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Huemer, Julia; Volkl-Kernstock, Sabine; Karnik, Niranjan; Denny, Katherine G.; Granditsch, Elisabeth; Mitterer, Michaela; Humphreys, Keith; Plattner, Belinda; Friedrich, Max; Shaw, Richard J.; Steiner, Hans – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
Examining personality and psychopathological symptoms among unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs), we measured intra-individual dimensions (repression and correlates thereof) usually associated with resilience. Forty-one URMs completed the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory (WAI), assessing personality, and the Youth Self-Report (YSR), describing…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Refugees, Psychological Patterns, Aggression
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Morgan, Jessica R.; Storch, Eric A.; Woods, Douglas W.; Bodzin, Danielle; Lewin, Adam B.; Murphy, Tanya K. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
To examine the nature and psychosocial correlates of skin-picking behavior in youth with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). Parents of 67 youth (aged 5-19 years) with PWS were recruited to complete an internet-based survey that included measures of: skin-picking behaviors, the automatic and/or focused nature of skin-picking, severity of skin-picking…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Severity (of Disability), Phenomenology, Anxiety
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Manor, Iris; Meidad, Sheera; Zalsman, Gil; Zemishlany, Zvi; Tyano, Sam; Weizman, Abraham – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
Subjective improvement-assessment in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), following a single dose of methylphenidate (MPH) was compared to performance on the Test-of-Variables-of-Attention (TOVA). Self-perception was assessed with the clinical-global-impression-of-change (CGI-C). Participants included 165 ADHD subjects (M:F ratio…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Therapy, Metacognition
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Salcedo-Marin, M. D.; Moreno-Granados, J. M.; Ruiz-Veguilla, M.; Ferrin, M. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorders (ADHD) and Autistic-Spectrum-Disorders (ASD) share overlapping clinical and cognitive features that may confuse the diagnosis. Evaluation of executive problems and planning dysfunction may aid the clinical diagnostic process and help disentangle the neurobiological process underlying these conditions. This…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Task Analysis, Maps
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De Pauw, Sarah S. W.; Mervielde, Ivan; De Clercq, Barbara J.; De Fruyt, Filip; Tremmery, Sabine; Deboutte, Dirk – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Research on adulthood posits personality and self-esteem as important predictors of psychopathology. In childhood, however, the study of these relationships is complicated by the lack of consensus on how to combine data from multiple informants of child behavior. This study evaluates the relationships among personality symptoms, self-esteem and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Psychopathology, Child Behavior, Personality
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Thomassin, Kristel; Suveg, Cynthia – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
The current study investigated the moderating role of mother and father autonomy support in the link between youth Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and task perseverance. ADHD symptomatology was assessed using a multi-informant composite of mother, father, and teacher ratings, and youth perseverance and parental support of…
Descriptors: Persistence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Racial Differences, Mothers
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Oner, Pinar; Oner, Ozgur – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2008
Our aim was to investigate the relation between behavioral symptoms and hematological variables which are related with iron deficiency and anemia, ferritin, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and reticulosite distribution width (RDW) in children and adolescents with pure Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or ADHD comorbid with…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Rating Scales
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Yang, Juan; Zhou, Shijie; Yao, Shuqiao; Su, Linyan; McWhinnie, Chad – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
To explore the relationship between theory of mind (ToM) and executive function (EF) in a sample of individuals from mainland China, 20 children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), 26 children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and 30 normal control subjects were compared on two batteries of ToM tasks and EF tasks. Children…
Descriptors: Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Foreign Countries, Correlation
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Oner, Ozgur; Oner, Pinar; Bozkurt, Ozlem Hekim; Odabas, Elif; Keser, Nilufer; Karadag, Hasan; Kizilgun, Murat – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
Objective: It has been suggested that both low iron and zinc levels might be associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms. However, the association of zinc and iron levels with ADHD symptoms has not been investigated at the same time in a single sample. Method: 118 subjects with ADHD (age = 7-14 years, mean = 9.8,…
Descriptors: Scores, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales
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Harris, Katrina; Boots, Marilyn; Talbot, Jessica; Vance, Alasdair – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
In this study, standardized assessments of maternal psychopathology, family functioning and marital adjustment were compared between 115 medication naive, clinically referred primary school age children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder combined type (ADHD-CT) alone and 29 children with comorbid dysthymic disorder (DD) and ADHD-CT. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Attention Deficit Disorders, Psychopathology
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Liu, Xianchen; Hubbard, Julie A.; Fabes, Richard A.; Adam, James B. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
This study examined sleep patterns, sleep problems, and their correlates in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Subjects consisted of 167 ASD children, including 108 with autistic disorder, 27 with Asperger's syndrome, and 32 with other diagnoses of ASD. Mean age was 8.8 years (SD = 4.2), 86% were boys. Parents completed a…
Descriptors: Sleep, Children, Asperger Syndrome, Autism
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Satake, Hiroyuki; Yamashita, Hiroshi; Yoshida, Keiko – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2004
We investigated whether the correlates of family psychosocial characteristics among Japanese children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ according to the comorbid condition of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or conduct disorder (CD). Three groups of children (12 ADHD, 15 ADHD + ODD/ CD, and 14 control) were compared on…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Foreign Countries
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Ohan, Jeneva L.; Johnston, Charlotte – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2005
We examined the gender appropriateness of the DSM-IV symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder (CD). In Study 1, 100 mothers (35 of children with and 65 of children without ADHD) rated how gender-typical and problematic they saw DSM-IV symptoms of ADHD, ODD, and CD;…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mothers