The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry · Apr 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialPsychopathology and symptom remission at adolescence among children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
The aim of the present study was to examine changes of attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities at adolescence, and mother-child agreement on reports of ADHD symptoms among children with ADHD as compared to unaffected controls. ⋯ The present findings are similar to those of Western studies, regarding the patterns of comorbidity, stability of core symptoms, and mother-child differences on symptom reports.
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry · Apr 2010
Vulnerability factors for disaster-induced child post-traumatic stress disorder: the case for low family resilience and previous mental illness.
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether parent report of family resilience predicted children's disaster-induced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and general emotional symptoms, independent of a broad range of variables including event-related factors, previous child mental illness and social connectedness. ⋯ In this post-disaster sample children with existing mental health problems and those of low-resilience families were not at elevated risk of PTSD. The possibility that the aetiological model of disaster-induced child PTSD may differ from usual child and adolescent conceptualizations is discussed.