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Rose, Jenny; O'Reilly, Bryn – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Background: The link between disorders of attachment and psychopathology is well documented. Consequently, a person's attachment style has a profound effect on his or her development and psychological well-being. At-risk populations such as adopted children are more prone to developing pervasive patterns of attachment, given the maternal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attachment Behavior, Psychotherapy, At Risk Persons
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Kuny, Ana V.; Althoff, Robert R.; Copeland, William; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M.; Baer, Julie; Hudziak, James J. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2013
Objective: Although oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is usually considered the mildest of the disruptive behavior disorders, it is a key factor in predicting young adult anxiety and depression and is distinguishable from normal childhood behavior. In an effort to understand possible subsets of oppositional defiant behavior (ODB) that may…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Mothers, Twins, Children
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Kleefman, Marijke; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.; Jansen, Daniëlle E. M. C. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: Raising children with borderline to mild intellectual disability (BMID) and psychosocial problems may yield a strong need for support among parents, but evidence for this is lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of need for parenting support in this population, and the child and parent characteristics that…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Mild Intellectual Disability, Incidence, Parent Child Relationship
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Luman, Marjolein; van Meel, Catharina S.; Oosterlaan, Jaap; Geurts, Hilde M. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
This study validates the Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire for children (SPSRQ-C), using a Dutch sample of 1234 children between 6-13 years old. Factor analysis determined that a 4-factor and a 5-factor solution were best fitting, explaining 41% and 50% of the variance respectively. The 4-factor model was highly…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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van Steensel, Francisca J. A.; Deutschman, Amber A. C. G.; Bögels, Susan M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The psychometric properties of a questionnaire developed to assess symptoms of anxiety disorders (SCARED-71) were compared between two groups of children: children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder and comorbid anxiety disorders (ASD-group; "n" = 115), and children with anxiety disorders (AD-group; "n" = 122).…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods, Children
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Bodden, Denise H. M.; Dirksen, Carmen D.; Bogels, Susan M. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
A prevalence-based cost-of-illness study using a societal perspective was conducted to investigate the cost-of-illness in clinically anxious youth aged 8-18 in The Netherlands. Discriminant validity of the cost diary used was obtained by comparing costs of families with an anxious child (n=118) to costs of families from the general population…
Descriptors: Validity, Behavior Disorders, Children, Diaries
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Zwirs, Barbara W. C.; Burger, Huibert; Schulpen, Tom W. J.; Buitelaar, Jan K. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
The study aims at developing and validating a brief, easy-to-use screening instrument for teachers to predict externalizing disorders in children and recommending them for timely referral. The scores are compared between Dutch and non-Dutch immigrant children and a significant amount of cases for externalizing disorders were identified but sex and…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Test Validity, Test Construction, Children
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Dil, L. M.; Vuijk, P. J. – Child Care in Practice, 2012
Psychiatric emergency services for children and adolescents vary in process, structure and outcome. There are few systematic studies on the type and prevalence of psychiatric problems encountered, related circumstances or resulting interventions. Evidence in these areas is important in evaluation of the function of mental health services in the…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Services, Health Services, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
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Althoff, Robert R.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Rettew, David C.; Hudziak, James J.; van der Ende, Jan – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: Using a general population sample, the adult outcomes of children who presented with severe problems with self-regulation defined as being concurrently rated highly on attention problems, aggressive behavior, and anxious-depression on the Child Behavior Checklist-Dysregulation Profile (CBCL-DP) were examined. Method: Two thousand…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Check Lists, Aggression, Drug Abuse
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De Bruin, Esther I.; De Nijs, Pieter F. A.; Verheij, Fop; Verhagen, Debora H.; Ferdinand, Robert F. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Autistic features such as deficits in social interactions and communication have been associated with a low 2D:4D ratio in normal children.This study assessed this association in a large sample of children with a variety of psychiatric disorders (n = 35 girls and n = 147 boys). Autistic features were assessed with a highly valid and reliable…
Descriptors: Females, Autism, Males, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Scholte, Evert M.; Van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina A.; Van der Ploeg, Jan D.; Van den Bergh, Peter M. – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
The number of children displaying childhood disorders in the Netherlands is estimated through a questionnaire referencing DSM-IV symptoms filled out by the parents of 2,563 4-18-year-old Dutch children randomly taken from the general Dutch Youth population in 2004. The number of impaired children was estimated by applying the DSM-IV criteria for…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Children, Foreign Countries, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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van Eldik, T. Th. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1994
In this Netherlands study, 41 deaf boys (ages 6 to 11) were compared to hearing children using the Child Behavior Checklist. The deaf boys appeared to have more internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems but were no more often disturbed than their hearing counterparts. Younger deaf boys showed more behavioral problems than older deaf…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Vorstman, Jacob A. S.; Morcus, Monique E. J.; Duijff, Sasja N.; Klaassen, Petra W. J.; Heineman-de, Josien A.; Beemer, Frits A.; Swaab, Hanna; Kahn, Rene S.; van Engeland, Herman – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To examine psychopathology and influence of intelligence level on psychiatric symptoms in children with the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). Method: Sixty patients, ages 9 through 18 years, were evaluated. Assessments followed standard protocols, including structured and semistructured interviews of parents, videotaped psychiatric…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Psychosis, Intelligence, Autism