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2. The Youth Self-Report (YSR) and the Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS) as measures of depression and suicidality among adolescents
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Ivarsson, T., Gillberg, C., Arvidsson, T., and Broberg, A. G.
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- 2002
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3. Self-reported competencies and problems among Swedish adolescents: a normative study of the YSR
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Broberg, A. G., Ekeroth, K., Gustafsson, P. A., Hansson, K., Hägglöf, B., Ivarsson, T., and Larsson, B.
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- 2001
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4. Clinical characteristics of adolescent psychiatric inpatients who have attempted suicide
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Larsson, B. and Ivarsson, T.
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- 1998
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5. A 2–4 year follow up of depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts among adolescent psychiatric inpatients
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Ivarsson, T., Larsson, B., and Gillberg, C.
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- 1998
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6. Manifesto for a European research network into obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
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Alonso, P, Andreewitch, S, Baldwin, D, Bellodi, L, Bersani, Giuseppe, Cath, D, Chamberlain, S, Clark, L, Craig, K, Denys, D, Dell'Osso, B, Eilam, D, Fineberg, N, Goudriaan Anna, E, Grünblatt, E, Hermesh, H, Heyman, I, Hollander, E, Hranov, G, Hranov, L, Ivarsson, T, Joel, D, Matthews, K, Lochner, C, Marazziti, D, Mataix Cols, D, Menchon, J, Noldus, L, Pallanti, S, Robbins, T, Romanos, M, Renner, T, Rück, C, Sahakian, B, Stein, D, van den Brink, W, van den Heuvel, O, van der Wee, N, Veltman, D, Walitza, S, Zohar, J., Amsterdam Neuroscience, Adult Psychiatry, Other departments, Fineberg, Na, Baldwin, D, Menchon, Jm, Denys, D, Grünblatt, E, Pallanti, S, Stein, Dj, Zohar, J, Bellodi, Laura, Anatomy and neurosciences, Psychiatry, and NCA - Neurobiology of mental health
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Pharmacology ,Manifesto ,Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Biomedical Research ,International Cooperation ,Mental Disorders ,medicine.disease ,Neuropsychopharmacology ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Neurology ,Body dysmorphic disorder ,medicine ,Humans ,Hoarding disorder ,Anxiety ,Autism ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Spectrum disorder ,Neurology (clinical) ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,Psychiatry ,Socioeconomic status ,Biological Psychiatry - Abstract
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (O-CRDs) are highly disabling psychiatric illnesses of early-onset. They are responsible for considerable morbidity and socioeconomic burden. Existing treatments are usually only partially successful and there is an urgent need to understand the aetiological factors and neurobiological bases of the disorders in order to develop new and more effective strategies for prevention, early detection and effective treatment. Emerging data from the neurosciences supports the reconceptualisation of obsessive-compulsive disorder as a spectrum disorder, related to but different from the anxiety disorders and closely aligned with other less well understood psychiatric disorders characterised by compulsive acts such as body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, skin-picking disorder, hoarding disorder; and possibly extending to tic disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. A new, O-CRDs research network, supported by the Networks Initiative of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology and comprising leading figures in preclinical and clinical research, has been established. It aims to provide a European perspective on the current debate around internationally-accepted diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies for O-CRDs. Its objectives include; (1) identifying the key outstanding research questions that depend upon cross-centre collaborative investigation, (2) setting a research agenda that is likely to produce an impact on health-outcomes, and (3) strengthening existing projects and collaborative enterprises with these objectives in mind. This paper reviews some of these critical research priorities. By establishing shared multinational databases, collaborative research networks, multicentre studies and joint publications, it is hoped that progress will be achieved.
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7. Structure and clinical correlates of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a large sample of children and adolescents:a factor analytic study across five nations
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Højgaard, D. R. M. A., Mortensen, E. L., Ivarsson, T., Hybel, K., Skarphedinsson, G., Nissen, J. B., Valderhaug, R., Dahl, K., Weidle, B., Torp, N. C., Grados, M., Lewin, A. B., Melin, K. H., Storch, E. A., Wolters, L. H., Murphy, T. K., Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S., Thomsen, P. H., Højgaard, D. R. M. A., Mortensen, E. L., Ivarsson, T., Hybel, K., Skarphedinsson, G., Nissen, J. B., Valderhaug, R., Dahl, K., Weidle, B., Torp, N. C., Grados, M., Lewin, A. B., Melin, K. H., Storch, E. A., Wolters, L. H., Murphy, T. K., Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S., and Thomsen, P. H.
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The underlying structure of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) remains to be confirmed in child and adolescent populations. In this paper we report the first factor analytic study of individual OCD items from Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS). OCD symptoms were assessed using the CY-BOCS symptom checklist in a sample of 854 patients with OCD (7-18 years of age) recruited from clinics in five countries. Pooled data were subjected to exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to identify the optimal factor structure. Various models were tested for age and gender subgroups. Also, the invariance of the solution across age and gender was tested and associations with demographic and clinical factors were explored. A three-factor model provided the best-fit solution. It consisted of the following factors: (1) harm/sexual, (2) symmetry/hoarding, (3) contamination/cleaning. The factor structure was invariant for age and gender across subgroups. Factor one was significantly correlated with anxiety, and factor two with depression and anxiety. Factor three was negatively correlated with tic disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Females had higher scores on factor two than males. The OCD symptom structure in children and adolescents is consistent across age and gender and similar to results from recent child and adolescents although hoarding may not be a separate factor. Our three-factor structure is almost identical to that seen in early studies on adults. Common mental disorders had specific patterns of associations with the different factors.
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8. Child and adolescent OCD symptom patterns:a factor analytic study
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Martinsson, D., Mortensen, E., Ivarsson, T., Valderhaug, R., Hybel, K., Skarphedinsson, G., Dahl, K., Weidle, B., Torp, N., and Grados, M.
