of youth. New cases in adolescence were common. Significant correlates of childhood and adolescent somatic symptoms varied. Longitudinal predictors were childhood somatic symptoms and adolescent medication status. Childhood psychopathology scores did not predict the total adolescent somatic symptom score.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"1362-1371"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142754872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identifying Active Ingredients that Cause Change in Digital Parent Training Programs for Child Behavior Problems: A Qualitative Exploration.","authors":"Chen R Saar, Or Brandes, Amit Baumel","doi":"10.1007/s10578-024-01803-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10578-024-01803-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital parent training programs (DPTs) aimed at treating child behavior problems have shown efficacy in a number of trials, but less is known about the active ingredients parents find helpful while using DPTs. We analyzed data from users of self-guided DPTs within a randomized controlled trial setting: a standard program (DPT-STD) and an enhanced program (DPT-TP). Thematic analysis of interviews (n = 16) reveals that users of both programs endorsed the \"content\", \"content presentation\", \"accessibility\", and \"therapeutic context\" as beneficial. However, only DPT-TP users identified the \"therapeutic persuasiveness\" as helpful, attributing this to features embedded exclusively in the enhanced program, including call-to-action reminders and assessment-based feedback. Findings were reinforced by the analysis of responses to open-ended questions from a larger sample of users (n = 31 DPT-STD users and n = 34 DPT-TP users). These findings underscore the importance of utilizing features that help parents make positive changes in their home.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"1453-1465"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13615005/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samantha Jugovac, David J Hawes, Lucy A Tully, Dave S Pasalich
{"title":"Practitioners' Use and Acceptability of Time-Out.","authors":"Samantha Jugovac, David J Hawes, Lucy A Tully, Dave S Pasalich","doi":"10.1007/s10578-024-01798-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10578-024-01798-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Time-out is an empirically supported component of parenting interventions for child conduct problems; however, it is receiving increasing criticism among parents and some practitioners. This study aimed to investigate practitioners' use and acceptability of time-out for child conduct problems; examine whether perceived effectiveness and knowledge of evidence-based parameters of time-out implementation influence use and acceptability of time-out; and explore practitioners' perceptions about alternatives to time-out. One hundred and ten Australian and New Zealand practitioners who have worked with children and families completed an online survey investigating their use and acceptability of time-out for children with conduct problems. Results showed that 55.5% of the sample have used timeout, with 38.0% considered current TO users. Acceptability of the strategy varied, with some practitioners critical of time-out. Increased knowledge of evidence-based parameters of time-out implementation was associated with increased frequency of time-out use and acceptability, while perceived effectiveness was associated with increased acceptability only. Practitioners perceived a number of other parenting strategies as effective alternatives to time-out. These findings have important implications for improving practitioners' implementation of time-out with parents of children with conduct problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"1385-1402"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142794537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caglar Charles Daniel Jaicks, Reyhan Calisan Kinter, Turgay Yeniuğurel, Cemile Yıldırım
{"title":"Evaluation of Oral Health in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Caglar Charles Daniel Jaicks, Reyhan Calisan Kinter, Turgay Yeniuğurel, Cemile Yıldırım","doi":"10.1007/s10578-026-02091-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10578-026-02091-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to compare the oral health profiles of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and healthy controls, focusing on caries experience, periodontal status, and occlusal characteristics. In this cross-sectional study, children aged 10-18 years diagnosed with ADHD (n = 50) and age-matched healthy controls (n = 50) underwent standardized dental examinations. ADHD diagnoses were established by a child and adolescent psychiatry specialist based on DSM-5 criteria and supported by neuropsychological assessments. All dental evaluations were performed by a single blinded examiner under standardized clinical conditions. Assessments included DMFT scoring, clinical gingival evaluation, malocclusion analysis, dental crowding status, and panoramic radiographic evaluation. Children with ADHD had a significantly higher DMFT index than controls (2.82 ± 1.38 vs. 1.10 ± 1.02; p < 0.001). The odds of having a fractured tooth were higher in the ADHD group than in the control group (36% vs. 10%; unadjusted OR = 5.06, 95% CI: 1.70-15.05; p = 0.004). Any gingival abnormality was more frequent in the ADHD group than in the control group (60% vs. 12%; unadjusted OR = 11.00, 95% CI: 3.95-30.61; p < 0.001). Malocclusion (64% vs. 24%; p < 0.001) and dental crowding (70% vs. 44%; p = 0.015) were also more frequent among children with ADHD. Within this selected sample meeting predefined oral-hygiene, dietary, and dental-attendance criteria, ADHD was associated with poorer oral health indicators. These findings provide clinically relevant insights and may support tailored preventive monitoring and clinically indicated dental-mental health collaboration. Further studies involving larger and more diverse cohorts are warranted to validate these associations across the broader ADHD population.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"1275-1283"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148839448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alyssa J Parker, Peyton Brock, Mina Hughes, Olivia P Cutshaw, Grace Messina, Jillian Lee Wiggins, Lea R Dougherty
