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General population studies have demonstrated that good school functioning protects children and adolescents against mental health problems. However, no such studies of clinical populations have been conducted. Therefore, we explored the association between school functioning and mental health in patients referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). We also examined whether good school functioning and general social competence at referral predicted better mental health
Einar S. Stødle,
Thomas Jozefiak
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 1, 14–23
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different diagnoses.Method:Families receiving NFT from the Family Therapy Team (FTT) at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) of the Capital Region of Denmark filled out psychometric measurements before and after treatment. Patients evaluated the burden of symptoms using Beck’s Youth Inventory (BYI), and parents evaluated their personal agency in relationship to their child’s psychiatric disorder using Parent Activation Measurement (PAM).Results:We analyzed data from 48 patients and
Nina Tejs Jørring,
Karsten Gjessing Jensen
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 107–114
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suicidal ideation (19). A secondary analysis of that trial found that observations of less cooperative family communication, as well as non-white race and lower income-to-needs ratio predicted higher treatment benefit in both trial arms (20).
In Norway, an initial study found ABFT implementation in Norwegian public child and adolescent mental health services to be feasible and the treatment to be acceptable to Norwegian families (21). A larger Norwegian randomised controlled trial comparing 16 weeks of
Erling W. Rognli,
Luxsiya Waraan,
Nikolai O. Czajkowski,
Marianne Aalberg
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , 110–122
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Background:The Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) is a standardized intake and follow-up interview used in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Although it has shown good validity compared with other measures using parent reports, it has not yet been compared with diagnoses derived from a Longitudinal Expert All Data (LEAD) procedure, which includes information from separate diagnostic interviews with parent(s) and child. The aim was to compare the BCFPI evaluation
Markus Andersson,
Martin Bäckström,
Tord Ivarsson,
Maria Råstam,
Håkan Jarbin
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 83–90