Browsing Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge - Psykisk helse og barnevern by Author "Wichstrøm, Lars"
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Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met genotype moderates the effect of disorganized attachment on social development in young children
Hygen, Beate Wold; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Belsky, Jay; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Children with histories of disorganized attachment exhibit diverse problems, possibly because disorganization takes at least two distinctive forms as children age: controlling–punitive and controlling–caregiving. This ... -
Changes in quality of life among Norwegian school children: a six-month follow-up study
Jozefiak, Thomas; Larsson, Bo Sture; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background: A considerable gap exists in regard to longitudinal research on quality of life (QoL) in community populations of children and adolescents. Changes and stability of QoL have been poorly examined, despite the ... -
Child exposure to serious life events, COMT, and aggression: Testing differential susceptibility theory
Hygen, Beate Wold; Belsky, Jay; Stenseng, Frode; Lydersen, Stian; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to individual differences in aggression. Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met (COMT), a common, functional polymorphism, has been implicated in aggression and aggression ... -
Detecting Psychiatric Disorders in Preschoolers: Screening With the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Sveen, Trude Hamre; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Lydersen, Stian; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Objective: To examine screening efficiency for preschool psychopathology by comparing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire findings against diagnostic information, and to determine the added value of impact scores ... -
Disorganization, COMT, and children's social behavior: The norwegian hypothesis of legacy of disorganized attachment
Li, Zhi; Hygen, Beate Wold; Widaman, Keith F; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Why is disorganized attachment associated with punitive-controlling behavior in some, but caregiving-controlling in others? Hygen et al. (2014) proposed that variation in the Catechol-O-methyl transferase(COMT) Val158Met ... -
Do Time in Child Care and Peer Group Exposure Predict Poor Socioemotional Adjustment in Norway?
Solheim, Elisabet; Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Extensive exposure to nonparental child care during the first 4.5 years of life has been demonstrated in some American studies to negatively affect children's socioemotional functioning. Data from 935 preschool children ... -
Peer problems and hyperactivity-impulsivity among Norwegian and American Children – The role of 5-HTTLPR.
Stenseng, Frode; Li, Zhi; Belsky, Jay; Hygen, Beate Wold; Skalicka, Vera; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Peer problems are linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and the serotonin system is thought to be involved in ADHD‐related behavior. Hence, from a Gene × Environment perspective, the serotonin ... -
Predictors of community versus specialty mental health service use: a prospective cohort study
Brattfjell, Maria Larsen; Jozefiak, Thomas; Wichstrøm, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Child and adolescent mental health specialized services (CAMHS) are supposed to serve those who are most seriously disturbed and impaired. However, little is known about how children receiving treatment at different levels ... -
Preschool predictors of childhood anxiety disorders: a prospective community study
Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Anxiety disorders are often present at preschool age. Research on older children and studies contrasting preschoolers with high versus low behavioral inhibition (BI) highlight several risk factors, but these ... -
Prevalence and comorbidity of mental disorders among adolescents living in residential youth care
Jozefiak, Thomas; Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen; Rimehaug, Tormod; Wormdal, Anne Kristine; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Most adolescents are placed in residential youth care (RYC) because of severe psychosocial strains and child maltreatment, which represent risk factors for developing mental disorders. To plan RYC units and ensure that ... -
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in preschoolers
Wichstrøm, Lars; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Angold, Adrian; Egger, Helen L.; Solheim, Elisabet; Sveen, Trude Hamre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: Many disorders in childhood and adolescence were already present in the preschool years. However, there is little empirical research on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in young children. A true community ... -
Psychiatric disorders in preschoolers: the structure of DSM-IV symptoms and profiles of comorbidity
Wichstrøm, Lars; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Psychiatric disorders have been increasingly recognized in preschool children; at present, however, we know comparatively less about how well current diagnostic manuals capture the symptoms described in this age group and ... -
Quality of life among adolescents living in residential youth care:do domain-specific self-esteem and psychopathology contribute?
Jozefiak, Thomas; Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen; Ranøyen, Ingunn; Greger, Hanne; Wallander, Jan Lance; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose Many adolescents living in residential youth care (RYC) institutions perceive their quality of life (QoL) to be low. Enhancing QoL is thus important, but little is known about the potential contributors to their ... -
Quality of Life as reported by school children and their parents: a cross-sectional survey
Jozefiak, Thomas; Larsson, Bo Sture; Wichstrøm, Lars; Mattejat, Fritz; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)Background: Comprehensive evidence exists regarding the discrepancy between children's reports and parents' by proxy reports on emotional and behavioural problems. However, little is yet known about factors influencing the ... -
Resultater fra forskningsprosjektet Psykisk helse hos barn og unge i barneverninstitusjoner.
Kayed, Nanna Sønnichsen; Jozefiak, Thomas; Rimehaug, Tormod; Tjelflaat, Torill; Brubakk, Ann-Mari; Wichstrøm, Lars (Research report, 2015-03)Det foreligger svært lite norsk forskning om psykisk helse hos ungdommer i barneverninstitusjoner. For å bøte på denne kunnskapsmangelen ble forskningsprosjektet «Psykisk helse hos barn og unge i barneverninstitusjoner» ... -
Screening for persistent psychopathology in 4-year-old children
Sveen, Trude Hamre; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Lydersen, Stian; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)OBJECTIVE: To inform primary care screening and preventive intervention efforts, the authors examined the screening efficiency of the parent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQP4-16) for persistent ... -
Social Exclusion Predicts Impaired Self-Regulation: A 2-Year Longitudinal Panel Study Including the Transition from Preschool to School
Stenseng, Frode; Belsky, Jay; Skalicka, Vera; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The need-to-belong theory stipulates that social exclusion (i.e., being rejected by peers) impairs the ability to self-regulate, and experimental studies with adults support this contention, at least on a short-term basis. ... -
What enhances the development of emotion understanding in young children? A longitudinal study of interpersonal predictors
Berg Kårstad, Silja; Wichstrøm, Lars; Reinfjell, Trude; Belsky, Jay; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)We studied potential determinants of the development of children's emotion understanding (EU) from age 4 to 6 in a Norwegian community sample (N = 974) using the Test of Emotion Comprehension. Interpersonal predictors ...