Gender-specific pathways in mental health crisis in adolescents, from consultation to (in)voluntary admission: a retrospective study.

Background: A strong increase in mental health emergency consultations and admissions in youths has been reported in recent years. Although empirical evidence is lacking, gender differences in risk of admission may have contributed to this increase. A clearer understanding of the relationship, if any, between gender and various aspects of (in)voluntary care would help in more evidence-based service planning.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychiatric emergency consultations in adolescents.

Background: There is growing evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic, and its associated social distancing measures, affect adolescents' mental health. We wanted to examine whether and how the number and characteristics of adolescents' psychiatric emergency presentations have changed throughout the pandemic.

Methods: We extracted data from the records of 977 psychiatric emergency consultations of adolescents aged 12- 19 who had been referred to the mobile psychiatric emergency services in Rotterdam, the Netherlands between January 1 2018 and January1 2022.

Psychiatric Emergencies in Minors: The Impact of Sex and Age.

Objective: Little information is available on young children (age 4-12 years) with mental health problems who are seen by the psychiatric emergency services. We therefore described this population to identify (1) variables that differentiated children from those aged 13 to 18 years who had been referred for psychiatric emergency consultation; and (2) to describe sex differences.

Method: We extracted data for a 9-year period from the records of the mobile psychiatric emergency services in 2 urban areas in the Netherlands.

Gender differences between adolescents with autism in emergency psychiatry.

Among adolescents seen for psychiatric emergency consultation, the percentage of adolescents with autism is increasing over the years. This applies even more to girls than to boys. We collected data of 1378 adolescents aged 12-18 years who were seen for urgent consultation by mobile psychiatric emergency services in the Netherlands.

Predictors of voluntary and compulsory admissions after psychiatric emergency consultation in youth.

As hospital beds are scarce, and emergency admissions to a psychiatric ward are major life-events for children and adolescents, it is essential to have insight into the decision-making process that leads to them. To identify potentially modifiable factors, we, therefore, studied the contextual and clinical characteristics associated with the voluntary and compulsory emergency admission of minors. We used registry data (2008-2017) on 1194 outpatient emergencies involving children aged 6-18 who had been referred to the mobile psychiatric emergency service in two city areas in The Netherlands.

Parental depression and child well-being: young children's self-reports helped addressing biases in parent reports.

Objectives: Effects of maternal and paternal depression on child development are typically evaluated using parental reports of child problems. Yet, parental reports may be biased.

Methods: In a population-based cohort, parents reported lifetime depression (N = 3,178) and depressive symptoms (N = 3,131).

Why Mothers and Young Children Agree or Disagree in Their Reports of the Child's Problem Behavior.

This study examined multiple determinants of discrepancies between mother and child reports of problem behavior. In 5,414 6-year-olds, child problem behavior was assessed by self-report using the Berkeley Puppet Interview and by maternal report using the Child Behavior Checklist. Patterns in mother-child reports were modeled using latent profile analysis.

Using the Child Behavior Checklist and the Teacher's Report Form for identification of children with autism spectrum disorders.

This study evaluated the ability of the Child Behavior Checklist and the Teacher's Report Form to identify children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), using a sample of children with ASD (n = 458), referred children without ASD (n = 1109) and children from the general population (n = 999). A ten items ASD scale was constructed using half of the sample and the ability of this scale to discriminate between children with ASD and the other children was tested for the CBCL and the TRF separately and together in the other half of the sample. Using a cut-off score of 8 the combined CBCL/TRF ASD scale demonstrated high predictive values (NPV 95%, PPV 73%) in identifying children with ASD and children in the general population sample.