Published in Public health nutrition
To compare the contribution of different food consumption places to the energy and nutrient intake among Brazilian adolescents. We analysed data from the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents - ERICA, carried out in 2013-2014. Foods were categorised into thirty-three food groups. Energy, nutrients and food groups were analysed according to ho...
Published in Eating and weight disorders : EWD
There are not many valid instruments to quickly and easily identify body dissatisfaction in adolescents. Most studies have used the Stunkard Rating Scale to assess body image. Nevertheless, this scale has been described as too abrupt and crude for adolescents. Was to validate the body image dimensional assessment (BIDA) questionnaire in a sample of...
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Several reports have documented risk factors for opioid use following treatment discharge, yet few have assessed sex differences, and no study has assessed risk using contemporary machine learning approaches. The goal of the present paper was to inform treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) by exploring individual factors for each sex that are mo...
Published in Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
To describe the number of admissions of pregnant adolescents to US juvenile residential systems (JRS) and the outcomes of pregnancies that ended while in custody. Prospective study. Three nonrandomly selected JRS in 3 US states. Designated reporter at each JRS reporting aggregate data on various pregnant admissions, outcomes, and systems' policies....
Published in European journal of nutrition
To determine the intake levels, dietary sources, and determinants of free sugars (FS) consumption amongst Lebanese children and adolescents. This study is based on data collected by two national cross-sectional surveys conducted on representative samples of Lebanese children: survey 1 (under-five years (U5) children) (n = 899) and survey 2 (5-18 ye...
Published in European child & adolescent psychiatry
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a considerable health problem among adolescents. Affect regulation by means of self-injury may promote the maintenance of NSSI. However, existing findings have limited ecological validity. The present study aimed to assess emotional and interpersonal states preceding and following incidents of NSSI in female adole...
Published in European child & adolescent psychiatry
Gender identity represents a topic of growing interest in mental health research. People with non-conforming gender identity are prone to suffer from stigmatization and bullying and often present psychiatric issues, which may in turn lead to a high prevalence of suicidal ideation and behaviors. The present meta-analysis aimed to estimate the preval...
Published in European child & adolescent psychiatry
Studies have demonstrated that conduct disorder is related to risky sexual behaviors, the dominant risk factor for contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). However, the association between conduct disorder and STIs remains unclear. Using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, 5733 adolescents with conduct disorder and 22...
Published in Eating and weight disorders : EWD
The sociocultural theory of eating disorders (EDs) posits that thin-ideal internalization may interact with social risk factors to influence ED development. Social appearance anxiety (SAA) is a potential social risk factor for EDs that may influence the relationship between thin-ideal internalization and EDs. The current study (N = 525 adolescent f...
Published in Child psychiatry and human development
To assess the psychometric properties of the Draw a Person: A Quantitative Scoring System (DAP:QSS), in 2543 children (M = 11.43 ± 3.06 years), correlations between drawings scores and Raven's Matrices scores, age, and academic achievement were examined. Although older children (> 11 years) obtained higher drawing scores than younger ones (p
