In the presented study we aimed to investigate the influence of bracing time on perception of mental health by both parents and children with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) longitudinally, in relation to socio-demographic and scoliosis-related data. The study design was comprised of three questionnaire assessments, with the second and the third evaluation taking place 6 and 12 months aft...

BACKGROUND Child and adolescent mental health disorders are present in around 10% of the population. Research indicates that many young people possess negative attitudes towards mental health difficulties among peers. AIMS To assess the impact of a mental health teaching programme on adolescent pupils' understanding. METHOD Two-group pre-test-post-test control group study in two English sec...

Objectives: Internet addiction has been attracting widespread interest due to the increase in screen time related lectures, decrease social activities and spending more at home education restriction all over world. It was aimed determine psychiatric difficulties for before pandemic period distance period, separately evaluate relationship between adolescents' pathological internet usage differen...

BACKGROUND The Triple P parenting programme has been reported to improve child mental health at population level, but it consumes substantial resources. Previous published work has suggested improvements in whole population scores in the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total Difficulties Scale among samples of children following introduction of the programme. This paper aims to e...

The current study aimed to examine the impact of parental mediation on contexts emotional behavioral adjustment among 9-to-11-year-old children in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. A random sampling 175 parents was recruited participate using Google forms online questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis indicated significance monitoring influence context conduct problems, F(1, 173) = 4.666; hyperactivity...

Since its development, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) has been widely used in both research and practice. The SDQ screens for positive and negative psychological attributes. This review aims to provide an overview of the psychometric properties of the SDQ for 4- to 12-year-olds. Results from 48 studies (N = 131,223) on reliability and validity of the parent and teacher SDQ a...

Introduction: In Africa, little is known about child mental health. This study piloted the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Kinshasa, investigated mental health problems and the association between these problems and school performance, demographic factors, illness and nutrition. Methods: An epidemiological survey was conducted with 1187 children, seven to nine years old, recru...