Factors associated with mental health symptoms among UK autistic children and young people and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Melanie Palmer, Susie Chandler, Virginia Carter Leno

и другие.

Autism, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 27(7), С. 2098 - 2111

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2023

The current study explored the role of pre-existing and pandemic-time child, family or environmental factors in presentation mental health symptoms autistic youth their parents during pandemic. Participants were parents/carers children (Autism Spectrum Treatment Resilience Cohort, N = 67, M age 9 years) adolescents (QUEST cohort, 112, 17 years). Parents completed an online survey that asked about child parental health, infection experience, changes to education arrangements, life, housing finances Pre-existing measures autism adaptive functioning also utilised. More engagement enjoyment provision going outside was associated with better health. In multivariate multiple linear regression models, more attention deficit hyperactivity disorder behavioural/attention pandemic pre-adolescent greater emotional adolescent cohort. problems both cohorts. Knowledge pandemic-related stressors may help care planning. Encouraging promoting physical exercise are key intervention targets. Ensuring access medication support is important, especially if this managed jointly across school home. Lay abstract What already known topic: COVID-19 restrictions impacted all society. There emerging evidence showing a range impacts on young people families. Further research looks at how individuals coped while considering they doing before needed. paper adds: This article explores whether well influenced It looked any pre-pandemic coped. Samples primary-school-aged teenagers surveyed answer these questions. getting linked behavioural children, teenagers. had Implications for practice, policy:

Язык: Английский

Subjective Outcome Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Program in Mainland China during the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Xiaoqin Zhu, Daniel T. L. Shek,

Ziqian Gong

и другие.

Applied Research in Quality of Life, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 3, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Adolescent mental health interventions: a narrative review of the positive effects of physical activity and implementation strategies DOI Creative Commons

Zhaojin Li,

Jie Li, Jianda Kong

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Июнь 27, 2024

Introduction The psychological well-being of adolescents is a global concern due to increasing societal pressures and mental health issues. Physical activity known enhance physical has potential benefits for health, including reducing symptoms anxiety depression, boosting self-esteem, improving social skills. This narrative review explores how can serve as an intervention help manage stress prevent Methods An extensive literature search was conducted using databases such PubMed, PsycINFO, Web Science, Scopus. Keywords included “adolescent health,” “physical activity,” “psychological intervention,” “types exercise,” “anxiety,” “depression,” “self-esteem,” “social skills,” “emotional regulation.” Studies were based on relevance, peer-reviewed status, involvement adolescent populations. Data extracted analyzed qualitatively, focusing the impacts different types activity. Sixty one articles eventually included. Results conclusion identified multiple studies highlighting positive effects various activities health. Aerobic exercises found improve mood cognitive function, strength training reduced depressive increased self-efficacy, team sports enhanced skills sense community, mind–body practices like yoga tai chi improved management emotional regulation. findings suggest that play significant role in promoting Implementation strategies school community settings, integrating into curricula, offering diverse options, professional instructors, encouraging family involvement, regular monitoring evaluation, are recommended. Future research should address limitations sample diversity long-term effects. underscores importance enhancing Effective implementation multi-sector collaboration essential maximizing interventions.

Язык: Английский

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‘She didn't know how to go back’: School attendance problems in the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic—A multiple stakeholder qualitative study with parents and professionals DOI Creative Commons

Brontë McDonald,

Kathryn J. Lester, Daniel Michelson

и другие.

British Journal of Educational Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 93(1), С. 386 - 401

Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in school closures worldwide and unexcused absences have increased since schools reopened.

Язык: Английский

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses and prescriptions in UK primary care, 2000–2018: population-based cohort study DOI Creative Commons
Douglas GJ McKechnie, Elizabeth O’Nions, Sandra Dunsmuir

и другие.

BJPsych Open, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9(4)

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2023

Rates of diagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be increasing in the UK.Estimate incidence and prevalence ADHD diagnoses prescriptions UK adults children primary care.We conducted a cohort study using IQVIA Medical Research Data, care database. were calculated between 2000 2018 for individuals aged 3-99 years, analysed by age, gender, social deprivation status calendar year.Of 7 655 931 individuals, 35 877 (0.5%) had diagnoses; 18 518 (0.2%) received medication prescriptions. Diagnoses prescription rates greater men versus women, adults, (nearly double most deprived least quintile). By 2018, proportion was 255 per 10 000 (95% CI 247-263) boys 67.7 63.5-71.9) girls; it 74.3 72.3-76.2) 20 (95%CI 19.0-21.0) women. Corresponding figures 156 150-163) boys, 36.8 33.8-40.0) girls, 13.3 12.5-14.1) 4.5 4.1-5.0) Except among 3- to 5-year-olds, have increased from all age groups. The absolute increase highest children, but relative largest (e.g. 18-29 approximately 20-fold nearly 50-fold increases prescriptions, respectively).The both are children. Proportionally, during 2000-2018. associated with socioeconomic deprivation.

