Garth Lipps, Gillian A Lowe, Roger C Gibson, Leodanis Fonseca, Kelly Romero-Acosta
{"title":"The association of personal, parental, school and community factors with depressive symptoms among a sample of Colombian students of ages 9 to 12 years.","authors":"Garth Lipps, Gillian A Lowe, Roger C Gibson, Leodanis Fonseca, Kelly Romero-Acosta","doi":"10.1177/13591045241290850","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045241290850","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few studies have examined how the personal characteristics of students, together with factors from their local social environments and communities, affect students living in generally high levels of social disruption. We examined the influence that personal characteristics as well as factors from the local social environments and communities may have on Colombian students' levels of depressive symptoms shortly after the end of the of armed conflict. Data were collected from 710 students attending the fifth grade in a random sample of elementary schools in the province of Sucre in Colombia. Information was gathered on the students' ages and gender as well as characteristics of their parents, school factors, and community factors. A five-level hierarchical regression model was used to determine the extent to which all these variables predicted depression scores, as measured by the Adolescent Depression Rating Scale. While personal, parental, school and community factors were all found to predict depression scores, the category, parental factors had the most impact. That was followed by school factors, community factors and finally personal characteristics. Multiple social and environmental factors were associated with the level of depression experienced by Colombian students.</p>","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"32-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142396017","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}
Eman M Harb, Hanan D Al Obieat, Ayman M Hamdan-Mansour
{"title":"Parenting a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Jordanian's perspectives.","authors":"Eman M Harb, Hanan D Al Obieat, Ayman M Hamdan-Mansour","doi":"10.1177/13591045241292011","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045241292011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Raising your child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Jordan is a challenge due to the prevailing behavioral concerns, low availability of specialized care, and generalized feelings of social stigma. This phenomenological study involved twelve Jordanian parents of children aged 4-14 years, all diagnosed with ADHD according to DSM-IV-TR criteria. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling, and semi-structured interviews were conducted. Thematic analysis revealed three key themes: \"The Journey through ADHD,\" in which parents recognized the abnormalities of their children, reported suffering during the diagnosis, and described a wide range of uncertainty regarding the diagnosis and treatments. The second theme was \"Disease as part of life,\" where parents reported the impact on family dynamics and social life. The third theme was \"Caregiving burden,\" reflecting physical and emotional exhaustion and financial burden. Jordanian parents caring for children with ADHD face several challenges, including physical, emotional, economic, and social challenges and limited access to specialized services. Identifying their unique needs and challenges is essential in supporting them, providing appropriate services and resources, and developing policies and guidelines for culturally competent quality services.</p>","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"20-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142523867","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}
Bríd Áine Davis, Claire O'Dwyer, Adele Keating, John Sharry, Eddie Murphy, Alan Doran, Finiki Nearchou, Alan Carr
{"title":"The healthy habits questionnaire (HHQ): Validation of a measure designed to assess problematic influential behaviours amongst families of children living with obesity or a risk of developing obesity.","authors":"Bríd Áine Davis, Claire O'Dwyer, Adele Keating, John Sharry, Eddie Murphy, Alan Doran, Finiki Nearchou, Alan Carr","doi":"10.1177/13591045241286223","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045241286223","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 48-item Healthy Habits Questionnaire (HHQ-48) was developed to (1) monitor positive changes in family lifestyles following engagement in the Parents Plus Healthy Families (PP-HF) parent training programme and (2) be utilised as a standalone measure in clinical settings to identify and track problematic influential behaviours amongst families of children in weight-management services. This study aimed to develop and validate a brief version of the HHQ-48. The scale was administered to a cross-sectional community sample (<i>n</i> = 480), and on two occasions to a control sample (<i>n</i> = 50) and an experimental sample (<i>n</i> = 40) from a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the PP-HF programme to assess test-retest reliability and sensitivity to change respectively. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that a 23-item, 4-factor version of the HHQ (i.e., the HHQ-23) best fit the data. The scale and factor subscales had good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. They also had good concurrent and construct validity shown by significant correlations with another scale that assessed lifestyle issues, and scales that assessed parenting satisfaction, family functioning, and children's strengths and difficulties. The HHQ-23 was sensitive to change following parents completing the PP-HF programme. The HHQ-23 may, therefore, be used to monitor positive changes in family lifestyles following engagement in the PP-HF parent training programme. The HHQ-23 also shows promising potential as a standalone screening measure or as part of a larger battery of screening assessments in paediatric weight-management services.</p>","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"157-174"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11664886/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142334385","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}
