Adolescent Psychiatry - Volume 8, Issue 2, 2018

Background: Increasing numbers of adolescents and college students are presenting with complaints of symptoms suggestive of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; Harrison, Edwards & Parker, 2007). These individuals have often not been previously evaluated for ADHD during childhood, which can complicate assessment. This is further compounded by the lack of a consistent pattern on neuropsychological testi Read More

Background: Antidepressants are widely used to treat adolescent depression, despite ongoing debates regarding their efficacy for youth. In this back and forth, surprisingly little attention has been paid to measurement issues. Though seemingly basic, careful consideration of measure selection and related assessment decisions is critical to evaluating antidepressants as a treatment option for adolescents. Objectives: Th Read More

Background: Research on factors contributing to a patient's length of stay on youth psychiatric inpatient units is relatively scarce and increasingly dated given changes in health care. Objective: Hence, the current exploratory study attempts to take a step at identifying variables that are associated with length of stay for youth on an inpatient psychiatric unit in order to generate hypotheses for future larger-scale multisite Read More

Background: Although adolescents at risk of developing psychosis may have access to many standard treatments, it is also important to investigate the efficacy and sustainability of new specific interventions working on self-image, identity and social skills. Objectives: The aim of this pilot study is to assess the possible efficacy and the sustainability of the a novel intervention, VideoTherapy (VDT), combined with a treatment of prov Read More

Background: While cyberbullying has been tied to mental health problems, there is a lack of research related to this phenomenon and associated psychopathology among the adolescent inpatient psychiatric hospital population. Objective: To examine the relationship between cyber aggression, cyber victimization, and depression among adolescents (N = 100) in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting. Method: We utilized the Cyber Read More

Background and Goals: Cannabis is the most widely illicit substance around the world. Treatment success is predicted by different factors, among which, motivation for changing the behavior is one of these factors. Therefore, identifying the client's readiness to change is important. Working with clients that are in precontemplation stage of change constitutes a big challenge for therapists. Methods: In this paper, we present t Read More