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the individual’s psychosocial development. It is therefore important to be aware of early risk factors across domains along with their interactions in order to design prevention and intervention programs for DSH (39).
A distal vulnerability factor for the development of DSH could be hyperactivity difficulties which have a significant impact on a person’s psychosocial development. Hyperactivity is probably dimensionally distributed in the population (40) but hyperactivity difficulties have
Therese A. Evald,
Bo Møhl
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , 176–188
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Less is known about the effects of secondhand smoke (SHS) on mental health as compared with other medical disorders.The aims of this study were to examine the following: 1) the association of SHS exposure with childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD) and disruptive disorders; and 2) the association of maternal recall of a child’s SHS exposure and that child’s exposure as measured by bioassay.Sixty children had their saliva collected and assayed for cotinine when they were 4 years old
Mini Tandon,
Christina N. Lessov-Schlaggar,
Rebecca Tillman,
Melbourne F. Hovell,
Joan Luby
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 1, 37–40
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INTRODUCTION
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impairments in communication and in reciprocal social interaction along with restrictive and repetitive behaviours (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Questions regarding the etiopathological mechanism of this complex disorder remain unanswered (Lai et al., 2014; Happe et al., 2006; Antshel and Russo, 2019).
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a frequent
Filipa Sa-Carneiro,
Conceição Calhau,
Rui Coelho,
Margarida Figueiredo-Braga
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis , ISSUE 2, 129–138
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We previously described the high prevalence and burden of significant autistic traits (ATs) in youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These traits are associated with significantly greater impairment in psychopathological, interpersonal, educational, and neuropsychological functioning. Because the sample consisted of referred ADHD youth, uncertainty remained regarding whether these findings are generalizable to non-referred populations of youths with and without ADHD.The
Joseph Biederman,
Maura Fitzgerald,
Stephen V. Faraone,
Ronna Fried,
K. Yvonne Woodworth,
Alexandra Saunders,
Kristina Conroy,
Gagan Joshi
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 77–87
Review
Background:There is little evidence in the literature on the association between methylphenidate treatment and psychotic symptoms in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Objective:We examine the occurrence of psychotic symptoms during methylphenidate treatment of children and adolescents with ADHD. The data arise from our two Cochrane systematic reviews on methylphenidate, reported elsewhere.Methods:Electronic databases were searched up to January 2016
Erica Ramstad,
Ole Jakob Storebø,
Trine Gerner,
Helle B. Krogh,
Mathilde Holmskov,
Frederik L. Magnusson,
Carlos R. Moreira-Maia,
Maria Skoog,
Camilla Groth,
Donna Gillies,
Morris Zwi,
Richard Kirubakaran,
Christian Gluud,
Erik Simonsen
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 1, 52–71
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We have limited knowledge of the impact of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms on the daily functioning of young preschool children.This study investigated the level of impairment related to symptoms of ADHD in different functional domains. It also addressed how impairment caused by ADHD was related to ADHD subtype, symptom load, gender, and the co-occurrence of oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, or both.Participating children (N = 807) who were 3.5 years old
Bothild Bendiksen,
Heidi Aase,
Elisabeth Svensson,
Svein Friis,
Anne Margrethe Myhre,
Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud,
Pål Zeiner
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 3, 95–105
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder that is often detected during the preschool years. Neuroimaging data indicate that children with ADHD have brains that are characterized by growth and functional anomalies. Data suggest that the diminution of ADHD symptoms is correlated with improved neural functioning and growth. On the basis of these findings, interventions that target neural growth, which indicates neural development, can
Helle Annette Vibholm,
Jesper Pedersen,
Anne Holm,
Søren Krue
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 1, 2–10
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Although existing literature demonstrates the association of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with both substance use (SU) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), few studies have examined rates of SU among adolescents with elevated ASD symptoms, with or without comorbid ADHD. Clinic-based studies suggest a possible protective effect of ASD against SU, but this has not been confirmed in population-based studies.We examined alcohol, tobacco, and drug use in adolescents with either
Richard C. Mulligan,
Angela M. Reiersen,
Alexandre A. Todorov
