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Psychometric evaluation of a parent-rating and self-rating inventory for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: German OCD Inventory for Children and Adolescents (OCD-CA)

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2019
Background This study assesses the psychometric properties of the German version of the Padua Inventory-Washington State University Revision for measuring pediatric OCD. Methods The parent-rating and self-rating inventory is assessed in a clinical sample
Julia Adam, Hildegard Goletz, Svenja-Kristin Mattausch, Julia Plück, Manfred Döpfner   +4 more
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Identifying the gaps: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of urban-based healthcare providers towards adolescent contraception in Jamaica

Caribbean Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: Health care providers (HCPs) may serve as facilitators or barriers to access. We explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of HCPs in Jamaica to identify gaps which may lead to unmet contraceptive needs for adolescents.
Abigail Harrison, Sheree Mair, Helen Trotman   +2 more
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Normative values of motor performance and their relationship with BMI status in Hong Kong preschoolers

Scientific Reports
This study aimed to establish sex- and age-specific reference values for motor performance (MP) in Hong Kong preschoolers aged 3–5 years old and examine the relationship between MP and BMI status.
Ka-Man Yip, Hung-Kwan So, Keith T. S. Tung, Rosa S. Wong, Winnie W. Y. Tso, Ian C. K. Wong, Jason C. Yam, Mike Y. W. Kwan, Lobo H. T. Louie, Albert Lee, Wilfred H. S. Wong, Lai-Ling Hui, E. A. S. Nelson, Patrick Ip   +13 more
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Strengthening foster children’s skills: a descriptive study on a trauma-informed group intervention

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Foster children have an increased risk of psychological distress because they often experienced multiple traumatizing events. Untreated trauma and behavioural problems are important risk factors for breakdown of foster placements ...
Sanne E.M. Brinkerink, Nathalie E.F. Schlattmann, Melissa Goris, Irma M. Hein   +3 more
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The public discourse on genetics in autism communities: a content analysis of Reddit posts

Current Research in Biotechnology
Purpose: There is ongoing debate in the autism community on the role of genetics. Most research examining the discourse on genetics in autism have focused primarily on caregivers.
Kamil R. Hiralal, Anneke Louwerse, Matea Skojo, Manon H.J. Hillegers, Hugo G. Schnack, Sabine E. Mous, Gwendolyn C. Dieleman   +6 more
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Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 [PDF]

BACKGROUND: Despite the well documented consequences of obesity during childhood and adolescence and future risks of excess body mass on non-communicable diseases in adulthood, coordinated global action on excess body mass in early life is still ...
GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators
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White matter free water and depressive symptoms in medication-free depressed adolescents: moderation by peripheral inflammation

Translational Psychiatry
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) often emerges during adolescence and significantly impacts psychological and social functioning. Increasing evidence links both peripheral inflammation and white matter abnormalities to the pathophysiology of MDD.
Weicheng Li, Zerui You, Chengyu Wang, Xiaofeng Lan, Fan Zhang, Zhibo Hu, Xiaoyu Chen, Zhanjie Luo, Yexian Zeng, Yiying Chen, Yifang Chen, Siming Mai, Robin Shao, Hanna Lu, Roger S. McIntyre, Xiangdong Sun, Yuping Ning, Yanling Zhou   +17 more
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Adolescent gambling: still a cause for concern? [PDF]

, 2006
Problem adolescent gamblers were more likely than other children to have other addictive behaviours, more likely to report that their parents approved, to be male, have begun gambling at an early age, have had a big win early on, and to be from a lower ...
Griffiths, MD, Linsey, A
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Health behaviour in school-aged children : World Health Organization collaborative cross-national study (HBSC): findings from the 2006 HBSC survey in Scotland [PDF]

, 2011
The HBSC study in Scotland is funded by NHS Health ...
Currie, Candace Evelyn, HBSC National Team   +1 more
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Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Sexual Relationships - More Than Just Sex! [PDF]

, 2003
A great deal has been written, and said, about ‘teenage pregnancy’ and the resultant status of ‘young’ motherhood. Much of this commentary takes a moralistic position that seems insistent on imposing causal and consequential explanations; based upon ...
Horrocks, Christine, Milnes, Kate
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