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9. Structure and clinical correlates of obsessive–compulsive symptoms in a large sample of children and adolescents: a factor analytic study across five nations
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Højgaard, D. R. M. A., primary, Mortensen, E. L., additional, Ivarsson, T., additional, Hybel, K., additional, Skarphedinsson, G., additional, Nissen, J. B., additional, Valderhaug, R., additional, Dahl, K., additional, Weidle, B., additional, Torp, N. C., additional, Grados, M., additional, Lewin, A. B., additional, Melin, K. H., additional, Storch, E. A., additional, Wolters, L. H., additional, Murphy, T. K., additional, Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S., additional, and Thomsen, P. H., additional
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10. Diurnal cortisol levels and cortisol response in youths with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Gustafsson, Per E, Gustafsson, PA, Ivarsson, T, Nelson, N, Gustafsson, Per E, Gustafsson, PA, Ivarsson, T, and Nelson, N
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- 2008
11. Self-reported competencies and problems among Swedish adolescents : A normative study of the YSR
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Broberg, AG, Ekeroth, K, Gustafsson, Per, Hansson, K, Hägglöf, B, Ivarsson, T, Larsson, B, Broberg, AG, Ekeroth, K, Gustafsson, Per, Hansson, K, Hägglöf, B, Ivarsson, T, and Larsson, B
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The aim of the study was to provide a standardisation of self-reported competencies and emotional/behavioural problems among Swedish adolescents, using the Youth Self-Report (YSR). The YSR was completed by 2522 adolescents aged 13-18 years, recruited from secondary and upper secondary schools in different regions in Sweden. The results showed that effects of gender and age were small but significant with girls scoring higher than boys on most problem scales, and 15- to 16-year-olds scoring higher than younger and older adolescents on the problem scales. Small effects were also found for residence as well as for parental SES. The correlations between internalising and externalising problems were 0.51 for boys and 0.49 for girls, whereas the correlation between competence and problem scores was low. We conclude that the individual variation in YSR-scores is much greater than can be attributed to factors such as gender, age, SES, or residential area. Consequently, the YSR has the potential to serve as an instrument for assessing individual adolescents' self-reported competencies and problems in Sweden. Given the almost orthogonal relation between self-reported competencies and problems, the competence scale is surprisingly little used in psychopathology research.
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12. Obsessive-compulsive symptom patterns in children and adolescents
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Ivarsson, T, Nilsson, K, Larsson, B, Ivarsson, T, Nilsson, K, and Larsson, B
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Addresses: Univ Gothenburg, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Gothenburg, Sweden. Uppsala Univ, Dept Appl Psychol, Uppsala, Sweden. Uppsala Univ, Ctr Caring Sci, Uppsala, Sweden.
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13. Reduced Baroreflex Effectiveness Index in Hypertensive Patients With Chronic Renal Failure
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JOHANSSON, M, primary, GAO, S, additional, FRIBERG, P, additional, ANNERSTEDT, M, additional, BERGSTROM, G, additional, CARLSTROM, J, additional, IVARSSON, T, additional, JENSEN, G, additional, LJUNGMAN, S, additional, and MATHILLAS, O, additional
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14. IMPAIRED MODULATION OF CARDIAC PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY AND ELEVATED LABILITY OF MYOCARDIAL REPOLARISATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE
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Johansson, Mats, primary, Friberg, P, additional, Gao, S, additional, Annerstedt, M, additional, Bergstrom, G, additional, Carlstrom, J, additional, Ivarsson, T, additional, Jensen, J, additional, Ljungman, S, additional, Mathillas, O, additional, Nilsen, F D, additional, and Strombom, U, additional
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15. A 2-4 year follow up of depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, andsuicide attempts among adolescent psychiatric inpatients.
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Ivarsson, T, Larsson, B, Gillberg, C, Ivarsson, T, Larsson, B, and Gillberg, C
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- 1998
16. Clinical characteristics of adolescent psychiatric inpatients who have attempted suicide.
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Larsson, Bo, Ivarsson, T, Larsson, Bo, and Ivarsson, T
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- 1998
17. Exercise and smoking habits among Swedish postmenopausal women
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Frisk, J., Brynhildsen, Jan, Ivarsson, T., Persson, P., Hammar, M., Frisk, J., Brynhildsen, Jan, Ivarsson, T., Persson, P., and Hammar, M.
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Objective: To assess exercise habits and their relation to smoking habits and social and medical factors in postmenopausal women. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a questionnaire to all 1324 55-56 year old women in Linkoping, Sweden. Results: Response rate was 85%. About a third of the women took part in some kind of quite strenuous exercise for at least one hour a week. About a quarter worked out once a week; fewer did swimming and jogging. One in four women smoked. Women who used hormone replacement therapy, who were not smoking and who had a physically light occupation more often took part in strenuous sports. Women who had been treated for malignancies or with back problems exercised to the same extent as women in the general population. Conclusion: About a third of the post-menopausal women exercised on a regular basis, if exercise involved in getting to and ti om work was not counted. Since regular physical exercise has many health benefits, more women should be encouraged to take part in regular physical exercise. Factors probably associated with level of education and general awareness of the importance of a healthy Lifestyle positively influenced the likelihood of these women to be physically active on a regular basis. A previous malignant disease or current back problems did not prevent women from taking part in exercise on a regular basis.
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18. Exercise and smoking habits among Swedish postmenopausal women.
