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{"title":"Patients' Experiences of Clozapine for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Steven Parkes, Bethany Mantell, Ebenezer Oloyede, Graham Blackman","doi":"10.1093/schizbullopen/sgac042","DOIUrl":"10.1093/schizbullopen/sgac042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), however, it remains widely under-utilized in clinical practice. To date, relatively little attention has been given to patients' experience of clozapine. By synthesizing the existing literature, we sought to determine the experiences of patients with TRS treated with clozapine.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review was conducted on Embase, Medline, PsychInfo, and PubMed databases for studies from 1956 to 2021. English language studies and those based on adult patients prescribed clozapine for TRS were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirteen studies were included with a total of 1487 patients and a narrative synthesis was performed. Overall, most patients reported positive experiences of clozapine, with generally high levels of satisfaction, alongside symptom improvement and preference over previous medications. Negative experiences of clozapine were less common, but when mentioned, focused on blood tests and common side effects, including hypersalivation and weight gain.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This is the first systematic review exploring patients' subjective experiences of clozapine for TRS. Findings suggest that patients generally have a favorable experience when being treated with clozapine. However, conclusions are limited by the risk of bias, particularly survivorship bias. High-quality longitudinal studies exploring patients' experiences of clozapine are indicated for the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":"3 1","pages":"sgac042"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11205966/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89789972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Three-year Outcome of Emotional Symptoms in Clinically Referred Youth with ADHD and their Relationship to Neuropsychological Functions.","authors":"Pia Tallberg,&nbsp;Kristina Svanberg,&nbsp;Anne-Li Hallin,&nbsp;Maria Rastam,&nbsp;Peik Gustafsson,&nbsp;Sean Perrin","doi":"10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Further knowledge is needed regarding long-term outcome of emotional symptoms, and the interplay between these symptoms and neuropsychological functioning in youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to explore the effect of performance-based neurocognitive functions and parent-rated behavioral executive functioning (EF) on self-rated and parent-rated internalizing symptoms longitudinally in clinically referred youth with ADHD (n = 137; mean age = 12.4 years). We also aimed to examine the change in self-rated emotional symptoms in the ADHD group and a Control group (n = 59; mean age = 11.9 years).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>At baseline, and three years later, parents completed rating scales of their child's ADHD symptoms (Swanson Nolan Pelham Scale, Version IV - SNAP-IV), emotional symptoms (Five To Fifteen Questionnaire, Strengths, and Difficulties Questionnaire), and EF (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function). At the same time, the child completed self-report measures of Anxiety, Depression, and Anger Inventories (the Beck Youth Inventories) and neurocognitive measures (Conner's Continuous Performance Test, Version II (CPT-II), Working Memory and Processing Speed composites (Wechsler Intelligence Scales). Statistical analyses were linear and logistic mixed models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Using longitudinal data, parent- and self-ratings of emotional symptoms were associated with parent-ratings of EF behavior in youth with ADHD. Plan/organizing deficits were associated with Anxiety and Anger over and above other metacognitive subscales, while Emotional Control was related to Anger over and above other behavior regulation subscales. In the ADHD group, Anger symptoms improved across measuring points. When controlling for age, Anxiety, and Depression symptoms were largely stable in both groups, however at higher levels in the ADHD group. The differences in anxiety and depression symptoms across groups decreased over time.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The current study emphasizes the importance of identification, monitoring, and treatment of emotional symptoms, and behavioral aspects of EF in youth with ADHD.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"72-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/68/40/sjcapp-10-072.PMC9284941.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40556573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Severe Hyperprolactinemia during Lurasidone Treatment in a 16-year Old Girl with Schizophrenia - A Case Report.","authors":"Karsten Gjessing Jensen","doi":"10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Increase of serum prolactin is a common adverse effect to antipsychotic medication, potentially leading to galactorrhea, menstrual cycle disturbances or sexual adverse effects. Lurasidone is commonly associated with a low risk of prolactin change.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe a case of severe hyperprolactinemia in a 16-year old female with schizophrenia.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Case report.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We saw a severe and sustained prolactin increase during treatment with lurasidone.