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Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla; José Manuel Ramos; María Inés López-Ibor; Carlos Chiclana-Actis; Manuel Faraco; Joaquín González-Cabrera; Eduardo González-Fraile; Gemma Mestre-Bach; Héctor Pinargote-Celorio; Manuel Corpas; Lucía Gallego; Octavio Corral; Vicente Soriano – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Background: Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a leading mental disorder among adolescents globally and is associated with premature mortality. Knowing the trends and key determinants of ADHD in youth are critical for earlier diagnosis and interventions. Methods: We retrospectively examined all hospitalizations in patients aged 11 to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Disorders, Trend Analysis, Hospitals
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Cho, Minhae; Lee, Chi Hyun – Youth & Society, 2022
Juvenile recidivism is a serious public health concern. Using statewide administrative data, this study examined the independent predictive value of childhood maltreatment on repeat offending and compared risk factors for recidivism between 698 first-time juvenile offenders with maltreatment and their propensity score matched sample of 698 without…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Correlation, Juvenile Justice, Comparative Analysis
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Mphahlele, Ramatladi Meriam; Pillay, Basil Joseph; Meyer, Anneke – South African Journal of Education, 2023
With the research reported on here we sought to determine whether children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) displayed more symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD) and anger, which are categorised as externalising disorders, when contrasted to the control group and, also, whether gender and age…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis
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Rokeach, Alan; Wiener, Judith – School Mental Health, 2022
The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of friendship quality in adolescents with and without ADHD. The participants were 115 adolescents (61 ADHD, 54 non-ADHD), ages 13-18. The adolescents completed questionnaires assessing the quality of their relationships with their best friends, social perspective taking, anxiety and depression.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Friendship, Clinical Diagnosis, Anxiety
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Siu, Michelle T.; Goodman, Sarah J.; Yellan, Isaac; Butcher, Darci T.; Jangjoo, Maryam; Grafodatskaya, Daria; Rajendram, Rageen; Lou, Youliang; Zhang, Rujun; Zhao, Chunhua; Nicolson, Rob; Georgiades, Stelios; Szatmari, Peter; Scherer, Stephen W.; Roberts, Wendy; Anagnostou, Evdokia; Weksberg, Rosanna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Many neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) share common learning and behavioural impairments, as well as features such as dysregulation of the oxytocin hormone. Here, we examined DNA methylation (DNAm) in the 1st intron of the oxytocin receptor gene, "OXTR," in patients with autism spectrum (ASD), attention deficit and hyperactivity (ADHD)…
Descriptors: Genetics, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Biochemistry
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Hornstra, Lisette; van den Bergh, Linda; Denissen, Jaap J. A.; Diepstraten, Isabelle; Bakx, Anouke – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2022
During the COVID-19 lockdown of spring 2020, Dutch children were being homeschooled. We examined how parents' (n = 470) perceptions of secondary school students' (M[subscript age] = 14.23 years) need satisfaction, academic motivation and well-being differed before the lockdown (assessed retrospectively) and during the lockdown. Furthermore, we…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Parent Attitudes, Well Being, COVID-19
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Pozza, Andrea; Barcaccia, Barbara; Dèttore, Davide – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2019
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adolescents is understudied in Italy. This study evaluated the Italian Obsessive Compulsive Inventory--Child Version (OCI-CV) and its predictive validity on OCD symptoms at 1-year-follow-up, an aspect that was not investigated by previous international research. Use of OCI-CV in schools might enhance early…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Italian, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
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Lambert, Matthew C.; Garcia, Allen G.; Epstein, Michael H.; Cullinan, Douglas – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2018
The present study examined the psychometric properties of a universal screening instrument called the Emotional and Behavioral Screener (EBS), which is designed to identify students exhibiting emotional and behavioral problems. The primary purposes of this study were to assess the measurement invariance of EBS items between Caucasian and…
Descriptors: Test Bias, White Students, African American Students, Elementary School Students
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Christensen, Lisa; Baker, Bruce L.; Blacher, Jan – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
The study examines the epidemiology of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) for children with intellectual disabilities (ID; n = 49), children with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF; n = 20), and typically developing children (TD; n = 115). The Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children was administered to mothers at child ages 5, 6, 7, 8,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Epidemiology, Behavior Disorders, Comorbidity
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Lynn, Sasha; Carroll, Annemaree; Houghton, Stephen; Cobham, Vanessa – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2013
Children with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) and those who also have developmental disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), can experience the same adverse consequences in their peer interactions and relationships. This present study compared the emotion regulation and peer…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Emotional Response, Self Control, Emotional Disturbances
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Dorn, Lorah D.; Kolko, David J.; Shenk, Chad E.; Susman, Elizabeth J.; Bukstein, Oscar – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
The study examined whether psychosocial intervention for children diagnosed with a disruptive behavior disorder (DBD; n = 84) changed concentrations of cortisol and testosterone across a 3-year follow-up when compared to a matched, nonclinical, healthy comparison (HC; n = 69) group. Boys and girls (6-11 years) with a DBD were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Disorders, Males, Metabolism
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Barrett, David E.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Zhang, Dalun; Zhang, Dake – Behavioral Disorders, 2014
This study examined influences on delinquency and recidivism using structural equation modeling. The sample comprised 199,204 individuals: 99,602 youth whose cases had been processed by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and a matched control group of 99,602 youth without juvenile records. Structural equation modeling for the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Influences, Delinquency, Recidivism
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Booster, Genery D.; DuPaul, George J.; Eiraldi, Ricardo; Power, Thomas J. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: Children with ADHD and comorbid disorders display poorer overall functioning compared with children with ADHD alone, though little research has examined the differential impact of externalizing versus internalizing comorbidities. Method: This study examined the impact of internalizing and externalizing comorbidities on the academic and…
Descriptors: Homework, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Age Differences, Children
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Barrett, David E.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Zhang, Dalun; Zhang, Dake – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014
The authors examined the role of early adverse experiences, mental health problems, and disabilities in the prediction of juvenile delinquency and recidivism, using a matched-control group design. The delinquent group comprised 99,602 youth, born between 1981 and 1988, whose cases had been processed by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Recidivism, Disabilities, Mental Disorders
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Equit, Monika; Paulus, Frank; Fuhrmann, Pia; Niemczyk, Justine; von Gontard, Alexander – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare diagnoses of patients from a special outpatient department for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Specifically, overlap, age and gender differences according to the two classification systems DC: 0-3R and ICD-10 were examined. 299 consecutive children aged 0-5;11 years received both ICD-10 and…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Psychiatry, Infants
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