Tim M Offringa, Laura A Nooteboom, Benjamin K Versluijs, Robert R J M Vermeiren
{"title":"Why them? A systematic review on common factors among youth who receive compulsory treatment for anorexia nervosa.","authors":"Tim M Offringa, Laura A Nooteboom, Benjamin K Versluijs, Robert R J M Vermeiren","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2398061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2024.2398061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background:</i> Compulsory interventions, including compulsory nasogastric tube feeding, are sometimes necessary for youth with life-threatening anorexia nervosa. However, these interventions are also potentially traumatic for patients and clinicians alike.<i>Objective:</i> To improve early recognition and prevention of compulsory interventions, we evaluated common factors among youth with anorexia nervosa who receive compulsory treatment.<i>Method:</i> We conducted a systematic literature search of peer-reviewed studies in PubMed, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, and WOS core collection. Two authors independently screened 7 447 articles and conducted a quality appraisal of the included studies. We thematically synthesised patient, contextual, and treatment factors of youth (≤ 24 years) who received compulsory treatment for anorexia nervosa.<i>Results:</i> We included 16 studies and five themes, with ten subthemes, emerged from the data, most with a medium strength of evidence. Patients exhibited common character traits, various comorbidities, and lives marked by instability or adversity. Furthermore, patients experienced complicated contextual factors, including family dysfunction and social isolation.<i>Discussion:</i> Prolonged and inconsistent treatment histories may increase social isolation and anorexia identification, which in turn may lead to increased treatment resistance and a higher likelihood of compulsory interventions.<i>Conclusion:</i> The diversity of presented factors in this systematic review emphasises the importance of personalised care. Early acknowledgement of factors associated with the illness is crucial for working towards recovery and preventing further deterioration. Furthermore, even when anorexia nervosa diverts all attention to dangerous levels of weight loss, attention to quality of life may help a patient find treatment motivation.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142629144","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}
Nicola J Holt, Ángela Flórez-Varela, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, Natalia Godoy-Casasbuenas, Mauricio Toyama, Liliana Hidalgo-Padilla, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Luis Ignacio Brusco, Natividad Olivar, Santiago Lucchetti, Diliniya Stanislaus Sureshkumar, Catherine Fung, Stefan Priebe
{"title":"Which personal and social resources help adolescents to recover from negative affect in daily life? An experience sampling study.","authors":"Nicola J Holt, Ángela Flórez-Varela, Carlos Gómez-Restrepo, Natalia Godoy-Casasbuenas, Mauricio Toyama, Liliana Hidalgo-Padilla, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Luis Ignacio Brusco, Natividad Olivar, Santiago Lucchetti, Diliniya Stanislaus Sureshkumar, Catherine Fung, Stefan Priebe","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2385308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2024.2385308","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background:</i> Reducing anxiety and depression in adolescents is a global health priority. Personal and social resources (e.g., hobbies and socialising) may reduce distress. Yet, there is insufficient understanding of how adolescents use such resources to reduce distress.<i>Objective:</i> To identify resources that reduced distress in the everyday lives of adolescents and whether resource use differed according to symptoms of anxiety and depression.<i>Methods:</i> The experience sampling method was used, a longitudinal method requiring participants to report on context and mood at randomly selected moments across a week. A total of 5 558 reports were contributed by 151 adolescents, including 90 with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. The study was conducted in the poorest neighbourhoods of Bogotá, Buenos Aires, and Lima.<i>Results:</i> Multi-level modelling indicated that using resources was significantly associated with less nervousness and sadness. Adolescents with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression were less likely to use some resources (e.g., sport). Cross-level interactions showed the efficacy of resources differed according to the severity of symptomatology. For adolescents with symptoms of anxiety and depression, some resources (e.g., peer support) improved mood, while others (e.g., music listening) did not.<i>Discussion:</i> Personal and social resources are important for reducing distress in the everyday life of adolescents, giving insight into potential interventions to help mitigate symptoms of anxiety and depression before escalation. Further research could assess the quality of experiences (e.g., appraisal) to deepen understanding of how engagement promotes resilience.<i>Conclusions:</i> Care must be taken when recommending resource use, since some forms (e.g., music listening) may be unhelpful to adolescents with symptoms of anxiety and depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142629217","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}
Chimwemwe Pindani Tembo, Linda Portsmouth, Sharyn K Burns
{"title":"Mapping the contextual mental health interventions for perinatal adolescent mothers with self-reported common mental symptoms (anxiety and depression) in sub-Saharan African countries: a scoping review.","authors":"Chimwemwe Pindani Tembo, Linda Portsmouth, Sharyn K Burns","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2323922","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2323922","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Introduction</i>: Early preventive interventions may support adolescent mothers' mental health during the perinatal period. However, adolescent maternal mental health interventions have received little empirical research attention. This scoping review maps the evidence on interventions appropriate for adolescent mothers during the perinatal period in Sub-Saharan African countries.<i>Methods</i>: The process was guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute's methodology for scoping reviews. Five databases, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and ProQuest, were searched for citations of studies published from 2000. The reporting is according to Preferred Reporting for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA).<i>Results</i>: The initial search of databases resulted in 2 757 records. After duplicates were removed, 311 records were screened, and eight records included. Interventions included five key strategies: cognitive behavioural therapy; group problem-solving; psychoeducation; psychosocial group counselling; and integrated mothers and babies course and early childhood development group-based intervention. None of the interventions specifically targeted adolescent mothers, however.<i>Discussion and conclusion:</i> There is limited evidence of interventions specific to adolescent mothers. There is a need for the development, implementation and evaluation of specific interventions relevant to this population group.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"147-164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200767","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}
Ashlynn Lawston, Luna Lowsky, McKenna Ross, Christine Hackman
{"title":"Navigating social and academic isolation: a qualitative exploration of American university students' perspectives and experiences early in the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Ashlynn Lawston, Luna Lowsky, McKenna Ross, Christine Hackman","doi":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2313469","DOIUrl":"10.2989/17280583.2024.2313469","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective:</i> To qualitatively explore the multifaceted impacts of the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of American university students.<i>Method:</i> Undergraduate students in general education courses at a mid-sized public Western U.S. university were recruited to complete a Qualtrics survey that evaluated their perceptions, beliefs, and behaviours towards COVID-19. Thematic analysis identified prevailing themes regarding the positive and negative changes to students' lives during the pandemic.<i>Results:</i> Participants included undergraduate students (<i>N</i> = 241) between the ages of 18 and 24 (74.7% women), with 49.4% identifying as White. Thematic analysis of the survey identified several codes encompassed by six key themes: (1) shifting social interactions; (2) wellness; (3) school; (4) financial changes; (5) loss of experiences; and (6) political turmoil.<i>Conclusion:</i> Some students identified positive consequences (e.g., more family time, more flexible schedule), while almost all students reported negative consequences (e.g., difficulty with time management and organisation, loss of job or income) of the COVID-19 pandemic. University communities should consider providing additional academic, financial, and mental health resources to students to further mitigate the lasting consequences of the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":45290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"76-99"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870169","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}
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}