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Adolescent Subthreshold-Depression and Anxiety: Psychopathology, Functional Impairment and Increased Suicide Risk
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Balazs, Judit; Miklosi, Monika; Kereszteny, Agnes; Hoven, Christina W.; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Apter, Alan; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Cosman, Doina; Cotter, Padraig; Haring, Christian; Iosue, Miriam; Kaess, Michael; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Marusic, Dragan; Postuvan, Vita; Resch, Franz; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Snir, Avigal; Tubiana, Alexandra; Varnik, Airi; Sarchiapone, Marco; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Subthreshold-depression and anxiety have been associated with significant impairments in adults. This study investigates the characteristics of adolescent subthreshold-depression and anxiety with a focus on suicidality, using both categorical and dimensional diagnostic models. Methods: Data were drawn from the Saving and Empowering…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Psychopathology
Heritability for Adolescent Antisocial Behavior Differs with Socioeconomic Status: Gene-Environment Interaction
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Tuvblad, Catherine; Grann, Martin; Lichtenstein, Paul – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Socioeconomic status is often assumed to be of importance for the development of antisocial behavior, yet it explains only a fraction of the variance. One explanation for this paradox could be that socioeconomic status moderates the influence of genetic and environmental effects on antisocial behavior. Method: TCHAD is a Swedish…
Descriptors: Twins, Socioeconomic Status, Intervention, Employment Level
The Goteborg Discotheque Fire: Posttraumatic Stress, and School Adjustment as Reported by the Primary Victims 18 Months Later
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Broberg, Anders G.; Dyregrov, Atle; Lilled, Lars – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: On October 29, 1998, around 400 young people were gathered in an old warehouse in Goteborg, Sweden, for a discotheque party. A fire erupted and spread explosively. Adolescents were exposed to dreadful scenes inside and outside the building. In all, 63 young people were killed and 213 physically injured. An 18-month follow-up with 275…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescent Development, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Genetic Contributions to the Development of ADHD Subtypes from Childhood to Adolescence
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Larsson, Henrik; Lichtenstein, Paul; Larsson, Jan-Olov – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objectives: Little is known about how genes influence the development of symptoms included in the DSM-IV subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from childhood to adolescence. The aim of this study was to examine genetic influences contributing to the development of hyperactive-impulsive symptoms and inattentive symptoms of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conceptual Tempo, Twins, Children
High Prevalence of Self-Reported Depressive Mood during the Winter Season among Swedish Senior High School Students
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Rastad, Cecilia; Ulfberg, Jan; Sjoden, Per-Olow – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: There are few studies regarding the prevalence of seasonal variation in mood among children and adolescents. The main objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported depressive mood during the winter season among Swedish adolescents and to investigate gender differences. Another aim was to analyze the factor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Incidence, Females
Research Note: New Data on Test-Retest Reliability for Three Temperament Scales.
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Persson-Blennow, Inger; McNeil, Thomas F. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1982
New data on retest reliabilities for three parental questionnaires, designed to measure children's temperaments at six months and at one and two years of age, were obtained with independent samples. The results showed a general level of retest reliability which was comparable to that of most temperament studies. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Foreign Countries, Males