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Cohort profile: The Youth and Mental Health Study (YAMHS) – a longitudinal study of the period from adolescence to adulthood

Conceptualization: Jannike Kaasbøll, Johannes Foss Sigurdson, Norbert Skokauskas, Anne Mari Sund. Data curation: Johannes Foss Sigurdson, Anne Mari Sund. Formal analysis: Jannike Kaasbøll, Johannes Foss Sigurdson ... , Anne Mari Sund. Funding acquisition: Anne Mari Sund. Investigation: Johannes Foss Sigurdson, Anne Mari Sund. Methodology: Jannike Kaasbøll, Johannes Foss Sigurdson, Norbert Skokauskas, Anne Mari Sund

Structural and Pragmatic Language Impairments in Children Evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Pragmatic language impairments are common in neurodevelopmental disorders, especially in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The relationship between structural language skills and pragmatic competence in children with autistic symptoms, however, is largely unknown. We investigated this relationship based on the Children’s Communication Checklist-2 and early language delay among...

Long-term follow-up of a community sample of adolescents with frequent headaches

BackgroundSeveral outcome studies have reported on the short- and long-term effects of migraine in selected clinical samples of children and adolescents. However, current knowledge of the course, incidence, and outcome predictors of frequent headaches in early adolescents in community populations is limited, and little is known about the long-term effects. Headache remains...

Long-term follow-up of a community sample of adolescents with frequent headaches

Several outcome studies have reported on the short- and long-term effects of migraine in selected clinical samples of children and adolescents. However, current knowledge of the course, incidence, and outcome predictors of frequent headaches in early adolescents in community populations is limited, and little is known about the long-term effects. Headache remains untreated in...

Age of First Walking and Associations with Symptom Severity in Children with Suspected or Diagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder

Age of first walking (AOW) is reported to be later in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared with typical development. However, the relationship between AOW and variations in ASD symptoms across different neurodevelopmental disorders is largely unknown. This study investigated AOW and its association with autism symptom severity in a large sample of children (N = 490, 23...

School functioning and internalizing problems in young schoolchildren

Frode Adolfsen Anne Mari Sund 0 0 Regional Center for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science

Change in quality of life and self-esteem in a randomized controlled CBT study for anxious and sad children: can targeting anxious and depressive symptoms improve functional domains in schoolchildren?

Quality of life and self-esteem are functional domains that may suffer when having mental problems. In this study, we examined the change in quality of life and self-esteem when targeting anxious and depressive symptoms in school children (8–12 years) using a CBT-based transdiagnostic intervention called EMOTION, Kids Coping with anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was...

Erratum to: Involvement in bullying as predictor of suicidal ideation among 12- to 15-year-old Norwegian adolescents

Health-related quality of life and psychological distress in young adult survivors of childhood cancer and their association with treatment, education, and demographic factors

Purpose This study investigated health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and psychological distress among young adult (YA) survivors of childhood cancer and the association of these measures with treatment, education, and demographic factors ≥ 5 years post diagnosis. Methods Participants included cancer survivors (n = 91) recruited through the Cancer Registry of Norway (CRN) and...

Self-reported quality of life and self-esteem in sad and anxious school children

Mari Sund 2 Philip C. Kendall 3 0 Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health , Gullhaugveien 1-3, 0484 Oslo , Norway 1 Department of Psychology, University of Oslo , Forskningsveien 3A, 0373 Oslo

Study protocol of an RCT of EMOTION: An indicated intervention for children with symptoms of anxiety and depression

High levels of anxiety and depression are common psychological symptoms among children and adolescents. These symptoms affect young people in multiple life domains and are possible precursors of long-term psychological distress. Despite relatively high prevalence, few children with emotional problems are referred for clinical treatment, indicating the need for systematic...

Prevalence and characteristics of depressive disorders in early adolescents in central Norway

Prevalence of depressive disorders among adolescents has varied across studies. The present study aims to assess current and lifetime prevalence and characteristics of adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Dysthymia and Depression NOS among adolescents in Central Norway in addition to socio-demographics and use of mental health care. In the Youth and Mental Health Study a...

Prevalence of bullying and aggressive behavior and their relationship to mental health problems among 12- to 15-year-old Norwegian adolescents

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between being bullied and aggressive behavior and self-reported mental health problems among young adolescents. A representative population sample of 2,464 young Norwegian adolescents (50.8% girls) aged 12–15 years was assessed. Being bullied was measured using three items concerning teasing, exclusion, and physical assault...