Development of clinical prediction rule for diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder in children.

Purpose: This study aims to develop a clinical prediction rule for the diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) in children.

Design/methodology/approach: This population-based study was carried out in children aged 2 to 5 years who were suspected of having ASD. Data regarding demographics, risk factors, histories taken from caregivers and clinical observation of ASD symptoms were recorded before specialists assessed patients using standardized diagnostic tools.

Effectiveness of Cannabinoids for Treatment of Dementia: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

: In the last decade, research has focused on developing novel medications for the treatment of dementia. Cannabinoids are one of the potential agents under investigation. The present study aimed to examine the evidence concerning the effectiveness of cannabinoids for the treatment of dementia.

The Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test: Validity and Reliability of the Thai Version.

Background And Objective: Until now there has not been a validated measure of theory of mind available in the Thai language. Our goal in this study was to assess the validity and reliability of our Thai-language translation of the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (the "Eyes Test").

Methods: We gave our Thai version of the Eyes Test to 70 participants: 30 people with schizophrenia and 40 normal controls.

The Thai Version of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III.

The objective of our study was to assess the accuracy of the Thai version of the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-T). We used the ACE-T to assess 107 participants aged 60 or over, divided into the following groups: early dementia, n=30; mild cognitive impairment (MCI), n=29; and normal controls (NC), n=48. The ACE-T exhibited good internal consistency (0.

Depression and burden among caregivers of children with autistic spectrum disorder.

Objective: To study depression prevalence and burden among caregivers of children with autistic spectrum disorder and the related factors.

Material And Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. Measures included questionnaires, CES-D and burden interview.

Parenting, parent and child mental health in the families of maltreated children registered with the Child Protection Unit, Thammasat University Hospital.

Background: Mental health outcomes of maltreated children can be various. There are mediated by several factors including parental and family variables. Less is known in Thailand on how these variables and children's mental health are related.

Post-traumatic stress disorder in children after the tsunami disaster in Thailand: a 5-year follow-up.

Background: Children may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after disaster. There was a severe tsunami following an undersea earthquake off the Sumatra coast of Indonesia. There were 20,000 children in 6 southwestern provinces of Thailand who were possibly affected.

Introducing the concept of modern depression in Japan; an international case vignette survey.

Aim: Japanese psychiatrists have increasingly reported patients with depression that does not seem to fit the criteria of the ICD-10 and the DSM-IV, and which has recently been called modern type depression (MTD). We explored whether MTD is frequently seen in Japan and also in other countries, and if so, how patients with MTD are diagnosed and treated.

Methods: The questionnaires, with two case vignettes (traditional type depression (TTD) and MTD), were sent to psychiatrists in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the USA.

Assessment of psychopathological consequences in children at 3 years after tsunami disaster.

Background: At 1 year after the Tsunami disaster, 30% of students in two high risk schools at Takuapa district of Phang Nga Province still suffered from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The number ofpatients was sharply declined after 18 months. The psychological consequences in children who diagnosed PTSD after the event were reinvestigated again at 3 years, as there were reports of significant comorbidity and continuing of subsyndromal post traumatic stress symptoms in children suffered from other disasters.