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although lurasidone is usually considered not to increase prolactin, some patients may experience this adverse effect. As related subjective consequences may be falsely attributed to the disease or as direct effects of the antipsycotic agent, serum prolactin measurements should be made prior to and during antipsychotic treatment regardless of medication choice.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"87-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e1/dd/sjcapp-10-087.PMC9284940.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40556572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measuring Parent Rated Interest and Deprivation Type Curiosity in Swedish Young Children - Are they Meaningfully Distinct?","authors":"John Michel Kaneko","doi":"10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Proxy ratings of young children's curiosity has the potential to be useful for research in Sweden. One such proxy rating is the parent-rating Interest/Deprivation Young Children scale. This scale has previously only been validated in Dutch samples, where it differentiated curiosity dimensions of interest (joyful exploration) and deprivation (reduction of aversive feelings of not knowing).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study was to investigate internal and construct validity of the Swedish version of the Interest/Deprivation Young Children scale.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A translation of the Interest/Deprivation Young Children scale was conducted and then administered to 266 parents in Sweden, who rated their children (4-6-years old) on 10 items, with 5 items each for subscales of interest and deprivation dimensions of epistemic curiosity. Responses were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results indicate acceptable internal reliability for deprivation-curiosity items (α = 0.78) and for interest-curiosity items (α = 0.79). For the combined scale score alpha was found good (α = 0.84). However, confirmatory factor analysis failed to differentiate interest and deprivation dimensions of curiosity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Item revisions are suggested which could be implemented for further investigations. Also, the possibility of using the I/D-YC total score as a more general measure of child curiosity is argued for. An open question is how other dimensions of curiosity might be more viable for proxy ratings of child curiosity.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"64-71"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/97/9d/sjcapp-10-064.PMC9238430.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40506697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Daniel Hernández-Calle,&nbsp;Jorge Andreo-Jover,&nbsp;Javier Curto-Ramos,&nbsp;Daniel García Martínez,&nbsp;Luis Vicente Valor,&nbsp;Guillermo Juárez,&nbsp;Margarita Alcamí,&nbsp;Arancha Ortiz,&nbsp;Noelia Iglesias,&nbsp;María Fe Bravo-Ortiz,&nbsp;Beatriz Rodríguez Vega,&nbsp;Gonzalo Martínez-Alés","doi":"10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Paediatric and adult psychiatric emergency department (ED) visits decreased during the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic will include increases in mental healthcare needs, especially among vulnerable groups such as children and adolescents.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study examined changes in the number of overall and diagnosis-specific mental health ED visits among patients aged <18 years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Madrid, Spain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using clinical records from all psychiatric ED visits at a major teaching hospital between October 2018 and April 2021, we conducted interrupted time-series analyses and compared trends before and after the day of the first ED COVID-19 case (1st March 2020).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 663 patients were included. In March 2020, there was a marked initial decrease of -12.8 (95% CI -21.9, - 7.9) less monthly mental health ED visits. After April 2020, there was a subsequent increasing trend of 3.4 (95% CI 2.6, 4.2) additional monthly mental health ED visits.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in paediatric psychiatric ED visits, especially due to suicide-related reasons. These data reinforce the crucial role of the ED in the management of acute mental health problems among youth and highlight the need for renovated efforts to enhance access to care outside of and during acute crises during the pandemic and its aftermath.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"53-57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9238432/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40506698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anxiety, Addiction to Social Networks, Internet and Smartphones in Paraguayan Adolescents: A Brief Report.","authors":"Pamela Figueredo,&nbsp;Iván Barrios,&nbsp;Marcelo O'Higgins,&nbsp;Diego Amarilla,&nbsp;José Almirón-Santacruz,&nbsp;Osvaldo Melgarejo,&nbsp;Noelia Ruiz-Díaz,&nbsp;João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia,&nbsp;Antonio Ventriglio,&nbsp;Julio Torales","doi":"10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Several authors have pointed out that the use of smartphones might have an impact on mental health in general. Most of the evidences are focused on the incorrect or overblown use of smartphones, videogame or Internet, particularly focusing on related addiction problems among adolescents.