Pub Date : 2023-11-28DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1286421
Eva Möhler
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Pub Date : 2023-11-21DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1235310
Xiangfen Luo, Ling Zhang, Lei Xia, Xiaoqin Zhou
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children. Multiple treatments are currently available with varying effectiveness, and our aim was to investigate the efficacy of behavior modification training combined with Electroencephalography (EEG) biofeedback treatment on ADHD in children.Children with ADHD were randomly divided into a control group (n = 42), an EEG biofeedback group (n = 30) and a behavior modification training combined with EEG biofeedback group (i.e., a combined intervention group) (n = 30) according to the intervention. Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham, Version IV (SNAP-IV) and Conners Parent Symptom Questionnaire (PSQ) were assessed before and after three months of treatment.We found that in the EEG biofeedback group and the combined intervention group, the scores of all factors except “anxiety” and “psychosomatic disorder” were lower than before treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After treatment, the scores of the three groups were compared. The scores of “impulsivity-hyperactivity”, “learning problems”, “inattention factor” and “hyperactivity factor” were all lower than before, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the post-treatment comprehensive intervention group and the control group, the efficacy was apparent, and the differences in the scores of each factor were statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the comparison between the EEG biofeedback group and the control group, except for “anxiety”, “psychosomatic disorder” and “conduct problem” the scores of each factor were statistically significant (P < 0.05). For the comparison between the integrated intervention group and the EEG biofeedback group, the scores of all factors before and after treatment were statistically significant (P < 0.05), except for “anxiety”, “impulsivity-hyperactivity” and the scores of all the factors before and after treatment were statistically significant (P < 0.05), except for “anxiety”, “impulsivity-hyperactivity” and “psychosomatic disorder”.The comprehensive efficacy of behavior modification training combined with EEG biofeedback therapy on the improvement of symptoms in children with ADHD is positive, and good compliance is worthy of clinical promotion.https://www.chictr.org.cn/indexEN.html, identifier (ChiCTR2300071511).
{"title":"Efficacy of behavior modification training combined with electroencephalographic biofeedback therapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children: a randomized controlled trial","authors":"Xiangfen Luo, Ling Zhang, Lei Xia, Xiaoqin Zhou","doi":"10.3389/frcha.2023.1235310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1235310","url":null,"abstract":"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children. Multiple treatments are currently available with varying effectiveness, and our aim was to investigate the efficacy of behavior modification training combined with Electroencephalography (EEG) biofeedback treatment on ADHD in children.Children with ADHD were randomly divided into a control group (n = 42), an EEG biofeedback group (n = 30) and a behavior modification training combined with EEG biofeedback group (i.e., a combined intervention group) (n = 30) according to the intervention. Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham, Version IV (SNAP-IV) and Conners Parent Symptom Questionnaire (PSQ) were assessed before and after three months of treatment.We found that in the EEG biofeedback group and the combined intervention group, the scores of all factors except “anxiety” and “psychosomatic disorder” were lower than before treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After treatment, the scores of the three groups were compared. The scores of “impulsivity-hyperactivity”, “learning problems”, “inattention factor” and “hyperactivity factor” were all lower than before, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the post-treatment comprehensive intervention group and the control group, the efficacy was apparent, and the differences in the scores of each factor were statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the comparison between the EEG biofeedback group and the control group, except for “anxiety”, “psychosomatic disorder” and “conduct problem” the scores of each factor were statistically significant (P < 0.05). For the comparison between the integrated intervention group and the EEG biofeedback group, the scores of all factors before and after treatment were statistically significant (P < 0.05), except for “anxiety”, “impulsivity-hyperactivity” and the scores of all the factors before and after treatment were statistically significant (P < 0.05), except for “anxiety”, “impulsivity-hyperactivity” and “psychosomatic disorder”.The comprehensive efficacy of behavior modification training combined with EEG biofeedback therapy on the improvement of symptoms in children with ADHD is positive, and good compliance is worthy of clinical promotion.https://www.chictr.org.cn/indexEN.html, identifier (ChiCTR2300071511).","PeriodicalId":73074,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139251417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-03DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1207575
Johanna B. Folk, Phillip Yang, Anne Thomas, Jayme Lyon, Jaisal Patel, Clara Yoon, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy
