BACKGROUND Discrepancies are often found between child and parent reports of child psychopathology, nevertheless the role of the child's presenting difficulties in relation to these is underexplored. This study investigates whether parent-child agreement on the conduct and emotional scales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) varied as a result of certain child characteristics,...

BACKGROUND For adult physical and mental health, the population mean predicts the proportion of individuals with 'high' scores. This has not previously been investigated for child mental health. It is also unclear how far symptom scores on brief questionnaires provide an unbiased method of comparing children with different individual, family or social characteristics. METHODS Subjects were 18...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms and (a) social functioning, (b) mental health, (c) quality of life and (d) sleep in children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS Participants were 6-10-year-old children with ADHD (N=164) and without ADHD (N=198). ADHD was assessed via community-based screening (wave 1) a...

Objective: to identify the relationship of emotional intelligence between mothers and early childhood during covid-19 pandemicMethods: This article research was correlation with cross sectional design. The carried out in Catholic Santa Katarina Kindergarten, Jalan Mojopahit No. 38 Surabaya. study population parents guardians students TK B used total sampling. Research sample 30 respondents. ind...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems related factors left-behind children in impoverished rural China (mainly first grade junior high school). Methods: A cross-sectional survey households 27 poverty-stricken counties 12 provinces across was conducted using Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Results: The 11.7%, that non-left-behind 8.9%. There st...

OBJECTIVE Potential neurotoxic effects of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have been reported in highly exposed animals, but whether these chemicals are neurotoxic in humans is not known. We therefore investigated whether prenatal exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfate (PFOS), two of the most prevalent PFCs, are associated with behavioral or coordination problems in...

BACKGROUND Exposure to organophosphate pesticides has been associated with neurobehavioral deficits in children, although data on low levels of exposure experienced by the general population are sparse. Pyrethroids are insecticides rapidly gaining popularity, and epidemiological evidence on their potential effects is lacking. OBJECTIVE We examined the association between exposure to organopho...

BACKGROUND Shared genetic influences between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms have been reported. Cross-trait genetic relationships are, however, subject to dynamic changes during development. We investigated the continuity of genetic overlap between ASD and ADHD symptoms in a general population sample during childhood and adol...