The psychosocial situation of obese children at the beginning of the Freiburg Intervention Trial for Obese Children (FITOC) program influences the course and outcome of intervention therapy. At the beginning of FITOC, mothers of 30 children (12 ♂ age 10.5 ± 1.4, 18 ♀; 10.2 ± 1.3) rated the psychopathological symptoms using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the quality of life of their chi...

BACKGROUND There is growing evidence of the impact on children's well-being of exposure to political conflict in such settings as the Palestinian territories. This study examined the impact of child-focused interventions involving structured activities, supported by provision of equipment and training of facilitators. The focus of interventions was participation in recreational, cultural and ot...

The construct representation of the cross-informant model of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Teacher Report Form (TRF) was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis. Samples were collected in seven different countries. The results are based on 13,226 parent ratings and 8893 teacher ratings. The adequacy of fit for the cross-informant model was established on the basis of three ap...

OBJECTIVES Validated questionnaires help the preventive child healthcare (PCH) system to identify psychosocial problems. This study assesses the psychometric properties and added value of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for the identification of psychosocial problems among preschool-aged children by PCH. METHODS We included 839 children (response 66%) 3 to 4 years of age un...

OBJECTIVE While adolescents use various types of care for behavioral and emotional problems, evidence on age trends and determinants per type is scarce. We aimed to assess use of care by adolescents because of behavioral and emotional problems, overall and by type, and its determinants, for ages 10-19 years. METHODS We obtained longitudinal data on 2,230 adolescents during ages 10-19 from fou...

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social, behavioral, and communication impairments with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 68 school-aged children. There is a need for objective and easily applicable instruments for early identification of autistic children to enable initiation of early interventions during a very sensitive period of brain...

Introduction: Children of men with alcohol dependence are at high risk for a wide range of behavioral and neuropsychological problems. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the psychopathology and neuropsychological characteristics of children of men with alcohol dependence syndrome. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 children (50 in the study group and 50 in the control group) were evalu...

Main outcome measures Scores on the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Center for Epidemiological StudiesDepression Scale (CES-D), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), the Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children, Epidemiological Version (K-SADS-E), and the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF); and risk of incident major depressive e...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of behavioural and emotional problems in a sample of school children living in Campania, a region of South Italy. METHODS The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Parent Report Form (PRF) and the CBCL Teacher Rating Form (TRF) were administered to parents and teachers of a sample of school children aged 8-9 yr. RESULTS The subjects (S...

BACKGROUND Experimental laboratory evidence suggests that bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor, is a neurodevelopmental toxicant. However, there have been limited and inconclusive results with respect to sex-specific BPA effects on child behavior. OBJECTIVE We examined the association between prenatal BPA exposure and child behavior, adjusting for postnatal BPA exposure and hypothesizing...