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Frisk J, Brynhildsen J, Ivarsson T, Persson P, Hammar M, Frisk, J, Brynhildsen, J, Ivarsson, T, Persson, P, and Hammar, M
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Objective: To assess exercise habits and their relation to smoking habits and social and medical factors in postmenopausal women.Methods: A cross-sectional study with a questionnaire to all 1324 55-56 year old women in Linköping, Sweden.Results: Response rate was 85%. About a third of the women took part in some kind of quite strenuous exercise for at least one hour a week. After a quarter worked out once a week; fewer did swimming and jogging. One in four women smoked. Women who used hormone replacement therapy, who were not smoking and who had a physically light occupation more often took part in strenuous sports. Women who had been treated for malignancies or with back problems exercised to the same extent as women in the general population.Conclusion: About a third of the post-menopausal women exercised on a regular basis, if exercise involved in getting to and from work was not counted. Since regular physical exercise has many health benefits, more women should be encouraged to take part in regular physical exercise. Factors probably associated with level of education and general awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle positively influenced the likelihood of these women to be physically active on a regular basis. A previous malignant disease or current back problems did not prevent women from taking part in exercise on a regular basis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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19. Categorical and dimensional aspects of co-morbidity in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
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Ivarsson T, Melin K, and Wallin L
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OBJECTIVE: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) defined at the diagnostic level encompasses divergent symptoms and is often associated with other psychiatric problems. The present study examines OCD versus co-morbid symptom patterns in OCD in children and adolescents in order to investigate the presence of diagnostic heterogeneity. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 113 outpatients with primary OCD participated. The patients' and primary caretakers' responses on semi-structured interviews (child version of Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia and the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale) and parents' responses on the Child Behaviour Checklist were used in the study. Psychiatric diagnoses were related to CBCL syndrome scores and CBCL scores were compared with the Swedish normative data. RESULTS: Co-morbid diagnoses were very common and only one out of five patients had only OCD. The most common group was the neuropsychiatric disorders (47%) where tic disorders were most common (27%), especially among boys (40.8%; P = .006, Fisher's exact test). Also anxiety disorders were common (39.8%) as were affective disorders (24.8%) neither with any gender differences. Diagnoses of disruptive disorders were less common (8.8%), almost exclusively of the oppositional kind (ODD) (8.8%). From the dimensional point of view using the CBCL, patients with OCD scored higher than Swedish youngster generally do, and some gender differences were seen in that girls scored higher on anxiety and depression while both girls and boys had high scores on thought problems, attention problems and especially aggressive behaviour. Comorbidities explained from 25 to 50% scores of the CBCL sub-syndrome scales, often with both main effects and through complex patterns of interaction with gender, OCD-severity and other co-morbid problems. CONCLUSIONS: While co-morbid problems is an important facet of OCD, sub-syndromal levels of symptoms that can be assessed using a dimensional approach, is a large part of the total symptom burden in these youngsters. Our data indicate contributions of different pathways for girls and for boys for several comorbid problems together with OCD-severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. The Youth Self-Report (YSR)and the Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS) as measures of depression and suicidality among adolescents.
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Ivarsson, T., Gillberg, C., Arvidsson, T., and Broberg, A.G.
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Focuses on a study which employed the Youth Self-Report (YSR) and the Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS) as measures of depression and suicidality among adolescents in Sweden. Reasons for the attractiveness of taxonomic approaches to the diagnosis of psychiatric problems in children and adolescents; Gender difference on DSRS and YSR scores; Correlations between the DSRS and YSR scales with emotional symptoms.
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21. Depressive symptoms in Swedish adolescents: Normative data using the Birleson Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS)
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Ivarsson, T. and Gillberg, C.
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22. Physical exercise and vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women
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Ivarsson, T., Spetz, A.-C., and Hammar, M.
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- 1998
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23. Måttnoggrannhetsundersökning före och efter installation av flytande styrningar (ARI FLOATEX) samt Utvärdering av kurvsågning vid sågning i delningssåg med flera klingor (ARI DS 73)
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Ivarsson, T
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Naturvetenskap ,Natural Sciences - Published
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24. Måttkontroll vid sågning med tunna cirkelsågblad och flytande störningar (ARI FLOATEX)
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Ivarsson, T
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Naturvetenskap ,Natural Sciences - Published
- 1985
25. [Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents--help is at hand]
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Serlachius, E., Thulin, U., Gerhard Andersson, Vigerland, S., and Ivarsson, T.
26. Ångeststörningar hos barn och ungdomar - Hjälp finns att få
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Serlachius, E., Thulin, U., Gerhard Andersson, Vigerland, S., and Ivarsson, T.
27. C 25: Thalamo-Cortical Rhythmicity During Reversible Visual Deafferentation
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Andersson, S., primary, Holmgren, E., additional, and Ivarsson, T., additional
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- 1970
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28. IMPAIRED MODULATION OF CARDIAC PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY AND ELEVATED LABILITY OF MYOCARDIAL REPOLARISATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH ENDSTAGE RENAL DISEASE
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Johansson, Mats, Friberg, P, Gao, S, Annerstedt, M, Bergstrom, G, Carlstrom, J, Ivarsson, T, Jensen, J, Ljungman, S, Mathillas, O, Nilsen, F D, and Strombom, U
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- 2004
29. The Birleson Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS). Clinical evaluation in an adolescent inpatient population
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Ivarsson, T., Lidberg, A., and Gillberg, C.
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- 1994
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30. Online CBT Versus Standard CBT for Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
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Weidle B, Babiano-Espinosa L, Skokauskas N, Wolters LH, Henriksen M, Arntzen J, Skare A, Ivarsson T, Groff T, and Skarphedinsson G
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions, affects 1-3% of the childhood population, often leading to severe impairment and reduced quality of life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is well-documented as first choice treatment for pediatric OCD. Traditionally delivered face-to-face CBT has limitations in terms of accessibility, availability, and quality of delivery. Online CBT using video conferencing (online-CBT) at home aims to address some of these barriers. In this pilot study, we aimed to compare acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness of online CBT against face-to-face CBT. Online CBT outcomes of 29 children with OCD were analyzed benchmarked against outcomes of face-to-face CBT (n = 269) from the Nordic Long-term OCD Treatment Study, the largest CBT follow up study in pediatric OCD to date. Acceptability rated by online CBT participants and their parents was very high (Client Satisfaction Questionnaire total scores about 30, range 8-32). Feasibility assessed as dropout rate was comparable to NordLOTS (10.3% versus 9.7%). The online CBT group compared to NordLOTS showed a higher response rate (90% versus 60%; p = .002) and remission rate (81% versus 53%; p = .231). Our results suggest that the trusting therapeutic relationship necessary for demanding exposure-based treatment can be established by online CBT. Online CBT seems to be at least as effective in reducing OCD symptoms than standard CBT. Trial ID: ISRCTN37530113., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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31. Specific Contamination Symptoms are Associated with Experiencing a Limited Response of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Patients with OCD.