Elide Francesca De Caro, Elisa Delvecchio, Carlo Garofalo, Claudia Mazzeschi
{"title":"Assessment of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: Italian validation of the short version of the spence children's anxiety scale for parents.","authors":"Elide Francesca De Caro, Elisa Delvecchio, Carlo Garofalo, Claudia Mazzeschi","doi":"10.1177/13591045241288593","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045241288593","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The assessment of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents requires a valid and reliable single instrument able to detect various anxiety symptoms early and systematically collect data from other informant such as parents. The present study aimed to test the one-factor structure of the SCAS-P-8 and to examine its psychometric properties and invariance across sex and age in an Italian sample of 769 parents of children and adolescents aged 3-18 years (50.8% females). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the one-factor structure of the SCAS-P-8, which showed good reliability and invariance by sex and age. When examining mean differences by sex and age, results showed that female schoolchildren had higher anxiety scores than males and other age groups. A strong correlation with emotional problems demonstrated convergent validity, while discriminant validity resulted from the weak correlations with externalizing symptoms and relationship problems with peers. Overall, findings support the SCAS-P-8 as a valid brief instrument to assess anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents for clinical and research purposes and demonstrate its invariance across sex and age.</p>","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"175-185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367877","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}
Joanna Stuart, Nicole Sheridan, Paula Cloutier, Sarah Reid, Sandy Tse, Wendy Spettigue, Clare Gray
{"title":"Pediatric emergency mental health presentations during early COVID-19: Comparing virtual and in-person presentations.","authors":"Joanna Stuart, Nicole Sheridan, Paula Cloutier, Sarah Reid, Sandy Tse, Wendy Spettigue, Clare Gray","doi":"10.1177/13591045241286562","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045241286562","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> Increased mental health (MH) needs during the COVID-19 pandemic led to the implementation of a novel pediatric Emergency Department Virtual Care (EDVC) service. Our study aimed to describe the pediatric MH patient population that used EDVC by comparing patient-specific factors of those who obtained services virtually to those seen in-person. <b>Method:</b> This retrospective chart review was conducted at a pediatric hospital in Eastern Ontario. Children and youth (aged 3-17) who received virtual or in-person emergency MH services from May to December 2020 were included. Patient demographics, clinical presentation details and disposition were compared between the virtual and in-person groups. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. <b>Results:</b> 1104 youth (96.1%) utilized the in-person ED for MH concerns; 45 (3.9%) used EDVC. In-person youth had a higher level of perceived risk (78.9% vs. 41.9%) and were more likely to present with concerns of depression, suicidal ideation, self-harm, or laceration (46.1% vs. 35.6%). Anxiety/situational crises or behavioural issues were more likely to present virtually. Eight patients (17.8%) were redirected to the ED from EDVC. <b>Conclusions:</b> Several patient-specific factors varied between youth seen in-person or virtually for MH concern. Study results can assist with the design and implementation of virtual MH care platforms.</p>","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"79-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142483185","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}
Valerio Zaccaria, Ignazio Ardizzone, Francesco Pisani, Andrea Raballo, Michele Poletti
{"title":"Multiple complex developmental disorder (MCDD): Did we throw the baby out with the bathwater too fast? A systematic review.","authors":"Valerio Zaccaria, Ignazio Ardizzone, Francesco Pisani, Andrea Raballo, Michele Poletti","doi":"10.1177/13591045241285486","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045241285486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Multiple complex developmental disorder (MCDD) manifests as early-onset impairment across different domains. Although it could appear as a transitional condition between autism and childhood-onset schizophrenia, interest in MCDD has progressively waned. This study attempts to discern MCDD current relevance to avoid \"throwing the baby out with the bathwater\" too fast.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All available studies published up to January 2024 were retrieved and evaluated following on the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews using the term \"multiple complex developmental disorder\" or \"MCDD\", without any filter for study design nor year of publication.