{"title":"The Predictive Value of Preadolescent Suicidal Ideation Reporter Discrepancies in the ABCD Study.","authors":"Alyssa J Parker, Peyton Brock, Mina Hughes, Olivia P Cutshaw, Grace Messina, Jillian Lee Wiggins, Lea R Dougherty","doi":"10.1007/s10578-024-01806-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10578-024-01806-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Little data exist to guide suicide assessment protocols in preadolescent youth. Using the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) data (N = 10,010) at baseline (ages 9-10) and 24-month follow-up (ages 11-12), this report investigates informant agreement/disagreement in caregiver- and youth- reports of suicidal ideation and their associations with youth sex assigned at birth and symptomatology across preadolescence. Using the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS) at both timepoints, four informant discrepancy groups were created from caregiver- and youth- reported suicidal ideation: (1) Concordant No; (2) Concordant Yes; (3) Discordant Caregiver Yes, Youth No; (4) Discordant Caregiver No, Youth Yes. Internalizing and externalizing symptoms were measured at the 24-month follow-up using the caregiver-report Child Behavior Checklist and the youth-report ABCD Brief Problem Monitor. Results indicated low-to-fair caregiver-youth agreement for youth suicidal ideation across preadolescence. Suicidal ideation reported by youth, but not caregivers, demonstrated a shift in prevalence at the follow-up, with females surpassing males in self-reported endorsements. Finally, informant groups at both time points were associated with caregiver- and youth-reported youth symptomatology at the 24-month follow-up, and associations varied by reporter. Findings demonstrate the importance of leveraging both caregiver and youth reports to assess preadolescent suicidal ideation and highlight the clinical utility of informant discrepancies in assessing suicide risk. The accurate assessment of suicidal ideation in preadolescents is essential to curb the increasing rates of preadolescent suicide and identify at-risk youth for interventions prior to even larger uptick of suicide in adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":"1490-1501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13036757/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developmental Stage Differences in the Childhood Trauma-Adolescent Anxiety Network: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Application of Network Temperature.","authors":"Shiyin Xiao, Wei Chen","doi":"10.1007/s10578-026-02102-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-026-02102-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childhood trauma is strongly associated with anxiety in adolescents. Network temperature, a metric recently proposed for quantifying the dynamic stability of psychopathological networks, provides a novel analytical framework; higher temperature indicates greater network instability. This study extends network temperature for the first time to a trauma-anxiety network, examining developmental stage differences (early, middle, and late adolescence) in the childhood trauma-anxiety relationship using a large-scale cross-sectional sample. The analytical sample comprised 28,482 Chinese adolescents (50.3% female; aged 10-19 years, M = 12.85 years, SD = 1.99) from a cross-sectional survey. Using the Ising model based on network analysis, we constructed a network linking childhood trauma and adolescent anxiety, and computed its network temperature across developmental stages, with separate analyses conducted for males and females. Results identified physical abuse as the most globally central node and emotional abuse as the most critical bridging node connecting the trauma and anxiety clusters. Overall network temperature peaked in middle adolescence and declined thereafter. Distinct sex-specific patterns emerged: females exhibited a continued increase in network temperature after middle adolescence, whereas males showed a pronounced decline. These findings highlight the value of network temperature as a system-level metric for characterizing the stability of trauma-anxiety networks and underscore the importance of adopting developmentally and sex-sensitive perspectives in understanding this relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149069219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iván Fernández-Martínez, José P Espada, María T Gonzálvez, Alexandra Morales, Mireia Orgilés, Peter Muris
{"title":"Psychometric Evaluation of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5) in a Community Sample of Spanish School-Aged Children.","authors":"Iván Fernández-Martínez, José P Espada, María T Gonzálvez, Alexandra Morales, Mireia Orgilés, Peter Muris","doi":"10.1007/s10578-026-02093-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-026-02093-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5) was developed to assess symptoms of major anxiety disorders (Part I) and specific fears and phobias (Part II) in children and adolescents in accordance with current diagnostic criteria. Despite growing interest in the YAM-5, research has primarily focused on Part I, leaving Part II comparatively understudied, while evidence on the psychometric properties of both components in children from age eight onward remains limited. The present study examined the factorial structure and psychometric properties of both parts of the YAM-5 in a community sample of Spanish-speaking children aged 8 to 12 years. Participants were 515 children (M = 9.82, SD = 1.20) enrolled in primary education in Spain. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the original five-factor structure of both parts of the instrument. The YAM-5 total scale and the total scores of Parts I and II demonstrated good-to-excellent internal consistency, while most subscales showed acceptable-to-good reliability, with stronger internal consistency observed for Part I. Evidence of convergent, divergent, and discriminant validity was also found. These results provide further support for the YAM-5 as a suitable tool for assessing anxiety-related symptoms and facilitating their early identification among school-aged children in community settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":10024,"journal":{"name":"Child Psychiatry & Human Development","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149069233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}