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Duholm CS, Jensen S, Rask CU, Thomsen PH, Ivarsson T, Skarphedinsson G, Torp NC, Weidle B, Nissen JB, and Højgaard DRMA
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- Humans, Male, Female, Child, Adolescent, Follow-Up Studies, Treatment Outcome, Severity of Illness Index, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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A recent study identified three distinct treatment-response trajectories in pediatric OCD where higher levels of contamination symptoms predicted a limited response to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). This study extends these findings by examining which specific symptoms characterize limited CBT response from baseline to 3-year follow-up, with an emphasis on contamination symptoms. The study sample comprised 269 pediatric patients with OCD, all receiving stepped-care treatment with manualized CBT. Differences in single item-reporting between the three trajectory groups were examined using linear mixed-effect modeling. Limited responders displayed a higher symptom load across all OCD symptom categories at 3-year follow-up, dominated by contamination symptoms. Five of these (obsessions about dirt and germs, about bodily fluids, about the feeling of contamination and compulsions regarding handwashing and showering) showed persistence from baseline to 3-year follow-up. The results indicate that presence of specific contamination symptoms may influence long-term symptom severity trajectories in young patients with OCD., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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32. A General Factor of Psychopathology Predicts Treatment and Long-Term Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
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Cervin M, Højgaard DRMA, Jensen S, Torp NC, Skarphedinsson G, Nissen JB, Melin K, Borrelli DF, Hybel KA, Thomsen PH, Ivarsson T, and Weidle B
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Objective: Children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are at risk for long-term adversity, but factors influencing long-term outcomes are unclear. A general factor of psychopathology, often referred to as the p factor, captures variance shared by all mental disorders and has predicted long-term outcomes in youth with anxiety and depressive disorders. The p factor has never been examined in relation to outcomes in pediatric OCD. Here, we examine whether the p factor predicts 4 important outcomes over both short and long durations in youth with OCD., Method: We used data from the Nordic Long-term OCD Treatment Study (NordLOTS), in which youth with OCD (N = 248, mean age = 12.83 years [SD = 2.72], 51.6% girls) received exposure-based cognitive-behavioral therapy. The p factor was estimated using parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist data at baseline and was examined in relation to clinician-rated OCD severity, clinician-rated psychosocial functioning, self-reported depressive symptoms, and self- and parent-reported quality of life directly after treatment and 1, 2, and 3 years after treatment., Results: The p factor was associated with acute treatment outcomes for OCD severity and psychosocial functioning, but not for depressive symptoms and quality of life. For the long-term outcomes, the p factor was significantly associated with all outcomes except OCD severity. The p factor outperformed traditional psychiatric comorbidity as a predictor of long-term outcomes., Conclusion: Youth with OCD who experience symptoms across multiple psychiatric domains have poorer long-term outcomes. Compared to traditional classification of psychiatric diagnoses, assessing psychopathology using a dimensional p factor approach may be advantageous for informing prognosis in pediatric OCD., (Copyright © 2024 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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33. Remission and Relapse Across Three Years in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Following Evidence-Based Treatments.
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Ivarsson T, Jensen S, Højgaard DRMA, Hybel KA, Torp NC, Melin K, Nissen JB, Weidle B, Thomsen PH, Dahl K, and Skarphedinsson G
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- Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Follow-Up Studies, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Remission Induction, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors therapeutic use, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors pharmacology, Treatment Outcome, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy, Recurrence, Sertraline therapeutic use
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Objective: To examine relapse rates following remission in a 3-year follow-up study in pediatric patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in a first step, and either continued CBT or sertraline (randomized selection) in a second step., Method: Participants (N = 269) fulfilled DSM-IV OCD criteria with a mean severity on the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) of 24.6 (SD = 5.1) and were included in analyses according to intent-to-treat principles. CBT used manualized exposure and response prevention (ERP) during both steps 1 and 2, and step 2 sertraline medication used flexible dosing. The follow-up schedules were timed to 6, 12, 24, and 36 months following step 1 CBT. Remission was defined as a CY-BOCS score ≤10 and relapse as an elevated CY-BOCS score ≥16 in those who had remitted., Results: A good third of our patients were in stable and full remission at all examinations (n = 98, 36.4%). Further, some in remission following treatment (n = 36, 13.4%) had mild OCD at some examinations. Relapses during follow-up were not uncommon (n = 28, 10.4%), but in many patients these improved again (n = 10, 3.7%) and were in remission at the final 3-year follow-up. Furthermore, a considerable proportion (n = 50, 18.6%) of the patients were initial non-remitters to the treatment but achieved remission at some point during the follow-up. In addition, 11.5% (n = 31) had persistent OCD but reached remission by the last follow-up. Finally, a smaller segment of our sample (9.7%, n = 26), did not attain remission at any point during the study., Conclusion: Our outcome paints a more promising picture of pediatric OCD long-term outcome than previous studies have done. However, both relapse rates and the presence of initial non-remitters and persistent OCD show that treatments need improvement, particularly for those who respond slowly, partially, or not at all. The lack of a general psychiatric interview at follow-up is a marked limitation., Clinical Trial Registration Information: Nordic Long-term Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Treatment Study; https://www.isrctn.com; ISRCTN66385119., (Copyright © 2023 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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34. Exploring latent clusters in pediatric OCD based on symptoms, severity, age, gender, and comorbidity.
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Smárason O, Selles RR, Højgaard DRMA, Best JR, Melin K, Ivarsson T, Thomsen PH, Weidle B, McBride NM, Storch EA, Geller D, Wilhelm S, Farrell LJ, Waters AM, Mathieu S, Soreni N, Stewart SE, and Skarphedinsson G
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Given diverse symptom expression and high rates of comorbid conditions, the present study explored underlying commonalities among OCD-affected children and adolescents to better conceptualize disorder presentation and associated features. Data from 830 OCD-affected participants presenting to OCD specialty centers was aggregated. Dependent mixture modeling was used to examine latent clusters based on their age- and gender adjusted symptom severity (as measured by the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale; CY-BOCS), symptom type (as measured by factor scores calculated from the CY-BOCS symptom checklist), and comorbid diagnoses (as assessed via diagnostic interviews). Fit statistics favored a four-cluster model with groups distinguished primarily by symptom expression and comorbidity type. Fit indices for 3-7 cluster models were only marginally different and characteristics of the clusters remained largely stable between solutions with small clusters of distinct presentations added in more complex models. Rather than identifying a single classification system, the findings support the utility of integrating dimensional, developmental, and transdiagnostic information in the conceptualization of OCD-affected children and adolescents. Identified clusters point to the centrality of contamination concerns to OCD, relationships between broader symptom expression and higher levels of comorbidity, and the potential for complex/neurodevelopmental presentations., (© 2024. Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
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35. eCBT Versus Standard Individual CBT for Paediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
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Babiano-Espinosa L, Skarphedinsson G, Weidle B, Wolters LH, Compton S, Ivarsson T, and Skokauskas N
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- Adolescent, Humans, Child, Pilot Projects, Compulsive Behavior, Obsessive Behavior, Treatment Outcome, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder psychology
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurring obsessions and compulsions often with severe impairment affecting 1-3% of children and adolescents. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is the therapeutic golden standard for paediatric OCD. However, face-to-face CBT is limited by accessibility, availability, and quality of delivery. Enhanced CBT (eCBT) a combination of face-to-face sessions at the clinic and treatment at home via webcam and a supportive app system aims to address some of these barriers. In this pilot study, we compared eCBT outcomes of 25 paediatric patients with OCD benchmarked against traditional face-to-face CBT (n = 269) from the Nordic Long-term OCD Treatment Study, the largest paediatric OCD CBT study to date. Pairwise comparisons showed no difference between eCBT and NordLOTS treatment outcomes. Mean estimate difference was 2.5 in favour of eCBT (95% CI - 0.3 to 5.3). eCBT compared to NordLOTS showed no significant differences between response and remission rates, suggesting similar effectiveness., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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36. Family Accommodation in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Investigating Prevalence and Clinical Correlates in the NordLOTS Study.
