{"title":"“Persons with Disabilities”: Are We Doing Enough as a Society?","authors":"Nitin Gupta, J. Aneja, P. Kathiresan","doi":"10.1177/09731342221129015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221129015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47906056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Show Must Go On!","authors":"N. Gupta","doi":"10.1177/09731342221109964","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221109964","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46260451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contribution of Excessive Gestational Weight Gain to the Increased Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder Occurrence in Offspring","authors":"S. Kheirouri, Tohid Farazkhah","doi":"10.1177/09731342221096480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221096480","url":null,"abstract":"Background: According to epidemiological studies, the number of children affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has elevated notably in recent years, which increases the importance of identifying and controlling modifiable risk factors of ASD. Aim: We aim to explore the association of maternal gestational weight gain (GWG) with the risk of ASD in offspring. Methods: This case-control study was conducted in Tabriz, Iran, from October 2019 to July 2020. Data of 426 children (208 with ASD and 218 healthy) were collected using medical records and face-to-face interviews with their mothers. Results: Maternal GWG was significantly higher in the ASD group (P = .002). The percentage of inadequate (3.4% vs 0.5%) and excess (85.6% vs 56.0%) GWG was significantly higher in the ASD group (P < .001). Maternal (P < .001) and paternal (P = .004) ages were significantly lower in the ASD group compared with the healthy group. Boys were shown to be more affected by ASD than girls (P < .001). Results of multivariate regression indicated that maternal GWG [OR (95% CI): 1.10 (1.03, 1.19), P = .005], gestational age [OR (95% CI): 1.21 (1.05, 1.41), P= .009], maternal age [OR (95% CI): 0.82 (0.73, 0.91), P < .001], child male sex [OR (95% CI): 3.82 (2.31, 6.30), P < .001], and low education of father [OR (95% CI): 4.96 (1.56, 15.72), P = .006] were independently associated with increased risk of ASD. Conclusion: The results indicate that maternal excessive GWG, maternal and gestational age, parental low education level, and male sex of infant may independently increase the risk of ASD in offspring.","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45922035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Body Image Dissatisfaction, Depression, and Health-Related Quality of Life Amongst Indian Obese School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Pitchai Pothiraj, Chopade Shamal, Vijaya Krishnan","doi":"10.1177/09731342221096355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221096355","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Obesity is a growing health problem across the globe. Obesity and psychological well-being have been explored in the Indian adolescent and adult population. However, their association has not been explored in Indian obese school children. Aims: The primary objective of this study is, therefore, to analyze body image dissatisfaction (BID), depression, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in obese and normal-weight children and to compare these factors between the 2 groups. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 100 obese and 100 normal-weight children from Mumbai, between 10 and 12 years of age were recruited by simple random technique. The BID was assessed using Stunkard’s Silhouette Figure Rating Scale. Depressive symptoms were evaluated with the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire: Short Version and HRQOL was examined using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. The statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS statistical software version 24 (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL USA). Results: The mean body mass index of the normal-weight children was 15.76 ± 1.4 kg/m 2 and 26.62 ± 3.1 kg/m 2 for obese. All obese children demonstrated BID, 54% were depressed and only 33% demonstrated a very good HRQOL. Intergroup analysis revealed a statistically significant difference in the obese group for BID, depression, and HRQOL, where P < .05. Conclusion: Obese school children are more prone to BID, higher depressive symptoms, and poor HRQOL than normal-weight school children. Thus, it demands a multimodal approach in preventing chronic psychological related problems in obese children.","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48289401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of Naltrexone in Treatment of Refractory Self-Injurious Behavior in a Child With Intellectual Disability: A Case Report","authors":"Hiral Kotadia, K. Rawat, Ankita Maheshwari","doi":"10.1177/09731342221096410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221096410","url":null,"abstract":"Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-Commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). Introduction","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45909646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association Between Sleep and Temperament of Preschool Children in Malaysia","authors":"M. Fujii, Masayuki Hayashi, C. Teng","doi":"10.1177/09731342221096484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221096484","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Unhealthy sleep patterns have been linked to a variety of adverse effects in children, and temperament could be an influencing factor in poor sleep quality. Aim: This study examined the association between temperament and sleep quality among preschoolers. Methods: The participants of the study were 35 children aged 3 years to 6 years in Northern Peninsular Malaysia. Observational sleep was recorded across 14 days. Further, a self-administered questionnaire was used to capture the children’s sleep-related issues. The Children’s Behavior Questionnaire-Very-Short-Form was used to measure the temperament of the children. The relationship between sleep patterns and sleep-related issues and temperament was assessed. Results: No significant differences were found between the 3 subscales of temperament sleep duration, and sleep and wake times, for both night sleep and naps. Concerning the association between temperament and children’s sleep issues, a negative weak correlation was found between negative affect and children’s difficulty falling asleep, as well as frequent night-time waking. Effortful control was found to have a weak positive correlation with “sufficient sleep” and “earliness of the sleep,” with a negative correlation for the topic “a child’s bad mood and crying through the day.” Conclusions: The results of this study did not show positive correlations between temperament and quality of sleep among preschool children in Malaysia, though some children’s sleep issue was correlated with temperament. Similar to other studies, these results might be an indication that a child’s difficult temperament could be a factor affecting sleep quality though further large-scale studies will be needed.","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45435646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Nebhinani, J. Aneja, Suravi Patra, Navratan Suthar, P. Kuppili, Tanu Gupta, Swati Choudhary, Kartik Singhai
