Recent Advances in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

• Other Authors: Chiappedi, Matteo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; Mental health services; social withdrawal; alexithymia; adolescence; psychological disorders; anxiety; depression; social problems; videogames; internet gaming disorder; child behavior checklist; post traumatic stress disorder; refugee; screening; COVID-19; dyslexia; reading skills; learning disability; attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; child; adolescent; mental health; chronic disease; register; clinical protocol; trans adolescents; psychological distress; internalizing problems; YSR-R/CBCL-R; parental congruence; peer relations; gender minority stress; earthquake; trauma; PTSD; parental psychopathology; internalizing disorders; youths; children; adolescents; children and adolescents; clinical practice; early intervention; interpersonal violence; sexual abuse; grandiose-manipulative; callous-unemotional; daring-impulsive; psychopathy; early adolescent; conduct problems; hyperactivity; pediatric conditions; psychiatric genetics; anger; self-regulation; aneuploidy; autosomal trisomy; vocal stereotypies; autism spectrum disorder; automatic reinforcement; stimulus control; changing criterion design; mental imagery; social pain; child and adolescent psychiatry; inpatient; day-clinic; outcome quality; treatment satisfaction; quality of life; Autism Spectrum Disorder; social problem-solving skills; interpersonal skills; treatment; assessment; generalization; n/a; Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM); reliability; validity; cutoff; primary school students; Chinese; congenital heart disease; health-related quality of life; questionnaire; anorexia nervosa; family functioning; Lausanne Trilogue Play; restrictive eating disorders; psychosocial difficulties; daily performance; play performance; activities of daily living; occupational therapy; participation; school-aged; typically developing; lockdown; mood disorders; chronic illness; pandemic; childhood; positivity; intolerance of uncertainty; psychopathological symptoms; psychological adjustment; longitudinal study
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Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents are relevant both in terms of their prevalence (they are roughly estimated to affect about 20% of school-aged children and adolescents) and of their impact on the quality of life of the child/adolescent and their family, but also on the society as a whole. Disorders affecting children and adolescents are increasingly seen as having highly specific features, and, therefore, require an equally specific approach despite the coexisting need to integrate contributions from other professions (e.g., pediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists of different sorts). However, the available data are still insufficient, especially for treatment options and too often therapeutic choices are still made based on studies conducted in adults. Even more important, the existence itself of some disorders is questioned especially outside the scientific field (e.g., ADHD). This Special Issue provided cutting edge data on different aspects of child and adolescent psychiatry, including etiopatogenesis, clinical characteristics and diagnosis, medical and neurological comorbidities (and psychiatric comorbidities of medical and neurological disorders), impact on patients/families/society (including school and other social groups), prognosis, and treatment options of the different disorders.