Background Incarcerated youth commonly present with emotion dysregulation, aggression, and comorbid psychiatric disorders, yet often do not receive necessary mental health treatment while confined. It is therefore crucial to expand the evidence base regarding empirically supported mental health interventions which are feasible to implement in secure settings to address incarcerated youth's mental health needs. Through a community-academic partnership, the current pilot study evaluated a comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy program implemented in a juvenile correctional treatment center. Methods Youth participants ( N = 113) were on average 15.37 years old (SD = 1.10, range = 13–17), 68.1% boys, and identified as 69.0% Latinx, 22.1% Black, 8.0% White, and 0.9% Native American. Youth received comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A), including individual therapy, skills training groups, family therapy, multi-family skills training groups, and skills coaching in the milieu by direct care staff who participated in extensive training and ongoing consultation team meetings. As part of a facility-designed program evaluation, youth completed a battery of empirically validated assessments of mental health and emotion regulation prior to and following completion of the program. Results Results show that comprehensive DBT-A is feasible to implement in a juvenile correctional treatment center and overall, youth improved from pre- to post-treatment in mental health symptoms and emotion regulation, with small to medium effect sizes. Conclusion These findings build upon a growing literature showing dialectical behavior therapy is a promising intervention for treating emotion dysregulation and mental health conditions and can be successfully implemented in juvenile forensic settings.
{"title":"Comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents in a juvenile correctional treatment center: a pilot evaluation","authors":"Johanna B. Folk, Phillip Yang, Anne Thomas, Jayme Lyon, Jaisal Patel, Clara Yoon, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy","doi":"10.3389/frcha.2023.1207575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1207575","url":null,"abstract":"Background Incarcerated youth commonly present with emotion dysregulation, aggression, and comorbid psychiatric disorders, yet often do not receive necessary mental health treatment while confined. It is therefore crucial to expand the evidence base regarding empirically supported mental health interventions which are feasible to implement in secure settings to address incarcerated youth's mental health needs. Through a community-academic partnership, the current pilot study evaluated a comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy program implemented in a juvenile correctional treatment center. Methods Youth participants ( N = 113) were on average 15.37 years old (SD = 1.10, range = 13–17), 68.1% boys, and identified as 69.0% Latinx, 22.1% Black, 8.0% White, and 0.9% Native American. Youth received comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A), including individual therapy, skills training groups, family therapy, multi-family skills training groups, and skills coaching in the milieu by direct care staff who participated in extensive training and ongoing consultation team meetings. As part of a facility-designed program evaluation, youth completed a battery of empirically validated assessments of mental health and emotion regulation prior to and following completion of the program. Results Results show that comprehensive DBT-A is feasible to implement in a juvenile correctional treatment center and overall, youth improved from pre- to post-treatment in mental health symptoms and emotion regulation, with small to medium effect sizes. Conclusion These findings build upon a growing literature showing dialectical behavior therapy is a promising intervention for treating emotion dysregulation and mental health conditions and can be successfully implemented in juvenile forensic settings.","PeriodicalId":73074,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry","volume":"29 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135819756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-03DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1260189
Steve Lukito, Michaela Wenkert, Inna Hryhorovych, Svitlana Opanasenko, Laura Timms, William Yule, Dennis Ougrin
Objectives Approximately 8 million Ukrainians have been displaced by the war in Ukraine and five million children had their education disrupted. Here, we report an evaluation of (1) the feasibility (i.e., recruitment), (2) the acceptability (i.e., attendance, participants' views) and (3) the influence of a pilot community art-based project on the well-being, health behaviour and socialisation of Ukrainian refugee children in London, UK. Methods Twenty-two refugee children aged 4–14 years from St Mary's Ukrainian school in London took part in five weekly art workshop group sessions led by a team of volunteer independent artists based in a community art studio in West London in collaboration with Children and War UK. Analyses were conducted on measures of the children's psychological well-being, health behaviour, and socialisation; collected from participating children and their parents through the workshops. Results The community art workshops received sufficient interest from parents during recruitment. Child participants and their parents expressed overwhelmingly positive views and high satisfaction towards the workshops and their activities. While the workshops were conducted without a control group, changes in psychological well-being and health behaviour and socialisation were in the expected direction. The workshops were associated with reduced impact of intrusive re-experiencing of traumatic events ( p = .021), negative emotion ( p s = .006–.043; rated by children and by their parents, respectively), and sleep disturbance ( p = .015). Mood and motivational states increase relative to before activities within sessions ( p s = .001–.023). Conclusions The artist-led workshops are a valuable community project associated with high satisfaction and potentially increased well-being in Ukrainian refugee children. A provision for a larger number of participants should be considered.