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study, although preliminary, aims to report the first evidence in Paraguay regarding the association between anxiety and addiction to social networks/internet as well as the use of smartphones among adolescents.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants (100 adolescents, aged 12- 17 years old) were assessed in a school setting with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Scale of risk of Addiction to Social Networks and Internet for adolescents (ERA-RSI). Categorical variables and associations were statistically assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average smartphone use in boys rated 8.06 ±3.81 hours and in girls 9.46 ±4.4 hours. The BAI mean score was 20.71 ± 13.2. Of the participants, 27% reported moderate anxiety, and 36% severe anxiety and scores on this scale were not associated with hours of smartphone use. The ERA-RSI mean score was 1.94 ± 0.46 and anxiety was related to the symptoms-addiction, social-use, and nomophobia dimensions of the scale.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The misuse of smartphones in the Paraguayan pediatric population has been reported to be closely related to anxious symptoms. Our results suggest further research with an impact on possible public health policies aimed at preserving the mental health of children and adolescents exposed to internet and electronic devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"58-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8c/80/sjcapp-10-058.PMC9238431.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40506699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Metacognitive Awareness and Emotional Resilience in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.","authors":"Hatice Ünver,&nbsp;Ayşe Rodopman Arman,&nbsp;Şerife Nur Akpunar","doi":"10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study explored the metacognitive awareness and emotional resilience levels of children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (n=60) with typically developing children (n=30).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Measures included Metacognitive Awareness Inventory and Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents filled out by participants, the List of Adverse Life Events, Turgay DSM-IV-Based Disruptive Behavior Disorders Scale, and Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-Parent Form filled out by parents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Metacognitive awareness and emotional resilience were found to be low in the children with ADHD. Emotional resilience increases as metacognitive awareness increases. Metacognitive awareness decreased in the presence of heightened ADHD, anxiety, and/or depression symptoms expressed by the parents' questionnaires (p < 0.001, r = -0.438; p < 0.001, r = -0.403; and p < 0.001, r = -0.421).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings identified that metacognitive skills and emotional resilience are affected in ADHD.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"33-39"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/02/24/sjcapp-10-033.PMC9204392.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40593737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parent-child Relationship Outcomes of the Incredible Years Parents and Babies Program: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Maiken Pontoppidan,&nbsp;Mette Thorsager,&nbsp;Tine Steenhoff","doi":"10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A warm, sensitive, and responsive relationship to a caregiver is essential for healthy child development.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This paper examines the effects of the Incredible Years Parents and Babies (IYPB) program on the parent-child relationship at post-intervention when offered as a universal parenting intervention to parents with newborn infants.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We conducted a pragmatic, two-arm, parallel pilot randomized controlled trial; 112 families with newborns were randomized to IYPB intervention (76) or usual care (36). The IYPB program is a group intervention with eight two-hour sessions. In addition to parent-reported questionnaires, we collected a six-minute-long video at post-intervention from 97 families to assess the parent-child relationship, which was then coded with the Coding Interactive Behavior system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were no significant intervention effects on either the total score or any of the seven subscales at post-intervention when the children were around 5.5 months old. For parental sensitivity, results were significant at the 10% level, favoring the IYPB group. When examining the lowest-functioning mothers in moderator analyses, we also found no significant differences between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In line with parent-report outcomes, we did not find any statistically significant differences between the IYPB program and usual care on parent-child relationship when offered as a universal intervention for a relatively well-functioning group of parents with infants in a setting with a high standard of usual care. However, there was a positive trend for the total score, parental sensitivity and reciprocity with effect sizes in the range of .41-.51. It is possible that a larger sample would have resulted in significant differences for these outcomes.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01931917 (registration date August 27, 2013).