Язык: Английский

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Live Like Nobody Is Watching DOI
Anita Ho

Oxford University Press eBooks, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 1, 2023

Abstract Respect for patient autonomy and data privacy is generally accepted as one of the foundational Western bioethical values. Nonetheless, our society embraces expanding forms personal health monitoring, particularly in context an aging population increasing prevalence chronic diseases, questions abound how artificial intelligence (AI) may change way we define or understand what it means to live a free healthy life. Drawing on different use cases AI this book explores socio-relational contexts that frame promotion well potential consequences such monitoring people’s autonomy. It argues evaluation, design, implementation should be guided by relational conception autonomy, which addresses both capacity exercise their agency broader issues power asymmetry social justice. interpersonal socio-systemic conditions shape cultural meanings responsibility, living/aging, trust, caregiving. These norms turn structure ethical space within expectations regarding predictive analytics, risk tolerance, privacy, self-care, trust relationships are expressed. Through analysis home older disabled adults, direct-to-consumer devices, medication adherence proposes strategies at professional systemic levels can help preserve promote digital era.

Язык: Английский

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Sociodemographic and clinical changes in pediatric in-patient admissions for mental health emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic: March 2020 to June 2021 DOI Creative Commons
Riccardo Bortoletto, Gianfranco Di Gennaro,

Giulia Antolini

и другие.

Psychiatry Research Communications, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 2(1), С. 100023 - 100023

Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic may affect children's mental health. Children <18 years in-patiently admitted for health emergencies between March 2020 and June 2021 were compared to those in the same period of 2018-2019 terms sociodemographic clinical characteristics. There 49 admissions pre-pandemic 60 (IRR: 1.22; 95% CI: 0.84-1.79), with latter more likely have a family history psychiatric disorders, personal physical disturbances, present suicidal risk, being diagnosed an externalizing disorder. This study underscores increased need pediatric services.

Язык: Английский

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Characteristics of young people referred for treatment of depression and anxiety in a school‐based mental health service DOI Creative Commons
Emilia Robinson, Chloe Chapman, Faith Orchard

и другие.

British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025

The aim of the paper was to describe referrals a UK school-based mental health service for children and adolescents. Children young people (CYP) (N = 485, aged 4-18) were referred two Mental Health Support Team sites in South England 2021, CBT-informed interventions mild-to-moderate anxiety depression. Child parent reported outcome measures completed pre-intervention, including symptom severity impact. Referrals consisted 61% female, 57% secondary school age (12-18 years old) 81% White British. self-reported significantly higher levels (p .003) depression < .001) than primary age. Females males. majority CYP below or borderline threshold anxiety, overall internalizing symptoms. caregiver-reported difficulties met clinical symptoms, but not findings have direct relevance transformation delivery public services There is need collect routine data from other assess broader needs low intensity early across regions.

Язык: Английский

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Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics associated with mental health-related support and service contact in children and young people aged 5–16 in England DOI Creative Commons
Samuel P. Trethewey, Frances Mathews, Abigail Emma Russell

и другие.

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 8, 2025

Abstract Mental health problems are common in children and young people (CYP) England, yet evidence suggests high levels of unmet need. Understanding the determinants mental health-related service contact is needed to identify gaps provision areas for targeted intervention improve access. A secondary analysis Health Children Young People England 2017 (MHCYP-2017) cross-sectional survey dataset was performed. This describes support amongst a national stratified probability sample 6681 participants aged 5–16. range socio-demographic clinical characteristics were analysed as explanatory variables their relationships with different types examined through multivariable multinomial logistic regression. Analyses by age group: 5-10- 11-16-year-olds. revealed strong associations between participant socio-demographic/clinical contact, independent CYP status parental perception difficulties. Among these associations, socio-economically disadvantaged Black, Asian Minority Ethnic less likely have had professional both groups. Findings suggest there may be higher need CYP, warranting further investigation efforts address inequalities.

Язык: Английский

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Access to child developmental assessment services in culturally and linguistically diverse metropolitan Sydney: a retrospective cohort analysis DOI Creative Commons
S E Bentley, Pankaj Garg, Ori Gudes

и другие.

BMC Health Services Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Март 14, 2024

Despite the increasing prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), data regarding access to child development services have remained limited globally. Long wait times are a major barrier developmental assessments, impacting on care and outcomes. The aim is retrospectively analyse demographic profile prioritisation patients seen at assessment service (CDAS) in vulnerable region Sydney, explore factors affecting times.

Язык: Английский

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Confirmation of increased and more severe adolescent mental health-related in-patient admissions in the COVID-19 pandemic aftermath: A 2-year follow-up study DOI Creative Commons
Dario Marin, Gianfranco Di Gennaro,

Margherita Baracetti

и другие.

Psychiatry Research Communications, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 3(2), С. 100119 - 100119

Опубликована: Март 13, 2023

COVID-19 pandemic may have affected youth's mental wellbeing. Youth admissions for health emergencies over the 2-year period following outbreak (March 2020-February 2022) were compared to those occurring in same of 2018-2020, with reference individual and clinical data. The study identified 30 pre-pandemic 65 (+116.7%) post-pandemic period, latter being younger, less likely a personal psychiatric history, more receive psychopharmacological treatment. A higher likelihood earlier, ex novo manifestations, requiring medication reach stability, post-COVID era, is suggested.

Язык: Английский

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