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 86–92
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Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) has been found to be associated with cognitive deficits in children. However, relatively little is known about the relationship between SHS exposure, cognitive deficits, and smoking-related psychopathology, specifically attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and externalizing disorders such as conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in preschool children.Children (n = 54) between the ages of 4 and 6 years from a comprehensive
Duneesha De Alwis,
Mini Tandon,
Rebecca Tillman,
Joan Luby
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 115–125
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Twin, family, and linkage studies have indicated that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) share a portion of their heritable etiology. This suggests that individuals with ADHD may manifest different forms of ASDs that may range from fully developed syndromic forms of the disorder to milder manifestations of ASD symptomatology, which will henceforth be referred to as autistic traits.The main purpose of this study was to conduct a literature search
Mai Uchida,
Stephen V. Faraone,
Gagan Joshi,
Andrea Spencer,
Tara Kenworthy,
K. Yvonne Woodworth,
Joseph Biederman
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 1, 33–40
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The prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs), including autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, tic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and emotional disturbances, has increased notably in the past few decades. To date, debate continues as to the origins of NDs. Increases in widespread exposure to and bioaccumulation of chemical neurotoxicants have paralleled the upsurge in NDs, and are suggested to be causal agents for NDs. One consistent aspect of NDs
Janet K. Kern,
David A. Geier,
Kristin G. Homme,
Paul G. King,
Geir Bjørklund,
Salvatore Chirumbolo,
Mark R. Geier
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis , ISSUE 4, 269–296
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Introduction
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined by the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as developmentally inappropriate inattention and impulsivity with or without hyperactivity (1). In the US 2.2 million school-age children, aged 6-11 (amounting to 8.9 percent of this age group) have a current diagnosis of ADHD. Two-thirds of these children are prescribed medication (2). In the Netherlands, it is unknown how many children are diagnosed with ADHD
Laura Batstra,
Linda Foget,
Caroline van Haeringen,
Sanne te Meerman,
Ernst Daniël Thoutenhoofd
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , 1–9
Case report
Background:Accumulated evidence indicates that exposure to trauma is associated with the development of cognitive impairments and psychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents.Objective:In this case study of a female adolescent of 17 years, we aimed to evaluate how cortical positron emission tomography (PET) abnormalities relate to psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES) dissociative state, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and domestic
Dejan Stevanovic,
Leposava Brajkovic,
Madhur Kumar Srivastava,
Ivan Krgovic,
Jasna Jancic
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 98–106
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There is some debate regarding the utility of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) subtypes as currently defined. Differences in co-occurring psychopathology among subtypes would support the validity of subtype definitions. To explore how ADHD subtype relates to co-occurring psychopathology in a large population-based sample of children and adolescents (n=5744). Parents completed the Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD-symptoms and Normal behavior (SWAN) questionnaire, the Child
Angela M. Reiersen,
Alexandre A. Todorov
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 1, 3–13
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). LEAD diagnoses were subsequently determined by two senior clinicians based on 1.2 years of clinical records including the K-SADS-PL and ensuing information from further assessments, psychological tests, information from teachers and other informants as well as treatment outcome. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders subscales from the CBCL and the subscales from the BCFPI were compared with LEAD diagnoses. These measured symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Markus Andersson,
Martin Bäckström,
Tord Ivarsson,
Maria Råstam,
Håkan Jarbin
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 83–90
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disorders, QoL, and quality of peer relations were measured by self-report questionnaires.Results:Adolescents diagnosed with anxiety/depressive disorder reported more peer problems and lower QoL than adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. These findings were supported with symptom ratings. A path model with bootstrapping was used to assess the potential mediating role of peer problems in the association between symptoms and QoL, showing that peer problems partly mediated the
Ingunn Ranøyen,
Eva Gulliksrud,
Marit S. Indredavik,