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Skarphedinsson G, Torp NC, Weidle B, Jensen S, Ivarsson T, Hybel KA, Nissen JB, Thomsen PH, and Højgaard DRMA
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Family accommodation (FA) involves the actions taken by family members, particularly parents, to accommodate a child´s obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms, reducing distress or impairment. This behavior may maintain compulsive and avoidant behavior, preventing corrective learning or habituation. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and factors influencing FA in a large Scandinavian sample of children with OCD. We assessed 238 children using standardized diagnostic interviews, OCD symptom severity assessments and questionnaires evaluating functional impairment and internalizing and externalizing symptoms. FA was measured using the Family Accommodation Scale, a 12-item clinician-rated interview. Our results confirmed a high frequency of accommodation, with approximately 70% of primary caregivers reporting some accommodation daily and 98% at least once per week. FA was associated with increased OCD symptom severity, contamination/cleaning symptoms, internalizing and externalizing behavior, and functional impairment. Linear regression analysis showed that high levels of FA are specifically associated with lower age, higher OCD symptom severity, parent-reported impairment, internalizing, and externalizing symptoms. A path analysis revealed that FA partially mediated the relationship between OCD severity, externalizing symptoms, and child's age, highlighting the role of FA in the progression of OCD and related symptoms. The findings emphasize the importance of evaluating FA before initiating treatment and specifically addressing it during the therapeutic process., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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37. Evidensbaserad screening och diagnostik inom BUP.
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Ivarsson T and Cervin M
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38. Do Autistic Traits Predict Outcome of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
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Højgaard DRMA, Arildskov TW, Skarphedinsson G, Hybel KA, Ivarsson T, Weidle B, Melin K, Torp NC, and Thomsen PH
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- Adolescent, Humans, Child, Treatment Outcome, Autistic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder psychology, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy, Tic Disorders, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods
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The first aim of this study was to explore whether children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and subclinical autistic traits can be differentiated from children with OCD without these traits based on clinical OCD-related characteristics, distinct OCD symptom patterns, and type of comorbidity. The second aim was to investigate whether autistic traits predict immediate and long-term outcome of exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in pediatric OCD.The participants in this study were a total of 257 children and adolescents aged 7-17 years, recruited from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden as a part of the Nordic long-term OCD treatment study (NordLOTS). Inclusion criteria were an OCD diagnosis based on DSM-IV criteria and a Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) total severity score of 16 or higher. No children with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum were included. An Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) cut-off score of ≥ 17 was used to define the group of OCD patients with autistic traits and all participants were treated with 14 weekly sessions of manualized CBT.Comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and tic disorders, subclinical internalizing and externalizing symptoms, lower insight into OCD symptoms, more indecisiveness and pervasive slowness, and ordering/arranging OCD symptoms were found to be significantly associated with having OCD with autistic traits. No difference was found between the groups on treatment outcomes.Results suggest that children and adolescents with OCD and autistic traits portray a different clinical profile than those without these traits, but that CBT is equally effective for those with and without autistic traits., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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39. Body Dysmorphic Symptoms in Youth with Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Prevalence, Clinical Correlates, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Outcome.
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Ólafsdóttir Þ, Weidle B, Ivarsson T, Højgaard DRMA, Melin K, Nissen JB, Torp NC, Thomsen PH, and Skarphedinsson G
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- Child, Humans, Adolescent, Prevalence, Anxiety Disorders epidemiology, Anxiety Disorders therapy, Comorbidity, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder epidemiology, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods, Body Dysmorphic Disorders epidemiology, Body Dysmorphic Disorders therapy
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The aims of the study were to estimate the prevalence of body dysmorphic symptoms in a sample of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder, possible clinical correlates and whether BDD symptoms predict poorer treatment outcomes after cognitive behavioral therapy. The study included 269 children and adolescents with OCD, aged 7-17 years, from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, who were treated with 14 weekly sessions of manualized, exposure-based CBT. Twenty-one patients (7.8%) had BDD symptoms. BDD symptoms were associated with older age (p = 0.003) and a higher prevalence of comorbid anxiety disorders (p = 0.025). In addition, patients with BDD symptoms endorsed a greater number of OCD symptoms than did those without BDD symptoms. Having symptoms of BDD did not affect the CBT outcome on OCD. The results of the study suggest that CBT for OCD is equally effective for those with and without comorbid BDD symptoms., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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40. Long-term functional impairment in pediatric OCD after and during treatment: An analysis of distinct trajectories.