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Only 16 studies were included and analyzed. Overall, a variable heterogeneity was observed in terms of country of investigation, study design, and clinical groups. Most of the included studies explored the construct of MCDD in developmental age, comparing MCDD mostly with autistic patients, and observing how the former group had higher levels of paranoia, illusions, and psychotic thoughts, whereas the latter showed more frequently difficulties in social interactions and stereotypical behaviors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Overall, these results showed how progressive changes in diagnostic criteria over time led MCDD to be abandoned as nosographic construct, leaving perhaps a diagnostic void between autism and psychotic disorders that needs to be further studied. A systematic review on the Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder (MCDD): a forgotten diagnosis between autism and schizophrenia.</p>","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"5-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142303405","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":"Satisfaction in mental health care: Examining psychometric properties of experience of service questionnaire.","authors":"Pelinsu Bulut Ozer, Sibel Halfon","doi":"10.1177/13591045241287859","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045241287859","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Measuring satisfaction with psychological health services is important in clinical settings to evaluate the benefits of treatment. Past research has shown that relationship with therapist is at the core of satisfaction reports. However, measurement tools focusing on patients' psychological health care experiences are rather scarce. The objective of this study is to adapt the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) Parent form and examine its psychometric properties in a Turkish population. ESQ Parent form was presented to parents (<i>N</i> = 265) of children who have received treatment at a university's psychological counseling center. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) was gathered from parents pre- and post-treatment to measure symptomatic gains and investigate their associations with satisfaction with treatment. Confirmatory factor analysis comparing two different constructs showed that the 2-factor structure had a better fit. In addition, participants showing higher therapeutic gains showed significantly higher satisfaction in ESQ. This study is the first to measure satisfaction in psychological health care settings in Turkey, and therefore aims to contribute to a gap in the field. Results indicate a significant association between treatment outcome and satisfaction levels. Also, adapted measurement tool demonstrates adequate reliability and validity scores supporting its use in clinical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"142-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142334384","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":"Letter to the editor: Eating disorder symptoms among transgender and gender diverse youth seeking gender-affirming care.","authors":"Diana Stratulat","doi":"10.1177/13591045241284706","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045241284706","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"186-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142373814","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}
Yoichi T Konno, Gerardo Md Araújo Filho, José Robson Sr Almeida, Nágila Bl Santos, Altino B Marques Filho, Bianca B Fernandes, Gabriel S Parreira, Pedro Hf Carvalho, Loise Mt Cenedesi
{"title":"Recurrence of adolescent suicide attempt and self-harm (RASS study): Effectiveness of single therapeutic project.","authors":"Yoichi T Konno, Gerardo Md Araújo Filho, José Robson Sr Almeida, Nágila Bl Santos, Altino B Marques Filho, Bianca B Fernandes, Gabriel S Parreira, Pedro Hf Carvalho, Loise Mt Cenedesi","doi":"10.1177/13591045231213029","DOIUrl":"10.1177/13591045231213029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This retrospective cohort study aims to understand the effectiveness of the Singular Therapeutic Project (STP) implemented in a Child Psychosocial Care Center in preventing recurrence of self-harm and suicide attempt (SA), by comparing the group of patients who adhered to the STP with the group that did not adhere completely.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Data were collected from the medical records of adolescents with self-harm or SA during the period from 2015 to 2019. The primary outcomes analyzed were recurrence of SA, self-harm, and hospitalization; and the secondary outcomes analyzed were demographics, diagnosis, number of appointments, and negative life events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 228 adolescents were included. After multivariate analysis, social service consultations decreased risk in 94.6% (HR .054, 95% CI: .004-.681) of the cases, but risk was increased by 23 times if there was an episode of self-harm among family members and/or friends (HR 23.641, 95% CI: 1.394-400.8). Additionally, in terms of SA, adherence to family interventions reduced the risk by 66.2% (HR .338, 95% CI: .125-.913). Victims of prejudice, racism, homophobia, transphobia presented a 3.7-fold increased risk (HR 3.766, 95% CI: 1.058-13.401).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The STP interventions were effective in reducing the recurrence of self-harm and SAs in adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":93938,"journal":{"name":"Clinical child psychology and psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":"1248-1260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71489980","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}