{"title":"Evaluation of pilot community art-based workshops designed for Ukrainian refugee children","authors":"Steve Lukito, Michaela Wenkert, Inna Hryhorovych, Svitlana Opanasenko, Laura Timms, William Yule, Dennis Ougrin","doi":"10.3389/frcha.2023.1260189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1260189","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives Approximately 8 million Ukrainians have been displaced by the war in Ukraine and five million children had their education disrupted. Here, we report an evaluation of (1) the feasibility (i.e., recruitment), (2) the acceptability (i.e., attendance, participants' views) and (3) the influence of a pilot community art-based project on the well-being, health behaviour and socialisation of Ukrainian refugee children in London, UK. Methods Twenty-two refugee children aged 4–14 years from St Mary's Ukrainian school in London took part in five weekly art workshop group sessions led by a team of volunteer independent artists based in a community art studio in West London in collaboration with Children and War UK. Analyses were conducted on measures of the children's psychological well-being, health behaviour, and socialisation; collected from participating children and their parents through the workshops. Results The community art workshops received sufficient interest from parents during recruitment. Child participants and their parents expressed overwhelmingly positive views and high satisfaction towards the workshops and their activities. While the workshops were conducted without a control group, changes in psychological well-being and health behaviour and socialisation were in the expected direction. The workshops were associated with reduced impact of intrusive re-experiencing of traumatic events ( p = .021), negative emotion ( p s = .006–.043; rated by children and by their parents, respectively), and sleep disturbance ( p = .015). Mood and motivational states increase relative to before activities within sessions ( p s = .001–.023). Conclusions The artist-led workshops are a valuable community project associated with high satisfaction and potentially increased well-being in Ukrainian refugee children. A provision for a larger number of participants should be considered.","PeriodicalId":73074,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry","volume":"43 18","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135820174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-31DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1182884
Giovanni Nicoli, Giulia Pavon, Andy Grayson, Anne Emerson, Michele Cortelazzo, Suvobrata Mitra
Introduction For individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) such as autism, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy, learning to express with language is a two-fold challenge because atypical cognitive capacity is compounded by sensorimotor coordination deficits. One approach to assisting linguistic expression in these individuals is to physically support them, for example, by touching their torso or arm as they type. The neurophysiological mechanism of such motor assistance for linguistic expression is not known, but recently it has been proposed that light touch may reduce the cognitive load associated with the sensorimotor coordination of typing, thereby releasing shared cognitive resources to the task of generating content. Historically, there has been significant controversy over the extent to which the facilitator and not the user authors texts written with touch assistance. User groups and a few researchers have argued that the user can express their thoughts through such techniques, but the prevailing view among researchers is that these texts are entirely the by-products of the facilitators' ideomotor cueing of users' movements. If the user is not a source of the produced text, the only linguistic style detectable in the text should be the facilitator's. Methods Here, we use quantitative linguistic analysis to investigate whether DD users typing text with touch assistance exhibit their own stylistic signatures alongside those of their facilitators. In Study 1, we investigate whether the stylometric fingerprints of a set of users are detectable when they are all assisted by the same facilitator. In Study 2, we examine whether the users' stylometric characteristics are retained even when they are assisted by multiple facilitators. Results Across both studies, the results show that the users' stylistic signature is detectable alongside that of facilitators. This suggests that the texts generated by DD users withphysical assistance should be viewed as coauthored rather than wholly authored by facilitators via ideomotor processes. Discussion The users' stylometric presence in these texts suggests that touch-assistance may serve as a developmental scaffold and should be re-appraised as a teaching aid even where unassisted linguistic expression is an unlikely end goal.