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Smárason O, Højgaard DRMA, Jensen S, Storch EA, Arnkelsson GB, Wolters LH, Torp NC, Melin K, Weidle B, Nissen JB, Hybel KA, Thomsen PH, Ivarsson T, and Skarphedinsson G
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- Adolescent, Humans, Child, Comorbidity, Parents, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder epidemiology, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis
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The present study aimed to: (a) identify latent class trajectories of OCD-related functional impairment, before, during and over three years after stepped-care treatment in children and adolescents with OCD; (b) describe these classes according to pretreatment characteristics; (c) identify predictors of trajectory class membership and (d) examine the relationship of functional impairment trajectory classes with OCD symptom severity trajectory classes. The sample consisted of 266 children and adolescents (aged 7-17 years) with OCD, participating in the Nordic long-term OCD treatment study. Latent class growth analysis was conducted using Child Obsessive-Compulsive Impact Scale-Revised (COIS-R) data from children and parents on seven assessment points over a three-year period. A 3-class solution was identified. The largest class (70.7%) initiated treatment with lower functional impairment and obtained moderate reduction which was maintained over time. The second class (24.4%) initiated with higher functional impairment which rapidly diminished over time. The third and smallest class (4.9%), initiated with moderate functional impairment which remained stable over time. The classes differed on measures of OCD severity and comorbid symptoms. Most participants improved with treatment and maintained low levels of impairment. However, a subgroup distinguished by higher levels of ADHD symptoms, remained at pretreatment levels of impairment throughout., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest Dr. Thomsen has served on the Advisory Board for the Tryg Foundation and has received speaking honoraria from Medice and Shire within the last three years. Dr. Storch has received research support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the International OCD Foundation, the Ream Foundation, Greater Houston Community Foundation, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. He has received royalties from Elsevier Publications, Springer Publications, American Psychological Association, Wiley, Inc, and Lawrence Erlbaum. He has served on the Speaker's Bureau and Scientific Advisory Board for the International OCD Foundation. He is a consultant for Biohaven and Brainsway. He has received research support from the McIngvale Presidential Endowed Chair. Dr. Lidewij Wolters receives royalties from Springer Media for co-authorship of a Dutch treatment protocol for pediatric OCD. All other authors report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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41. Efficacy and safety of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Stefánsdóttir ÍH, Ivarsson T, and Skarphedinsson G
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- Adolescent, Child, Humans, Anxiety Disorders drug therapy, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors adverse effects, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors therapeutic use, Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors adverse effects, Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors therapeutic use
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Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) in comparison with various control contingencies (e.g. pill placebo and cognitive behavioral treatment) for pediatric anxiety disorders. Additionally, we wanted to investigate whether serious adverse events or adverse events are more common with medication treatment compared with pill placebo., Materials and Methods: Studies were selected if they were randomized controlled trials evaluating SSRIs or SNRIs. Eligible studies included participants aged 17 years or younger. Eleven studies were included, with 2122 participants. Primary outcomes were (1) remission, (2) a continuous scale such as the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children and (3) serious adverse events. We also calculated number needed to treat and number needed to harm., Results: SSRIs and SNRIs are an effective treatment of childhood anxiety disorders and are superior to pill placebo. While the risk of serious adverse events was low with SSRI/SNRI treatment, there was an increased risk of experiencing behavioral activation with SSRI/SNRI treatment., Conclusion: SSRI and SNRI treatment is effective for childhood anxiety disorders, with positive effect of treatment outweighing the negative effects.
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42. Quality of life in pediatric patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder during and 3 years after stepped-care treatment.
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Jensen S, Hybel KA, Højgaard DRMA, Nissen JB, Weidle B, Ivarsson T, Skarphedinsson G, Melin K, Torp NC, Carlsen AH, Mortensen EL, Lenhard F, Compton S, and Thomsen PH
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- Adolescent, Child, Humans, Parents, Surveys and Questionnaires, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder epidemiology, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy, Quality of Life
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The present study aimed to investigate the long-term quality of life (QoL) in a large sample of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients. The study included 220 pediatric OCD patients from the Nordic Long-term OCD Treatment Study (NordLOTS) who were evaluated at seven time points before, during, and after stepped-care treatment over a 3-year follow-up period. Data from three symptom severity trajectory classes formed the basis of the QoL evaluation: acute (n = 127, N = 147), slow (n = 46, N = 63), and limited responders (n = 47, N = 59). Patients' QoL was assessed using parent and child ratings of the revised Questionnaire for Measuring Health-related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents (KINDL-R). QoL was analyzed by trajectory class using a random mixed effects model. The association between pre-treatment factors and long-term QoL was investigated across classes in a multivariate model. Three years after treatment, the acute responder class had reached QoL levels from a general population, whereas the limited responder class had not. The slow responder class reached norm levels for the child-rated QoL only. Higher levels of co-occurring externalizing symptoms before treatment were associated with lower parent-rated QoL during follow-up, while adolescence and higher levels of co-occurring internalizing symptoms were associated with lower child-rated QoL during follow-up. For some patients, residual OCD symptoms in the years after treatment, even at levels below assumed clinical significance, are associated with compromised QoL. Co-occurring symptoms could be part of the explanation. Assessing QoL after OCD treatment, beyond the clinician-rated symptom severity, could detect patients in need of further treatment and/or assessment. Trial registry: Nordic Long-term Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment Study; www.controlled-trials.com ; ISRCTN66385119., (© 2021. Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
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43. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: An Empirical Approach to Defining Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
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Farhat LC, Vattimo EFQ, Ramakrishnan D, Levine JLS, Johnson JA, Artukoglu BB, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Asbahr FR, Cepeda SL, Comer JS, Fatori D, Franklin ME, Freeman JB, Geller DA, Grant PJ, Goodman WK, Heyman I, Ivarsson T, Lenhard F, Lewin AB, Li F, Merlo LJ, Mohsenabadi H, Peris TS, Piacentini J, Rosa-Alcázar AI, Rosa-Alcázar À, Rozenman M, Sapyta JJ, Serlachius E, Shabani MJ, Shavitt RG, Small BJ, Skarphedinsson G, Swedo SE, Thomsen PH, Turner C, Weidle B, Miguel EC, Storch EA, Mataix-Cols D, and Bloch MH
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- Child, Humans, Research Design, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder drug therapy
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Objective: A lack of universal definitions for response and remission in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has hampered the comparability of results across trials. To address this problem, we conducted an individual participant data diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis to evaluate the discriminative ability of the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) in determining response and remission. We also aimed to generate empirically derived cutoffs on the CY-BOCS for these outcomes., Method: A systematic review of PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase and CENTRAL identified 5,401 references; 42 randomized controlled clinical trials were considered eligible, and 21 provided data for inclusion (N = 1,234). Scores of ≤2 in the Clinical Global Impressions Improvement and Severity scales were chosen to define response and remission, respectively. A 2-stage, random-effects meta-analysis model was established. The area under the curve (AUC) and the Youden Index were computed to indicate the discriminative ability of the CY-BOCS and to guide for the optimal cutoff, respectively., Results: The CY-BOCS had sufficient discriminative ability to determine response (AUC = 0.89) and remission (AUC = 0.92). The optimal cutoff for response was a ≥35% reduction from baseline to posttreatment (sensitivity = 83.9, 95% CI = 83.7-84.1; specificity = 81.7, 95% CI = 81.5-81.9). The optimal cutoff for remission was a posttreatment raw score of ≤12 (sensitivity = 82.0, 95% CI = 81.8-82.2; specificity = 84.6, 95% CI = 84.4-84.8)., Conclusion: Meta-analysis identified empirically optimal cutoffs on the CY-BOCS to determine response and remission in pediatric OCD randomized controlled clinical trials. Systematic adoption of standardized operational definitions for response and remission will improve comparability across trials for pediatric OCD., (Copyright © 2021 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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44. Age differences in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder: symptoms, comorbidity, severity and impairment.