Frode Stenseng
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 4, 183–192
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Prolonged or repeated seizures have been shown to cause spontaneous recurrent seizures, increased anxiety-related behavior, locomotor hyperactivity, impaired functions of learning and memory, and neuronal damage in the hippocampus and other brain regions in animals. Mice and rats treated with antimuscarinic drugs after fasting for two days or less develop convulsions after being allowed to eat ad libitum. To address whether such behavioral and neuroanatomic changes occur following these
Nurhan Enginar,
Asiye Nurten,
Aslı Zengin Türkmen,
Gül İpek Gündoğan,
Zeynep Güneş Özünal
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis , ISSUE 4, 373–381
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developing girls. There were some weak trends for boys with ASD to show more compulsive behavior, inattention/hyperactivity and taste sensory overresponsivity than girls with ASD, but differences were not significant after controlling for multiple comparisons. The Block Design task, assessing attention to detail, showed a significant sex difference, with boys with ASD outperforming both girls with ASD and typically developing girls.Predominantly low functioning girls with ASD differed from typically
Camilla Nguyen,
Angelica Ronald
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 2, 55–65
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Alcoholism is a chronic and recurrent disease. The studies on ethyl alcohol show a progressive deterioration of cognitive functions (motor hyperactivity, operating memory). The aim of the study was to establish whether combined single and chronic administration of aripiprazole (ARI) and fluoxetine (FLU) affects animal locomotor activity or modifies spatial memory functions in female rats exposed to ethyl alcohol. Female Wistar rats were studied in the Morris Water Maze (MWM) and locomotor
Krzysztof Kus,
Piotr Ratajczak,
Natasza Czaja,
Tomasz Zaprutko,
Elżbieta Nowakowska
Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis , ISSUE 1, 86–93
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reliability for PTSD was fair (kappa = 0.42) and kappa values for scales of other disorders of MDD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD) in-attentive subtype, ADHD-hyperactive/impulsive subtype, ODD, SAD, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) ranged between 0.38 and 0.66. Test-retest intraclass correlation (ICC) ranged from 0.24 to 0.87 with a mean test-retest ICC of 0.61 and median test-retest ICC of 0.69. Concurrent criterion validity showed good
Sille Schandorph Løkkegaard,
Mette Elmose,
Ask Elklit
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , 39–51
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%), 50.1% were female, and 10% were indigenous Sámi.Results:Educational skills as measured by higher average mark were associated with higher aspirations; lower average mark was associated with lower aspirations. Weaker peer support and stronger parental involvement influenced aspirations in individuals with both higher and lower aspirations. Adolescents with lower rates of hyperactivity and inattention problems reported higher aspirations, whereas adolescents with emotional problems showed a greater
Elisabeth Valmyr Bania,
Christian Eckhoff,
Siv Kvernmo
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 3, 169–179
Clinical Practice
, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disabilities, communication disorders, specific learning disorders, and motor disorders. Medication and behavioral interventions are recorded and patient outcomes over time are measured with the economical and user-friendly Clinical Global Impression tool, the Global Assessment of Functioning instrument, and patient-reported health-related quality of life.NEUROPSYK minimizes administrative work for health care professionals because it is integrated
Anna Löfgren Wilteus,
Frida Bartonek,
Jacqueline Borg,
Sven Bölte
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 3, 141–146
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1.8 ± 1.0
1.7 ± 0.9
1.8 ± 1.1
z = -1.29
0.20
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Male
238 (100)
13 (100)
0 (0)
0 (0)
48 (59)
43 (67)
n/a
34 (77)
286 (54)
90 (69)
χ2 = 10.06
0.002
Caucasianb
238 (100)
13 (100)
192 (93)
9 (100)
58 (76)
62 (98)*
n/a
38 (86)
488 (94)
122 (95)
χ2 = 0.10
0.76
Note. ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; BP = Bipolar
aSocioeconomic status (SES) was measured using the 5-point Hollingshead scale. A higher
Amy Yule,
Maura Fitzgerald,
Timothy Wilens,
Janet Wozniak,
K. Yvonne Woodworth,
Alexa Pulli,
Mai Uchida,
Stephen V. Faraone,
Joseph Biederman
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
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higher ratings for boys on hyperactivity and total difficulties and for girls on emotional symptoms. However, findings on increased difficulties with age concurred with prior studies. Research on children’s mental health should be widely and systematically conducted at regular intervals and encompasses large, representative samples in order to inform national public health and health-care policy regarding measures to support children and enhance their mental health.
Bojing Liu,
Karin Engström,
Isabel Jadbäck,
Sara Ullman,
Anne H. Berman
Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology , ISSUE 1, 13–27