{"title":"Individuals with developmental disabilities make their own stylistic contributions to text written with physical facilitation","authors":"Giovanni Nicoli, Giulia Pavon, Andy Grayson, Anne Emerson, Michele Cortelazzo, Suvobrata Mitra","doi":"10.3389/frcha.2023.1182884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1182884","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction For individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) such as autism, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy, learning to express with language is a two-fold challenge because atypical cognitive capacity is compounded by sensorimotor coordination deficits. One approach to assisting linguistic expression in these individuals is to physically support them, for example, by touching their torso or arm as they type. The neurophysiological mechanism of such motor assistance for linguistic expression is not known, but recently it has been proposed that light touch may reduce the cognitive load associated with the sensorimotor coordination of typing, thereby releasing shared cognitive resources to the task of generating content. Historically, there has been significant controversy over the extent to which the facilitator and not the user authors texts written with touch assistance. User groups and a few researchers have argued that the user can express their thoughts through such techniques, but the prevailing view among researchers is that these texts are entirely the by-products of the facilitators' ideomotor cueing of users' movements. If the user is not a source of the produced text, the only linguistic style detectable in the text should be the facilitator's. Methods Here, we use quantitative linguistic analysis to investigate whether DD users typing text with touch assistance exhibit their own stylistic signatures alongside those of their facilitators. In Study 1, we investigate whether the stylometric fingerprints of a set of users are detectable when they are all assisted by the same facilitator. In Study 2, we examine whether the users' stylometric characteristics are retained even when they are assisted by multiple facilitators. Results Across both studies, the results show that the users' stylistic signature is detectable alongside that of facilitators. This suggests that the texts generated by DD users withphysical assistance should be viewed as coauthored rather than wholly authored by facilitators via ideomotor processes. Discussion The users' stylometric presence in these texts suggests that touch-assistance may serve as a developmental scaffold and should be re-appraised as a teaching aid even where unassisted linguistic expression is an unlikely end goal.","PeriodicalId":73074,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry","volume":"2014 31","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135813537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-20DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1232515
Martha G. Welch, Robert J. Ludwig, Amie A. Hane, Judy Austin, Elizabeth S. Markowitz, Marc E. Jaffe, Michael M. Myers
Introduction Based on the theory that increasing emotional connection and reducing emotional stress between mother and child at home will reduce dysregulated behavior in the classroom, we tested a novel family-based school intervention aimed at facilitating mother-child emotional connection. This question has gained great importance following the COVID-19 pandemic, as child mental health has been declared a national emergency. Methods Subjects were randomized into two groups; one (Control: n = 32) receiving the standard curriculum in a large community-based preschool education program, and another (MCEP) receiving the standard curriculum plus the Mother Child Emotional Preparation Program (MCEP: n = 30). Two to eight MCEP mother-child pairs participated in eight elective weekly 2-h group sessions over a 16-week period. During the 2-h sessions, the pairs were engaged in face to face calming sessions. At 6 months post-enrollment, we assessed mother-child emotional connection on the Welch Emotional Connection Screen (WECS). In addition, mothers and teachers completed validated questionnaires and instruments. Results We found that the percentage of MCEP mother-child pairs who became emotionally connected at 6 months was five-fold higher than Control pairs (47.4%, vs. 8.3% p = 0.004, effect size = 0.44). Also at six months, MCEP children had fewer behavioral symptoms ( p = 0.024)) (effect size >0.5); fewer autism symptoms ( p = 0.048) (effect size = 0.53); fewer emotional symptoms ( p = 0.01) (effect size >0.76); better personal, social skills ( p = 0.045) (effect size = 0.51); better executive function ( p = 0.032) (effect size = 0.59). Importantly, teachers reported MCEP children showed more improved behavior in the classroom, compared to controls. Discussion This trial was retrospectively registered in the clinicaltrial.gov registry (NCT02970565) on April 9, 2019.