{"title":"Journey of JIACAM: Vision, Challenges and Opportunities","authors":"N. Nebhinani, J. Aneja, Suravi Patra, Navratan Suthar, P. Kuppili, Tanu Gupta, Swati Choudhary, Kartik Singhai","doi":"10.1177/09731342221096471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221096471","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45745651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Scale to Measure Psychosocial Risks and Protective Factors in Adolescents","authors":"Praballa Ashmitha, N. Annalakshmi","doi":"10.1177/09731342221096475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221096475","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Resilience among adolescents can best be understood by examining the risk and protective factors in the lives of at-risk adolescents. A standardized tool to identify adolescent psychosocial risk and protective factors may help better understand the strengths, vulnerabilities, and the potential for resilience among adolescents. Hence, the present study aims to identify and measure the risk and protective factors in the lives of adolescents. Methods: A sequential exploratory mixed-methods design was used to develop a tool that measures risk and protective factors among adolescents. The qualitative study explored psychosocial risk and protective factors among high-risk adolescents using 4 major domains: individual, family, school, and community. To develop the tool, prisoners (N = 12), caregivers of the prisoners’ children (N = 12), teachers of the prisoners’ children (N = 12), and prison authorities (N = 12) were interviewed about their experiences with prisoners’ children. The interview data were analyzed, and items reflecting the risk and protective factors in the lives of the adolescent children of incarcerated parents were generated. The item pool consisting of 239 items was administered to a sample of 312 rural adolescent students. To validate the risk factors scale and protective factors scale, self-report scales measuring behavior problems, adjustment, well-being, and positivity were used. Results: The new tool developed to measure the risk and protective factors for adolescent psychosocial development was found to have adequate test-retest reliability, content validity, convergent validity, and divergent validity. Conclusion: In this study, a scale to identify psychosocial risk and protective factors was developed and standardized. The tool will be helpful to psychologists and counselors working with adolescents to understand the risks and protective factors present in their lives and design interventions to nurture resilience in them.","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48764206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anandu Suresh, Sindhu Shankar Shivanna, P. Satyanarayana
{"title":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Adolescent Girls Infected with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Anandu Suresh, Sindhu Shankar Shivanna, P. Satyanarayana","doi":"10.1177/09731342221096491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221096491","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Pandemics are known to cause an increase in the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The current COVID-19 pandemic has led to a surge in the same along with other problems such as anxiety and depression. Aim: To find out the prevalence of PTSD and other mental health abnormalities among adolescent girls who have contracted COVID-19 infection and the factors associated with it. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out for 6 months at RL Jalappa Hospital and Research Center, Kolar. Adolescent girls infected with COVID-19 were included. A total of 100 girls took part in the study after matching inclusion and exclusion criteria. To assess for PTSD, the Mini International Neuropsychiatry Interview-KID (MINI-KID) and CPSS-5 Interviewer Version (CPSS 5-I) questionnaire were used. Data entered in Microsoft office excel were analyzed using SPSS v 22 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). To check for the association between factors, chi-square test was applied. Results: The majority of girls were aged 18 years, belonged to nuclear families, and had a hospital stay for 7 days to14 days. About 15% of the girls had PTSD diagnosed using two tools. Panic disorder and separation anxiety were commonly seen. Duration of COVID symptoms adolescent girls had before being diagnosed with COVID-19 by RT-PCR and duration of the hospital stay along with symptoms like throat pain, headache, and diarrhea were a few clinical factors that had a statistically significant association with PTSD. Mental health screening seems to be disregarded in COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 can be a traumatic stressor event among adolescents which can elicit PTSD-like responses and also exacerbate mental health problems. Conclusions: Early screening for PTSD or other mental health abnormalities among adolescents post COVID-19 infection should be considered.","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47975822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Internet Gaming Disorder: A Real Disorder or a Way of Coping? A Case Series","authors":"Shipra Singh, Nitin B. Raut","doi":"10.1177/09731342221096470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221096470","url":null,"abstract":"Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is frequently associated with comorbid psychological issues, and apparently, there exists a bidirectional relationship that either of them predisposes the other. It still remains an enigma whether IGD is an individual entity or a coping mechanism. Here, we aim to describe IGD in 4 adolescent males with comorbid psychiatric or psychosocial conditions using a developmental approach and to bring out different interplays between gaming behavior, psychopathology, and environment. This article also aims at exploring how IGD can be understood as a way of coping with another psychological condition, identifying which could be a key factor in the management.","PeriodicalId":42760,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43148771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}