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Postnatal nighttime light exposure and infant temperament at age 12 months: mediating role of genus Akkermansia
This study investigated the potential mediating role of infants ’ gut microbiome in correlations between NTL exposure and temperament. Demographic information, stool samples, and temperament scores were collected from 40 infants. Temperament was evaluated using the Infants Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R). The gut microbiota was analyzed using 16S rRNA s equencing. Cumulative and lagged effects of NTL exposure were calculated based on residential address (NTLpoint) and a concentric 1  km radius buffer zone around the address (NTL1000m), respectively. Mediation models were utilized for assessing the mediating effec...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Prenatal maternal stress, breastfeeding and offspring ADHD symptoms
In conclusion, our findings suggest that prenatal maternal stress increases the risk of more severe forms of ADHD symptoms in the offspring and breastfeeding can protect against such symptoms at the ages of 8 and 16. (Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Treatment patterns of antidepressants in children and adolescents in Scandinavia
AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine variations in use of antidepressants among children and adolescents in the three Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, and Denmark). We identified new users of antidepressants (5 –17 years) during 2007–2018 and described the annual incidence rate, treatment duration, concomitant psychotropic drug use, and the clinical setting of the prescribing physician (in Sweden and Denmark). Incident use of antidepressants increased by a factor 1.9 in Sweden, 1.3 in Norway and decre ased by a factor 0.6 in Denmark during the study period. In Sweden, 58% of antidepressant users were co...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

ESCAP statement on the care for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria: an urgent need for safeguarding clinical, scientific, and ethical standards
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Characterization of speech and language phenotype in the 8p23.1 syndrome
AbstractThe 8p23.1 duplication syndrome is a rare genetic condition with an estimated prevalence rate of 1 out of 58,000. Although the syndrome was associated with speech and language delays, a comprehensive assessment of speech and language functions has not been undertaken in this population. To address this issue, the present study reports rigorous speech and language, in addition to oral-facial and developmental, assessment of a 50-month-old Turkish-speaking boy who was diagnosed with the 8p23.1 duplication syndrome. Standardized tests of development, articulation and phonology, receptive and expressive language and a ...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The role of victimisation and sleep quality in self-harm and depression among sexual minority adolescents. A prospective cohort study
AbstractSexual minority adolescents (SMA) have a disproportionately high prevalence of victimisation, self-harm, and depressed mood, relative to the general population. Yet, the contributing and mechanistic factors are unclear. We aim to explore the directional relationship between victimisation and self-harm and depressed mood, with poor sleep quality as a possible mediator. A secondary data analysis was conducted using a nationally representative birth cohort in the United Kingdom, where participants self-identified as sexual minority (N = 1922, aged 11–13, 67.1% female) and their parents completed questionnaires a...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Rare genetic disorders and the heightened importance of baseline motor examinations in children and adolescents experiencing a first episode of psychosis
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

The underlying neuropsychological and neural correlates of the impaired Chinese reading skills in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
AbstractImpaired basic academic skills (e.g., word recognition) are common in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The underlying neuropsychological and neural correlates of impaired Chinese reading skills in children with ADHD have not been substantially explored. Three hundred and two children with ADHD (all medication-na ïve) and 105 healthy controls underwent the Chinese language skill assessment, and 175 also underwent fMRI scans (84 ADHD and 91 controls). Between-group and mediation analyses were applied to explore the interrelationships of the diagnosis of ADHD, cognitive dysfunction, and ...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

ESCAP endorses the inclusion of methylphenidate in the WHO model lists of essential medicines and in the Union list of critical medicines
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Sustainable action is needed more than ever: the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry welcomes the efforts of the European Commission and the decisions of the European Parliament on mental health care for children, adolescents and young people and calls on the Member States to act quickly
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 25, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Lifetime prevalence, comorbidities, and Sociodemographic predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): the National Epidemiology of Iranian Children and adolescents Psychiatric disorders (IRCAP)
Conclusion: Our results in the prevalence, comorbidities, and sociodemographic factors associated with PTSD supported findings of previous studies that used a structured diagnostic interview. It is recommended to use purposive sampling and to investigate comorbidities of PTSD and type of traumatic events in a large clinical population. (Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Screens beyond good and evil: nuancing the evidence on children, screens and interaction
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Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Clinical and neurodevelopmental predictors of psychotic disorders in children and adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis: the CAPRIS study
AbstractBackgroundThe neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia represents the disorder as an expression of an alteration during the brain development process early in life. Neurodevelopmental variables could become a trait marker, and the study of these variables in children and adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR) could identify a specific cluster of patients who later developed psychosis. The aim of this study is to describe clinical and neurodevelopment predictors of transition to psychosis in child and adolescent participants at CHR.  Naturalistic longitudinal two-center study of 101 CHR and 110...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Alteration of prefrontal cortex and its associations with emotional and cognitive dysfunctions in adolescent borderline personality disorder
This study enrolled 50 adolescents aged 12 –17 years with BPD and 21 gender and age-matched healthy control (HC) participants. Study assessment for each participant included a brain resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI), clinical assessment questionnaires such as Borderline Personality Features Scale (BPFS), Difficulties in Emotion Regula tion Scale (DERS), Ottawa Self-Injury Inventory and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and cognitive testing with Stroop Color-Word Test (SCWT). Fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) and seed-based functional connectivity (FC) were obtained from rs-fMRI analysis....
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Childhood maltreatment patterns and suicidal ideation: mediating roles of depression, hope, and expressive suppression
This study used latent pr ofile analysis to identify patterns of childhood maltreatment among adolescents and explored how these patterns predicted subsequent suicidal ideation via depression, hope, and expressive suppression. This study used a two-wave, 1-year longitudinal design and included 2156 adolescents (Mage = 13.97  years,SDage = 1.61 years; 49.6% females). We identified three patterns of childhood maltreatment: low maltreatment, high psychological neglect, and high maltreatment. Compared with the low maltreatment group, the high maltreatment group indirectly predicted subsequent suicidal ideation 1 year later...
Source: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research