Susi Rutmalem Bangun, Bayu Soenarsana Putra, Wahyu Tri Atmojo, Ery Surya Sevriana, Yumna Nur Millati Hanifa, Rayi Citra Ayu Pangestuti
{"title":"Play therapy efficacy in ADHD-symptom reduction as measured by the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA).","authors":"Susi Rutmalem Bangun, Bayu Soenarsana Putra, Wahyu Tri Atmojo, Ery Surya Sevriana, Yumna Nur Millati Hanifa, Rayi Citra Ayu Pangestuti","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2326031","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2326031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective:</i> We aimed to investigate the effect of play therapy combined with the standard psychotropic medication treatment, compared to only standard psychotropic medication treatment in ADHD children as measured by the test of variables of attention (TOVA).<i>Methods:</i> This is a case-control study conducted at Soerojo Hospital, Magelang, Indonesia. Children (<i>N</i> = 66) were purposively recruited. The children were divided into two groups based on the intervention received: the experimental group (play therapy and standard psychotropic medication) and control group (standard psychotropic medication only). Methylphenidate was used as the standard psychotropic therapy. The TOVA was performed before and after intervention. The pre-intervention and post-intervention mean difference (MD) in the Attention Comparison Score (ACS) and Comparison to the Normative Sample (CNS) for each group was compared and statistically analysed using <i>t</i>-tests and Wilcoxon tests.<i>Results:</i> There was a significant difference between the ACS score of the experimental group's MD and the control group's MD (<i>p</i> < 0.05). For most TOVA parameters on CNS scores, the experimental group had a significantly higher MD than the control group.<i>Conclusion:</i> Play therapy coupled with psychotropic medication reduced ADHD symptoms, including inattention and impulsivity, as objectively measured by the TOVA.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"118-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141591656","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":"Editorial.","authors":"John Goodwin","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2381986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2024.2381986","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":"35 1-3","pages":"iii"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749222","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}
Miriam K Yurtbasi, Michael Gordon, Leeanne Fisher, Ric Haslam, Chidambaram Prakash, Bianca Blatchford, Christine Pavlou, Daniel Darmanin, Stephanie Verstandig, Adam Blake, Whitney Cornell, Lauren Cameron, Glenn Melvin
{"title":"Adolescent psychiatric inpatients' perceptions of treatment and seclusion.","authors":"Miriam K Yurtbasi, Michael Gordon, Leeanne Fisher, Ric Haslam, Chidambaram Prakash, Bianca Blatchford, Christine Pavlou, Daniel Darmanin, Stephanie Verstandig, Adam Blake, Whitney Cornell, Lauren Cameron, Glenn Melvin","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2323937","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2323937","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objectives</i>: A great deal of attention is being directed at the use of seclusion in adolescent inpatient psychiatric units due to its forceful nature and negative impact on inpatients and staff. This mixed methods study aimed to explore and compare the level of satisfaction with the services received and perspectives on seclusion in secluded and non-secluded adolescent inpatients.<i>Methods</i>: This study included 188 participants, across three adolescent inpatient psychiatric units in Australia; 17% reported having experienced seclusion. A mixed methods approach was employed. Participants completed the Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 and Perceptions of Treatment and Seclusion Questionnaire shortly before or at discharge. Qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis.<i>Results</i>: Secluded participants were more likely to report issues with broader care experiences on the Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire-8. Secluded individuals reported ongoing negative effects from seclusion but were more likely than non-secluded participants to believe seclusion is necessary. Qualitative analyses showed that both secluded and non-secluded individuals considered seclusion to be traumatic, many did not agree with its use.<i>Conclusions</i>: Communication between inpatients and staff regarding seclusion needs to be improved and there needs to be ongoing support in relation to seclusion during and after discharge. Many adolescent inpatients acknowledge the necessity of seclusion whilst advocating for reduced seclusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"100-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200764","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}
Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Hala Elhoweris, Ashraf Moustafa, Daniel Miezah, Haseena Shah, Ghadah Al Murshidi
{"title":"Developing and validating a scale to measure trauma-informed practices used by teachers in inclusive schools in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates.","authors":"Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Hala Elhoweris, Ashraf Moustafa, Daniel Miezah, Haseena Shah, Ghadah Al Murshidi","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2307971","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2307971","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research on trauma-informed practices is common in Western countries, but non-Western countries have made minimal contributions in this regard. This study aimed to develop an instrument which could be used to measure perceived competence of teachers in the implementation of trauma-informed practices for students with disabilities in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Teacher Trauma Management Scale (TTMS), developed using the trauma framework by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration was used to collect data from 514 teachers in Ghana (<i>n</i> 270) and the UAE (<i>n</i> = 244). Data were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis) and a two-way factorial analysis of variance was conducted. While one hypothesis was supported by the study findings, the other was only partially supported. The findings provided theoretical and structural support for the newly developed TTMS in a non-Western context. This study highlights the need to develop contextual trauma management training models or a curriculum for training teachers.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"55-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140892785","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}