{"title":"Preschool-based mother-child emotional preparation program improves emotional connection, behavior regulation in the home and classroom: a randomized controlled trial","authors":"Martha G. Welch, Robert J. Ludwig, Amie A. Hane, Judy Austin, Elizabeth S. Markowitz, Marc E. Jaffe, Michael M. Myers","doi":"10.3389/frcha.2023.1232515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1232515","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Based on the theory that increasing emotional connection and reducing emotional stress between mother and child at home will reduce dysregulated behavior in the classroom, we tested a novel family-based school intervention aimed at facilitating mother-child emotional connection. This question has gained great importance following the COVID-19 pandemic, as child mental health has been declared a national emergency. Methods Subjects were randomized into two groups; one (Control: n = 32) receiving the standard curriculum in a large community-based preschool education program, and another (MCEP) receiving the standard curriculum plus the Mother Child Emotional Preparation Program (MCEP: n = 30). Two to eight MCEP mother-child pairs participated in eight elective weekly 2-h group sessions over a 16-week period. During the 2-h sessions, the pairs were engaged in face to face calming sessions. At 6 months post-enrollment, we assessed mother-child emotional connection on the Welch Emotional Connection Screen (WECS). In addition, mothers and teachers completed validated questionnaires and instruments. Results We found that the percentage of MCEP mother-child pairs who became emotionally connected at 6 months was five-fold higher than Control pairs (47.4%, vs. 8.3% p = 0.004, effect size = 0.44). Also at six months, MCEP children had fewer behavioral symptoms ( p = 0.024)) (effect size &gt;0.5); fewer autism symptoms ( p = 0.048) (effect size = 0.53); fewer emotional symptoms ( p = 0.01) (effect size &gt;0.76); better personal, social skills ( p = 0.045) (effect size = 0.51); better executive function ( p = 0.032) (effect size = 0.59). Importantly, teachers reported MCEP children showed more improved behavior in the classroom, compared to controls. Discussion This trial was retrospectively registered in the clinicaltrial.gov registry (NCT02970565) on April 9, 2019.","PeriodicalId":73074,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135569230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, evidence shows that orphaned youth are exposed to more risky sexual behaviors than non-orphaned peers, which increases the chances of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The fast rises in the prevalence of orphanhood are a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Methodology The data for this secondary analysis were collected through a cross-sectional, multi-stage, stratified, cluster randomized sampling design. Multivariable backward stepwise logistic regression analysis was fitted to determine the factors associated with risky sexual behaviors among male and female adolescents and youth aged 12–24 years. Results Of 2,556 orphaned participants, 18.3% (95% CI: 14.3–23.0) had two or more sexual partners in the last 12 months, 31.3% (95% CI: 26.3–36.6) reported no condom use at last sex, and 98.3% (95% CI: 96.6–99.2) reported no consistent condom use. The likelihood of reporting multiple sexual partnerships was significantly lower among female adolescents, those residing in rural formal/farm areas, and those who reported sexual debut at age 15 years and was higher among those who reported sexual partners 5 years and older than their age group. The odds of not using a condom at last sex were significantly higher among female adolescents and those who perceived themselves as being at high risk of HIV infection and were significantly lower among those who had sexual debut at age 15 years and older. Discussion The findings suggest that there is a need for sexual risk-reduction strategies targeted at orphans, especially male orphans and those residing in urban areas. Such efforts should include behavior change interventions for delaying the age of sexual debut, changing HIV risk perception, mitigating multiple sexual partnerships, age-disparate sexual relationships, and enhancing condom use.
