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Krebs, Georgina; Bolhuis, Koen; Heyman, Isobel; Mataix-Cols, David; Turner, Cynthia; Stringaris, Argyris – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Temper outbursts in youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are a common source of concern, but remain poorly understood. This study examined a set of hypotheses related to: (a) the prevalence of temper outbursts in paediatric OCD, (b) the associations of temper outbursts with OCD severity and depressive symptoms; and (c) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety Disorders, Children, Adolescents
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McMullen, John; O'Callaghan, Paul; Shannon, Ciaran; Black, Alastair; Eakin, John – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been home to the world's deadliest conflict since World War II and is reported to have the largest number of child soldiers in the world. Despite evidence of the debilitating impact of war, no group-based mental health or psychosocial intervention has been evaluated in a randomised controlled…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Trauma, Armed Forces
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Williford, Amanda P.; Shelton, Terri L. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: This study examined the effectiveness of an adaptation of an empirically-supported intervention delivered using mental health consultation to preschoolers who displayed elevated disruptive behaviors. Method: Ninety-six preschoolers, their teachers, and their primary caregivers participated. Children in the intervention group received…
Descriptors: Intervention, Parenting Styles, Caregivers, Mental Health
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Gardner, Frances; Burton, Jennifer; Klimes, Ivana – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: To test effectiveness of a parenting intervention, delivered in a community-based voluntary-sector organisation, for reducing conduct problems in clinically-referred children. Methods: Randomised controlled trial, follow-up at 6, 18 months, assessors blind to treatment status. Participants--76 children referred for conduct problems,…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Low Income
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Cohan, Sharon L.; Chavira, Denise A.; Stein, Murray B. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: There have been several reports of successful psychosocial interventions for children with selective mutism (SM), a disorder in which a child consistently fails to speak in one or more social settings (e.g., school) despite speaking normally in other settings (e.g., home). The present literature review was undertaken in order to…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Systems Approach, Criticism, Intervention
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Hastings, Richard P.; Beck, Alexandra – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: Parents of children with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk for stress and other mental health problems. The purpose of the present review is to consider the evidence base for psychological intervention to remediate stress in these parents. Methods: A selective review of interventions designed to reduce stress in parents…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Social Support Groups, Intervention, Mental Retardation
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Blader, Joseph C. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: Parents' behavior management practices, parental stress, and family environment are highly pertinent to children's conduct problems. Preadolescents' psychiatric hospitalization usually arises because of severe conduct problems, so the relationships of family-related variables to postdischarge functioning warrant investigation. This…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Caregivers, Child Rearing, Psychiatry