Alex Kresovich, Kai MacLean, Caroline M Lancaster, Elizabeth D Torres, Jeff R Temple, Elizabeth A Mumford
{"title":"Experimental evaluation of a neurophysiological intervention designed to increase student resilience: a pilot study.","authors":"Alex Kresovich, Kai MacLean, Caroline M Lancaster, Elizabeth D Torres, Jeff R Temple, Elizabeth A Mumford","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2336473","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2336473","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions have shown promise for building resilience and protecting youth from adverse outcomes. This study reports on an experimental pilot evaluation of the Smart Brain Wise Heart SEL intervention during the 2021-2022 school year. Smart Brain Wise Heart (SBWH) uses a neurophysiological approach among ninth-grade students to evaluate the intervention's impact on youth resiliency, self-compassion, peer violence exposure, internalising disorders, and hyperactivity. Results did not indicate any significant universal changes in target outcomes. These null findings regarding universal impact may be explained by the unprecedented difficulty of implementing a school-based intervention amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and administrative issues. Despite these obstacles, students with lower academic achievement in the intervention condition scored significantly higher for resilience and self-compassion and lower on depressive symptoms than their peers in the comparison condition, even when controlling for baseline scores, sex, attachment (father, mother, peer), and exposure to adverse childhood experiences. Our findings suggest SBWH programming may have important implications for the trajectories of students exhibiting lower academic achievement, at a minimum, by significantly improving their emotional resilience, self-compassion, and depressive symptoms during a vital developmental stage. More research is urgently needed under optimal conditions to assess the universal implementation of the program.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"129-146"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141311967","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":"Creative arts interventions to enhance adolescent well-being in low-income communities: an integrative literature review.","authors":"Dilshaad Begham Bux, Izanette van Schalkwyk","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2277775","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2277775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background:</i> Globally many young people, especially from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, face significant barriers to achieving optimal life chances. Creative arts interventions are a way of reaching out to adolescents in low-income communities, to encourage positive functioning and enhanced well-being. We need information on the efficacy - or otherwise - of such interventions to optimise future efforts.<i>Method:</i> An integrative, descriptive literature review was conducted to explore and describe creative arts interventions for adolescents in low-income communities. Data were synthesised by comparing evidence from 12 studies that met the inclusion criteria, and combining ideas using logical reasoning to present what is known or yet to be known about the study topic.<i>Results:</i> Themes emerged regarding the structure and content of interventions; the characteristics of adolescent participants; the countries and contexts in which interventions were carried out; and overall outcomes for adolescent well-being as well as pedagogy.<i>Conclusion:</i> There are worthy outcomes for adolescents living in low-income communities who participate in structured creative arts interventions. However, research evidence is limited, and more research should be undertaken to investigate the development and evaluation of creative arts interventions for the well-being of adolescents in adverse contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177035","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}
Tess E Marshall, Kai S Thomas, Netta Weinstein, Ross E Vanderwert
{"title":"Disordered eating behaviours and basic psychological need satisfaction: the mediating role of anxiety symptoms in preadolescents.","authors":"Tess E Marshall, Kai S Thomas, Netta Weinstein, Ross E Vanderwert","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2277763","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2277763","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective:</i> According to self-determination theory, satisfied basic psychological needs can be a protective factor for psychopathology, including eating disorders and anxiety symptomatology. However, most research has focused on adolescent and adult populations, with less work examining perceived basic psychological need satisfaction from parents in younger samples who report anxiety and disordered eating. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate whether basic psychological need satisfaction from parents was associated with disordered eating in preadolescents and whether anxiety mediated this relation.<i>Method:</i> A total of 211 preadolescents were recruited from primary schools across south Wales (mean age = 10.27 years, age range = 9-11 years; 49.3% female). Children completed self-report questionnaires on their basic psychological need satisfaction when with parents, as well as disordered eating and anxiety symptoms.<i>Results:</i> It was found that higher needs satisfaction was associated with lower disordered eating and anxiety, with stronger relations found in girls compared with boys. Furthermore, anxiety was found to mediate this relationship.