"What If We Get Sick?": Spanish Adaptation and Validation of the Fear of Illness and Virus Evaluation Scale in a Non-clinical Sample Exposed to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Distinct sources of stress have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly, fear is expected to generate significant psychological burden on individuals and influence on either unsafe behavior that may hinder recovery efforts or virus-mitigating behaviors. However, little is known about the properties of measures to capture them in research and clinical settings.

Mental health and associated factors among young offenders in Chile: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Few studies in Latin America have explored mental disorder among young offenders, or variables associated with it.

Aims: Our aim was to test for associations between childhood adversity or substance misuse and psychiatric disorders among young offenders.

Methods: Sentenced adolescent offenders were recruited from young offenders' institutions or community centres provided by the Chilean National Service for Minors.

[Smoking and alcohol use among Chilean teenagers aged 10 to 14 years].

Background: Smoking and alcohol use are risky behaviors that can start early in life.

Aim: To determine the lifetime prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use in adolescents aged 10 to 14 years and related factors.

Subjects And Methods: A survey about smoking and alcohol use was answered by 1,392 teenagers aged 10 to 14 years (46% women) from seven schools in a small city near Santiago.

[Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among teenage offenders].

Background: There has been a significant number of adolescents admitted to National Youth Service of Chile (SENAME) detention centers in recent years, specifically since the promulgation of a law reform on juveniles' penal responsibility for people aged 14 to 18 years (2006).

Aim: To determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adolescent male offenders aged between 14 and 17 years.

Material And Methods: The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Kids and Adolescents (MINI-KID) was applied to 489 adolescents admitted to detention centers, to determine the presence of psychiatric disorders.

[Factors associated with health promoting behaviors among Chilean adolescents].

Background: Health-promoting behaviors are important to prevent diseases and prolong life in the population. People develop these behaviors throughout life. However, better benefits for health are obtained with an early development.