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Smárason O, Weidle B, Höjgaard DRMA, Torp NC, Ivarsson T, Nissen JB, Thomsen PH, and Skarphedinsson G
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Background: Studies on child and adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) indicate that symptom severity is similar across age, but significant age differences of symptom profile and comorbid disorders have been observed. These earlier studies have yielded mixed results, are methodologically heterogenous and tend to have fairly small sample sizes. The current study examines these differences in one of the largest samples to date and the first sample outside of an English-speaking cultural context., Methods: We compared children aged 11 years and younger to adolescents aged 12 years and older from the Nordic Long-Term Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment Study that included 269 children and adolescents with a primary diagnosis of OCD. The two groups were compared on measures of OCD severity, symptom profile, comorbid symptoms, and functional impairment., Results: Results showed that the younger group had a poorer level of insight, higher rates of ADHD, and disruptive disorders. The older group had higher levels of mental compulsions, miscellaneous obsessions and compulsions, and self-rated functional impairment. No differences were found on the prevalence of anxiety, tic or depressive disorders between the age groups, nor on overall OCD severity., Conclusion: Overall, differences between the age groups were found to be less than in previous research. Defining groups by age of onset and duration of illness rather than age at evaluation did not change results. Mental health services in Scandinavia are free of cost, making early intervention more accessible, which may reduce subsequent secondary problems and explain these findings.
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45. Internet-based psychotherapy in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): protocol of a randomized controlled trial.
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Conzelmann A, Hollmann K, Haigis A, Lautenbacher H, Bizu V, App R, Nickola M, Wewetzer G, Wewetzer C, Ivarsson T, Skokauskas N, Wolters LH, Skarphedinsson G, Weidle B, de Haan E, Torp NC, Compton SN, Calvo R, Lera-Miguel S, Alt A, Hohnecker CS, Allgaier K, and Renner TJ
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- Child, Humans, Internet, Pilot Projects, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnosis, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy
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Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children can lead to a huge burden on the concerned patients and their family members. While successful state-of-the art cognitive behavioral interventions exist, there is still a lack of available experts for treatment at home, where most symptoms manifest. Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) could overcome these restrictions; however, studies about iCBT in children with OCD are rare and mostly target computerized self-help resources and only email contact with the therapist. Therefore, we intended to build up and to evaluate an iCBT approach for children with OCD, replacing successful elements of traditional in-office face-to-face CBT, with face-to-face teleconferences, online materials, and apps., Methods: With the help of a pilot feasibility study, we developed the iCBT consisting of 14 teleconference sessions with the child and parents. The sessions are supported by an app assessing daily and weekly symptoms and treatment course completed by children and parents. Additionally, we obtain heart rate and activity scores from the child via wristbands during several days and exposure sessions. Using a waiting list randomized control trial design, we aim to treat and analyze 20 children with OCD immediately after a diagnostic session whereas the control group of another set of 20 OCD patients will be treated after waiting period of 16 weeks. We will recruit 30 patients in each group to take account for potential dropouts. Outcomes for the treatment group are evaluated before randomization (baseline, t0), 16 weeks (end of treatment, t1), 32 weeks (follow-up 1, t2), and 48 weeks after randomization (follow-up 2, t3). For the waiting list group, outcomes are measured before the first randomization (baseline), at 16 weeks (waiting list period), 32 weeks (end of treatment), 48 weeks after the first randomization (follow-up I), and 64 weeks after the first randomization (follow-up II)., Discussion: Based on our experience of feasibility during the pilot study, we were able to develop the iCBT approach and the current study will investigate treatment effectiveness. Building up an iCBT approach, resembling traditional in-office face-to-face therapy, may ensure the achievement of well-known therapy effect factors, the acceptance in both patients and clinicians, and the wide distribution within the health system., Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05037344 . Registered May 2019, last release August 13th, 2021., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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46. Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder: a feasibility study.
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Hollmann K, Allgaier K, Hohnecker CS, Lautenbacher H, Bizu V, Nickola M, Wewetzer G, Wewetzer C, Ivarsson T, Skokauskas N, Wolters LH, Skarphedinsson G, Weidle B, de Haan E, Torp NC, Compton SN, Calvo R, Lera-Miguel S, Haigis A, Renner TJ, and Conzelmann A
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- Adolescent, Child, Feasibility Studies, Humans, Internet, Parents, Treatment Outcome, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the first choice of treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents. However, there is often a lack of access to appropriate treatment close to the home of the patients. An internet-based CBT via videoconferencing could facilitate access to state-of-the-art treatment even in remote areas. The aim of this study was to investigate feasibility and acceptability of this telemedical approach. A total of nine children received 14 sessions of CBT. The first session took place face-to-face, the remaining 13 sessions via videoconference. OCD symptoms were recorded with a smartphone app and therapy materials were made accessible in a data cloud. We assessed diagnostic data before and after treatment and obtained measures to feasibility, treatment satisfaction and acceptability. Outcomes showed high acceptance and satisfaction on the part of patients with online treatment (89%) and that face-to-face therapy was not preferred over an internet-based approach (67%). The majority of patients and their parents classified the quality of treatment as high. They emphasized the usefulness of exposures with response prevention (E/RP) in triggering situations at home. The app itself was rated as easy to operate and useful. In addition to feasibility, a significant decrease in obsessive-compulsive symptoms was also achieved. Internet-based CBT for pediatric OCD is feasible and well received by the patients and their parents. Furthermore, obsessive-compulsive symptomatology decreased in all patients. The results of this study are encouraging and suggest the significance of further research regarding this technology-supported approach, with a specific focus on efficacy.Trial registration number: Clinical trials AZ53-5400.1-004/44., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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47. Neurochemical properties measured by 1 H magnetic resonance spectroscopy may predict cognitive behaviour therapy outcome in paediatric OCD: a pilot study.