</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"40-52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/50/86/sjcapp-10-040.PMC9204393.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40593269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association Between Early Risk Factors and Level of Functioning at Age Seven in Children at Familial Risk for Schizophrenia Or Bipolar Disorder - the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7.","authors":"Anette Faurskov Bundgaard,&nbsp;Nicoline Hemager,&nbsp;Ditte Lou Gantriis,&nbsp;Nanna Lawaetz Steffensen,&nbsp;Birgitte Klee Burton,&nbsp;Ditte Ellersgaard,&nbsp;Camilla Jerlang Christiani,&nbsp;Katrine S Spang,&nbsp;Anders Helles Carlsen,&nbsp;Vibeke Bliksted,&nbsp;Kerstin J Plessen,&nbsp;Jens Richardt Møllegaard Jepsen,&nbsp;Merete Nordentoft,&nbsp;Ole Mors,&nbsp;Anne A E Thorup,&nbsp;Aja Neergaard Greve","doi":"10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2022-0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Facing multiple risk factors, relative to single risk factor exposure early in life can have great implications for negative child development.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aim to examine whether the prevalence of early risk factors is higher among children with familial high risk for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder compared to controls. Further, to investigate the association between number of early risk factors and level of functioning at age seven, and whether this possible association is different in children with familial high risk compared to controls.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7 is a population-based cohort study of children of parents diagnosed with schizophrenia (N = 202), bipolar disorder (N = 120) and controls (N = 200). We conducted a semi-structured anamnestic interview with the child's primary caregiver to assess early risk factors from pregnancy to age four. We used the Children's Global Assessment Scale to measure level of functioning at age seven.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>13 out of 17 risk factors were more prevalent in children at familial high risk for schizophrenia and 7 out of 17 risk factors were more prevalent in children at familial high risk for bipolar disorder compared to controls. Level of functioning decreased 2.7 (95% CI, 2.2; 3.3)-points per risk factor, but the association was not significantly different across the three groups (<i>p</i> = 0.09).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results showed that children at age seven with familial high risk for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder experience a greater number of early risk factors. A higher number of early risk factors were associated with lower level of functioning at age seven. However, the association is not different for children with familial high risk or controls.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"12-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f3/5a/sjcapp-10-012.PMC9131510.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40459243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between behavioral problems and screen time in children during COVID-19 school closures in Japan.","authors":"Chika Ueno,&nbsp;Shuichi Yamamoto","doi":"10.21307/sjcapp-2022-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2022-001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Studies have shown that COVID-19 school closures negatively impacted children's well-being. We assessed the impact of school closures on children in Japan. We postulated that screen time and sleep habits during school closure would be associated with children's mental health status.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted with 959 children in four public elementary schools. Parents completed an original questionnaire in which we enquired about children's behavioral problems, screen time (duration of watching TV/videos and duration of playing video games), sleep habits, and bodyweight change during school closure. Logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate the relationships between behavioral problems, bodyweight gain, and screen time.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>It was found that 50.3% of children exhibited some behavioral problems during school closure; fewer children exhibited such problems after schools reopened. Moreover, children's behavioral problems during school closure were associated with longer total screen time (odds ratio [OR]: 1.2, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14-1.28, <i>p</i> < .001). Sleep habits were not different between children with behavioral problems and those without. Of the children, 16.7% experienced bodyweight gain during school closure, which was associated with behavioral problems (OR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.43-2.92, <i>p</i> < .001) and time spent watching TV/videos (OR: 1.2, 95% CI: 1.08-1.28, <i>p</i> < .001) during closure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>COVID-19 school closure negatively impacted school children physically and psychologically. Screen time was associated with both physical and mental health status. Therefore, children should not engage in arbitrary screen time during school closures and should be supported in their daily routines.</p>","PeriodicalId":42655,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2a/94/sjcapp-10-001.PMC8762980.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39756400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}