{"title":"Risky sexual behaviors among orphaned youth in South Africa: findings of the 2017 population-based household survey","authors":"Noloyiso Vondo, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Vuyelwa Mehlomakulu, Ronel Sewpaul, Adlai Davids, Philisiwe Ndlovu, Derrick Sekgala, Londiwe Shandu, Sizulu Moyo","doi":"10.3389/frcha.2023.1033663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1033663","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, evidence shows that orphaned youth are exposed to more risky sexual behaviors than non-orphaned peers, which increases the chances of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The fast rises in the prevalence of orphanhood are a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Methodology The data for this secondary analysis were collected through a cross-sectional, multi-stage, stratified, cluster randomized sampling design. Multivariable backward stepwise logistic regression analysis was fitted to determine the factors associated with risky sexual behaviors among male and female adolescents and youth aged 12–24 years. Results Of 2,556 orphaned participants, 18.3% (95% CI: 14.3–23.0) had two or more sexual partners in the last 12 months, 31.3% (95% CI: 26.3–36.6) reported no condom use at last sex, and 98.3% (95% CI: 96.6–99.2) reported no consistent condom use. The likelihood of reporting multiple sexual partnerships was significantly lower among female adolescents, those residing in rural formal/farm areas, and those who reported sexual debut at age 15 years and was higher among those who reported sexual partners 5 years and older than their age group. The odds of not using a condom at last sex were significantly higher among female adolescents and those who perceived themselves as being at high risk of HIV infection and were significantly lower among those who had sexual debut at age 15 years and older. Discussion The findings suggest that there is a need for sexual risk-reduction strategies targeted at orphans, especially male orphans and those residing in urban areas. Such efforts should include behavior change interventions for delaying the age of sexual debut, changing HIV risk perception, mitigating multiple sexual partnerships, age-disparate sexual relationships, and enhancing condom use.","PeriodicalId":73074,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135569519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-20DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1206922
Eszter Szekely, David P. Laplante, Henning Tiemeier, Jonathan Evans, Rebecca M. Pearson, Mona Bekkhus, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Ashley Wazana
Parenting is a key contributor to child development. The effects of parenting, however, also depend on child characteristics, including genetic factors. A more complete appraisal of the role of parenting thus requires a comprehensive developmental model which explores questions about parenting behavior, child susceptibility to parenting, and child psychopathology. Moving forward, we need to not only be concerned about sample sizes that limit testing of comprehensive models but also the need to replicate findings across multiple settings and samples. A consortium which harmonises key measures offers the opportunity to examine these questions. The Developmental Research in Environmental Adversity, Mental health, BIological susceptibility and Gender (DREAM BIG) consortium includes six international longitudinal prospective birth cohorts to explore the early life origins of major psychiatric disorders in childhood. Here, we will provide a brief overview of parental care research, methodological limitations, and two exciting recent attempts (i.e., the DREAM BIG consortium and the CATS-project), that address key methodological challenges.
{"title":"The DREAM BIG project as a model for harmonizing early measures of parental care and parent-child interactions across epidemiological cohorts","authors":"Eszter Szekely, David P. Laplante, Henning Tiemeier, Jonathan Evans, Rebecca M. Pearson, Mona Bekkhus, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Ashley Wazana","doi":"10.3389/frcha.2023.1206922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frcha.2023.1206922","url":null,"abstract":"Parenting is a key contributor to child development. The effects of parenting, however, also depend on child characteristics, including genetic factors. A more complete appraisal of the role of parenting thus requires a comprehensive developmental model which explores questions about parenting behavior, child susceptibility to parenting, and child psychopathology. Moving forward, we need to not only be concerned about sample sizes that limit testing of comprehensive models but also the need to replicate findings across multiple settings and samples. A consortium which harmonises key measures offers the opportunity to examine these questions. The Developmental Research in Environmental Adversity, Mental health, BIological susceptibility and Gender (DREAM BIG) consortium includes six international longitudinal prospective birth cohorts to explore the early life origins of major psychiatric disorders in childhood. Here, we will provide a brief overview of parental care research, methodological limitations, and two exciting recent attempts (i.e., the DREAM BIG consortium and the CATS-project), that address key methodological challenges.","PeriodicalId":73074,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135569797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-16DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1200759
K. P. Seakamela, R. G. Mashaba, C. B. Ntimana, M. O. Mbombi, J. Tlouyamma, P. Mphekgwana, R. Nemuramba, K. Mothapo, L. Muthelo, L. N. Mabila, I. Dhau, E. Maimela
Background Pregnant teenagers have been reported to have an increased likelihood of experiencing depression than their non-pregnant peers. There is little research on the risk factors for depression in rural Black adolescents and young adults, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the current study aimed to identify the prevalence of probable depression and associated factors amongst pregnant and parenting young females. Method The study was a cross-sectional design, consisting of 362 pregnant and parenting adolescents and young adults aged 14–22. The study used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to measure probable depression. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS, version 27.0. Results The study found that the overall prevalence of probable depression was 42.8%. The study also found a relationship between alcohol consumption, lack of financial support, unplanned pregnancy, and probable depression in pregnant and parenting adolescents. The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy in the present study was 81.8%. Conclusion Furthermore, the present study indicated that participants from low socio-economic status families and those who were HIV positive were at a greater risk of depression in both groups. Therefore, we recommend that measures be put in place for early detection and treatment of depression and that social support be given to adolescent mothers.