<i>Conclusions:</i> Results suggest that basic psychological needs satisfaction may play an important role in the early emergence of co-occurring disordered eating and anxiety symptoms in boys and girls. The importance of considering anxiety symptoms in future work investigating needs satisfaction in the context of disordered eating and eating disorders is discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"42-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177036","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":"LovesCompany: evaluating the safety and feasibility of a mental health-focused online community for adolescents.","authors":"Anna Van Meter, Neha Agrawal","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2283030","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2283030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background</i>: Adolescents are at risk for mental health (MH) disorders but are unlikely to seek services and may be reluctant to talk about their MH. An anonymous, online MH-focused community could help reduce suffering. However, online forums can also promote negative behaviours such as cyberbullying. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of an online community - LovesCompany - to improve MH outcomes for adolescents.<i>Methods</i>: American adolescents (14-17 years) were recruited through social media. Eligible participants were randomised to LovesCompany or a placebo MH resource site. Outcomes were assessed every other week for six months, and at twelve months. Multilevel models assessed group differences in depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. A subgroup of participants participated in qualitative interviews.<i>Results</i>: Participants (<i>N</i> = 202) were mostly female (70%), White non-Hispanic (69%), and cisgender (80%). There were no instances of inappropriate behaviour such as bullying or posting explicit content. Symptoms for both groups improved over time. Participants appreciated hearing others' experiences and valued the opportunity to offer support.<i>Conclusion</i>: Although adolescents are often resistant to MH treatment, they appear to be interested in anonymous, online, MH-focused conversation, and can benefit from giving and seeking support. Finding a balance between an appealing user experience, ethical considerations, and resource needs is challenging.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"83-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177039","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}
Carolyn T Graham, Heather A Shepherd, Olivia Galea, Daniel C Kopala-Sibley, Carolyn A Emery, Keith Owen Yeates
{"title":"Is psychological resilience associated with changes in youth sport participants' health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic?","authors":"Carolyn T Graham, Heather A Shepherd, Olivia Galea, Daniel C Kopala-Sibley, Carolyn A Emery, Keith Owen Yeates","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2277759","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2277759","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objectives:</i> This study investigated the quality of life of youth sport participants over the COVID-19 pandemic as moderated by psychological resilience.<i>Methods:</i> Participants included 93 high school sport participants (53.76% female, mean age = 15.59 ± 0.74) in a three-year longitudinal cohort study (SHRed Concussions) who completed the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Pediatric Quality of Life Scale (PedsQL), and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at Year 1 (pre-pandemic, 2019-2020) and Year 2 (pandemic, 2020-2021). Change in quality of life and mental health symptoms from Year 1 to Year 2 was examined using paired <i>t</i>-tests and Year 1 resilience was examined as a predictor of Year 2 quality of life and mental health symptoms using linear regression.<i>Results:</i> Among participants with Year 1 scores before the pandemic onset, mean PedsQL (<i>n</i> = 74, <i>t</i> = -0.26 [-2.63, 2.03], <i>p</i> = 0.80) and SDQ (<i>n</i> = 74, <i>t</i> = 0.030 [-0.90, 0.93], <i>p</i> = 0.98) scores did not significantly change between Year 1 and Year 2. In unadjusted analyses, Year 1 CD-RISC scores were positively associated with predicted Year 2 PedsQL scores when Year 1 scores were controlled (β = 0.31 [0.0062, 0.61], Δ<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.02) but not with residual change in SDQ scores (β = 0.035 [-0.11, 0.18], Δ<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.001).<i>Conclusions:</i> Quality of life did not change significantly after the pandemic onset, and resilience was modestly protective.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"30-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177038","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}
Aroosa Nighat, Zaeema Ahmer, Mohammad Ovais, Fatima Bismah Athar, Lubna Ansari Baig
{"title":"Caregiver strain and its predictors among parents of autistic children: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Aroosa Nighat, Zaeema Ahmer, Mohammad Ovais, Fatima Bismah Athar, Lubna Ansari Baig","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2279637","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2023.2279637","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective:</i> This study estimates the frequency and predictors of caregiver strain (CGS) among parents of autistic children.<i>Methods:</i> Demographic details and CGS were collected through a validated tool from 403 parents of autistic children in Karachi, Pakistan. Regression modelling was performed to report associations between social, behavioural, and communication problems and socioeconomic predictors of CGS. Results were reported using adjusted beta-coefficients with 95% confidence intervals.<i>Results:</i> In total, 88.3% of the parents reported moderate to severe CGS. A high family income (β = -4.31, 95% CI -7.55, -0.11), and caregiver's higher level of education (β = -4.73, 95% CI -8.84, -0.61), along with care-recipient age group (β = -9.35, 95% CI -15.17, -3.52) significantly predicted lower CGS. Diagnosis of more than 5 years (β = 7.57, 95% CI 2.36, 12.79), tendency to self-harm (β = 10.75, 95% CI 6.62, 14.88), and social withdrawal in the care-recipient (β = 4.56, 95% CI 1.68, 7.44) were significantly associated with higher CGS.<i>Conclusion:</i> Parents of children on the autistic spectrum suffer from high CGS. There is a need to introduce tailored parenting interventions at the individual and community levels to help parents reduce the CGS, ultimately benefiting their child.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"70-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177034","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}