BACKGROUND It is well known that children of parents with mental illness are at greater risk of mental illness themselves. However the patterns of familial mental health problems across multiple generations in families are less clear. This study aimed to examine mental health relationships across three generations of Australian families. METHODS Mental health data, along with a range of famil...

Spatial data quality (SDQ) is conventionally presented in the form of a report. The data quality statements in the report refer to the entire data set. In reality the quality of data varies spatially due to data collection methods, data capturing techniques, and analysis. Thus, the quality of spatial data for one area may not be applicable to spatial data describing other regions. The present s...

Objectives: Internet addiction has been attracting widespread interest due to the increase in screen time related lectures, decrease social activities and spending more at home education restriction all over world. It was aimed determine psychiatric difficulties for before pandemic period distance period, separately evaluate relationship between adolescents' pathological internet usage differen...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the additive effects of hyaluronidase combined with steroids in patients with peri-articular shoulder disorder. METHOD Thirty patients with peri-articular shoulder disorder were given subacromial bursa injections once a week for three consecutive weeks. Fifteen patients (Group A) underwent subacromial bursa injections with hyaluronidase 1,500 IU, triamcinolone 40 mg and ...

BACKGROUND In the humanitarian crisis context of conflict zones, collecting data is essential for identifying and addressing the mental health needs of refugee children to avoid mass suffering. This study tested the feasibility of recruiting refugees caring for children and using established and brief parent-report questionnaires in a challenging context to collect mental health data on refugee...

BACKGROUND While ethnic diversity is increasing in many Western countries, access to youth mental health care is generally lower among ethnic minority youth compared to majority youth. It is unlikely that this is explained by a lower prevalence of psychiatric disorders in minority children. Effective screening methods to detect psychiatric disorders in ethnic minority youth are important to off...

OBJECTIVE To test Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a trial targeting behavioral problems in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS Sixty-seven parents (97.0% mothers; mean age 38.7 ± 7.1 years) of children (64.2% boys; mean age 5.3 ± 3.0 years) with CP (Gross Motor Function Classification System = 15, 22%; II = 18, 27%; III =12, 18%; IV = 18, ...

BACKGROUND To describe the prevalence of DSM-IV disorders and comorbidity in a large school-based sample of 6-17 year old children and adolescents in northeast China. METHODS A two-phase cross-sectional study was conducted on 9,806 children. During the screening phase, 8848 children (90.23%) and their mothers and teachers were interviewed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SD...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of three screening questionnaires in identifying Korean patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a sleep clinic setting in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected from 592 adult patients with suspected OSA who visited a sleep center. All patients completed the Sleep Apnea of Sleep Disorder Questionn...

BACKGROUND It remains uncertain whether exposure to lower doses of alcohol is damaging to the developing fetus. The present study aimed to investigate associations for boys and girls between prenatal exposure to binge drinking and lower doses of alcohol in pregnancy, and parent-reported behavioural and emotional development at age seven. METHODS This study used data from the Danish National B...