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Pub Date : 2023-10-06DOI: 10.3389/frcha.2023.1265095
Landry Goodgame Huffman, Darian Lawrence-Sidebottom, Jennifer Huberty, Rachael Guerra, Monika Roots, Kurt Roots, Amit Parikh
Introduction Caregivers of children with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder often experience heightened sleep problems, largely due to their children's disrupted sleep, and increased parental stress. Evidence suggests that mental and behavioral health care for children and adolescents has the potential to positively affect their caregivers; however, this has not been investigated in the context of pediatric digital mental health interventions (DMHIs). Therefore, the current study used caregivers' self-report measures to determine whether caregivers whose children are involved in a DMHI exhibit improvements in sleep problems and parental stress after initiation of their children's care. Methods Caregivers with a child or adolescent participating in behavioral coaching and/or therapy with Bend Health Inc., a pediatric DMHI that involves both the child and caregiver in care (e.g., coaching and therapy), were included in the study ( n = 662). Caregiver insomnia severity and parental stress were reported approximately every 30 days using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and Parental Stress Scale (PSS). Changes in symptoms were assessed by comparing caregivers' symptom scores from baseline to first assessment after starting care. Results Among caregivers with elevated insomnia severity ( n = 88) and parental stress ( n = 119) at baseline, 77% showed improvements in sleep and 73% showed improvements in parental stress after the initiation of their child's care, with significant decreases in score from baseline to post-care (ISI: t 72 = −4.83, P < .001, d = 0.61; PSS: Z = −4.98, P < .001, d = 0.59). Discussion While extant research suggests ongoing links between child behavioral problems, parent sleep, and parent well-being, this is the first study to demonstrate improvements in caregiver sleep and stress when a child's mental health symptoms are addressed with behavioral care. Our findings offer promising preliminary evidence that caregivers experience significant secondary benefits to their sleep and parental stress when their children participate in a pediatric DMHI. Further research is warranted to investigate additional moderating and mediating factors, such as caregiver demographics and magnitude of child mental health improvement.
患有焦虑、抑郁、注意力缺陷/多动障碍等心理健康问题的儿童的照顾者经常会遇到严重的睡眠问题,这主要是由于他们的孩子睡眠中断,以及父母压力的增加。有证据表明,儿童和青少年的精神和行为卫生保健有可能对他们的照顾者产生积极影响;然而,这还没有在儿童数字心理健康干预(DMHIs)的背景下进行调查。因此,目前的研究使用照顾者的自我报告测量来确定孩子参与DMHI的照顾者是否在开始照顾孩子后表现出睡眠问题和父母压力的改善。方法有儿童或青少年参加本德健康公司(Bend Health Inc.)的行为指导和/或治疗的照顾者被纳入研究(n = 662)。本德健康公司是一家儿科DMHI,涉及儿童和照顾者的护理(例如,指导和治疗)。使用失眠严重程度指数(ISI)和父母压力量表(PSS)大约每30天报告一次照顾者失眠严重程度和父母压力。通过比较护理者从基线到开始护理后第一次评估的症状评分来评估症状的变化。结果在基线时失眠严重程度(n = 88)和父母压力(n = 119)升高的照顾者中,77%的人在开始照顾孩子后表现出睡眠改善,73%的人表现出父母压力改善,从基线到护理后得分显著下降(ISI: 72 = - 4.83, P <.001, d = 0.61;PSS: Z = - 4.98, P <.001, d = 0.59)。虽然现有的研究表明儿童行为问题、父母睡眠和父母幸福感之间存在持续的联系,但这是第一个证明通过行为护理解决儿童心理健康症状后,照顾者睡眠和压力得到改善的研究。我们的研究结果提供了有希望的初步证据,即当他们的孩子参加儿童DMHI时,照顾者在他们的睡眠和父母压力方面经历了显着的次要益处。有必要进一步研究其他调节和中介因素,如照顾者人口统计学和儿童心理健康改善的程度。
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