Adolescent Psychiatry - Volume 8, Issue 1, 2018

Background: Reflective Functioning (RF) is considered to play a central role in risk and resilience for psychological difficulties such as borderline personality disorder (BPD) and has become an important treatment target of transdiagnostic psychosocial interventions like Mentalization Based Therapy. However, a lack of measures to assess RF in adolescents has hampered research that can further elucidate the role of RF in dif Read More

Background: Hippocampal volume is reduced in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), but the extent to which hippocampal function is altered in the context of MDD, particularly in young adults, is not well established. The hippocampus is important in recollection memory, a cognitive domain that is often impaired in depressed adults. Objective: This pilot functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) study aimed to assess hippoca Read More

Background: Helicopter parenting, a form of over-parenting involving the use of developmentally inappropriate strategies on the offspring, has been associated with depressive symptoms in university students. However, little research has examined the underlying mechanisms of this relationship. Resilience as the process of successful adaptation to adverse circumstances is proposed as a potential mediating factor. Ob Read More

Background: The hospitalization of a child on an inpatient psychiatric unit is traumatic for the entire family, but few services address the needs of their siblings and caregivers. Objective: This pilot study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and potential benefits of implementing psycho-educational and support groups for caregivers and siblings of children and adolescents admitted to psychiatric units. The primary aim of Read More

Background/Objectives: Antisocial behavior is common during adolescence and incurs significant costs both for society and for the young people themselves. While most adolescents will not continue on a trajectory of antisocial behavior as they age, they may still be affected years later in terms of educational and employment opportunities. Despite stated goals of rehabilitation, there is a tendency for society to focus on ha Read More