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Hutchison, Amanda K.; Beresford, Carol; Robinson, JoAnn; Ross, Randal G. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2010
There is rising interest in identifying precursors to bipolar disorder symptoms, including thought disorder. Thought disorder is identified in adults through self-report and in school-aged children through parent report and child story-telling. This study is an exploration to determine if preschoolers with mood dysregulation have evidence of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Children, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Processes
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Rofey, Dana L.; Kolko, Rachel P.; Iosif, Ana-Maria; Silk, Jennifer S.; Bost, James E.; Feng, Wentao; Szigethy, Eva M.; Noll, Robert B.; Ryan, Neal D.; Dahl, Ronald E. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Adult mood disturbances are highly correlated with obesity, although little is known about the developmental relationship between mood disorders and weight. This study investigated the relationship between childhood psychopathology and weight over the course of 3 years. Body Mass Index (BMI) percentiles and demographic data of children (ages 8-18)…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Females, Psychopathology
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Saylor, Conway F.; Macias, Michelle; Wohlfeiler, Melissa; Morgan, Larissa; Awkerman, Nora Grace – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
A series of studies of potentially-traumatic life-events (PTLE) in children and youth with special needs (CSN) was conducted after parents of 102 CSN from interdisciplinary pediatric clinics listed PTLE at significantly higher rates on the Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale (PEDS) compared to parents 58 students with no diagnoses. Subsequent…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Pediatrics, Clinics
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Hughes, Alicia A.; Furr, Jami M.; Sood, Erica D.; Barmish, Andrea J.; Kendall, Philip C. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Examined the prevalence of anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the parents of anxiety disordered (AD) children relative to children with no psychological disorder (NPD). The specificity of relationships between child and parent anxiety disorders was also investigated. Results revealed higher prevalence rates of anxiety disorders in…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Incidence, Parents, Separation Anxiety
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Simon, Katherine; Barakat, Lamia P.; Patterson, Chavis A.; Dampier, Carlton – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
Sickle cell disease (SCD) complications place patients at risk for poor psychosocial adaptation, including depression and anxiety symptoms. This study aimed to test a mediator model based on the Risk and Resistance model to explore the role of intrapersonal characteristics and stress processing variables in psychosocial functioning. Participants…
Descriptors: Siblings, Caregivers, Diseases, Adolescents
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Schneider, Barry H.; Tessier, Nicholas G. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2007
The aim of the present study was to explore the social cognitions of socially withdrawn anxious early-adolescents regarding the concept of friendship. From a pool of children referred to an after-school social skills and social contact program, 38 withdrawn/anxious participants were identified and matched with community controls. Interviews…
Descriptors: Intimacy, Friendship, Early Adolescents, Withdrawal (Psychology)