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Ivarsson T, Melin K, Carlsson Å, Ljungberg M, Forssell-Aronsson E, Starck G, and Skarphedinsson G
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- Adolescent, Child, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Pilot Projects, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder diagnostic imaging, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder therapy
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To identify neurochemical factors measured pre-treatment that may predict cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) outcome, aiming at understanding possible causes of poor CBT response. 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used before treatment with CBT in treatment naïve 11-18 year-old patients with moderate-severe OCD. Diagnoses and assessment of OCD severity were based on semi-structured interviews. Linear mixed effects models were used to analyse the association between metabolite level and treatment outcome. Worse CBT outcome was associated with higher concentration of glutamine and glutamate combined (Glx) in middle cingulate cortex (MCC) (F = + 3.35, p = 0.004) and of N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylaspartylglutamate combined (tNAA) (F = + 2.59, p = 0.019). Also, we noted a tendency towards higher thalamic Glx concentration (F = + 1.91, p = 0.077) to be associated with worse CBT outcome. In general, the findings of the current pilot study are compatible with the hypothesis of an overweight of excitatory to inhibitory factors in brain circuits driving goal-directed behaviours (GDB). Higher MCC Glx and tNAA may be involved in the selection of GDB. A more detailed understanding of how these brain areas function in health and illness is needed., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature.)
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48. Diagnostic efficiency and validity of the DSM-oriented Child Behavior Checklist and Youth Self-Report scales in a clinical sample of Swedish youth.
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Skarphedinsson G, Jarbin H, Andersson M, and Ivarsson T
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- Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Sweden, Adolescent Behavior, Anxiety diagnosis, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity diagnosis, Checklist, Child Behavior, Self Report
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The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Youth Self-Report (YSR) are widely used measures of psychiatric symptoms and lately also adapted to the DSM. The incremental validity of adding the scales to each other has not been studied. We validated the DSM subscales for affective, anxiety, attention deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD), oppositional defiant (ODD), conduct problems (CD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in consecutively referred child and adolescent psychiatric outpatients (n = 267) against LEAD DSM-IV diagnoses based on the K-SADS-PL and subsequent clinical work-up. Receiver operating characteristic analyses showed that the diagnostic efficiency for most scales were moderate with an area under the curve (AUC) between 0.70 and 0.90 except for CBCL CD, which had high accuracy (AUC>0.90) in line with previous studies showing the acceptable utility of the CBCL DSM scales and the YSR affective, anxiety, and CD scales, while YSR ODD and OCD had low accuracy (AUC<0.70). The findings mostly reveal incremental validity (using logistic regression analyses) for adding the adolescent to the parent version (or vice versa). Youth and parent ratings contributed equally to predict depression and anxiety disorders, while parent ratings were a stronger predictor for ADHD. However, the youth ADHD rating also contributed. Adding young people as informants for ODD and OCD or adding the parent for CD did not improve accuracy. The findings for depression, anxiety disorders, and ADHD support using more than one informant when conducting screening in a clinical context., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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49. Specialty knowledge and competency standards for pharmacotherapy for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Weidle B, Ivarsson T, Asbahr FR, Calvo R, Mataix-Cols D, Rynn MA, and Storch EA
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- Adolescent, Child, Family, Humans, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder drug therapy, Pediatrics, Pharmaceutical Preparations
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Evidence based treatments for pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are delivered with varying levels of expertise. This paper is part of the phase two series by the International OCD Accreditation Task Force (ATF) to advance a standardized high level of care globally. This paper presents specific knowledge and competencies recommended for specialized practice for pediatric psychopharmacologists working with OCD, developed by an international group of clinicians with extensive expertise in assessment and treatment of OCD. Tabulated knowledge and competency standards are operationalized as clinician abilities with specification of evidence for each standard. The distinction between current practice guidelines and ATF standards is discussed. Drug treatment has a solid evidence base. However, it should not be applied isolated, but informed by broad competence in general child and adolescent psychiatry and pediatrics. Other treatment relevant areas such as specialty CBT, family functioning, developmental issues, and neurobiology require consideration. Drug treatment includes several phases with varying degrees of evidence: Starting up medication, titration to maximum tolerated dose, maintenance, termination, and relapse prevention. In complex cases, pharmacotherapy with weak evidence may be needed to target symptoms and/or co-morbidity. The ATF knowledge and competency standards presented will be reviewed and updated commensurate with research., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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50. Validity of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview by comparison with Longitudinal Expert All Data diagnoses in outpatients.
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Andersson M, Bäckström M, Ivarsson T, Råstam M, and Jarbin H
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Background: The Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) is a standardized intake and follow-up interview used in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Although it has shown good validity compared with other measures using parent reports, it has not yet been compared with diagnoses derived from a Longitudinal Expert All Data (LEAD) procedure, which includes information from separate diagnostic interviews with parent(s) and child. The aim was to compare the BCFPI evaluation in an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry setting with an evaluation derived from a LEAD procedure., Methods: At four Swedish outpatient CAMHS, 267 patients were interviewed at intake with the BCFPI. Within six weeks, patients and parents were interviewed separately with the 2009 version of the semi-structured Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-age Children, Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL) and parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). LEAD diagnoses were subsequently determined by two senior clinicians based on 1.2 years of clinical records including the K-SADS-PL and ensuing information from further assessments, psychological tests, information from teachers and other informants as well as treatment outcome. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders subscales from the CBCL and the subscales from the BCFPI were compared with LEAD diagnoses. These measured symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive disorder., Results: The criterion validity for BCFPI versus LEAD diagnoses was fair for oppositional defiant disorder (area under curve, 0.73), generalized anxiety disorder (0.73) and major depressive disorder (0.78), good for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (0.81) and conduct disorder (0.83), and excellent for separation anxiety disorder (0.90). The screening properties of BCFPI and CBCL were similar., Conclusion: The BCFPI is a concise and valid tool, performed along with the larger and more established CBCL, in screening for major psychiatric disorders. It is well suited as an intake interview in CAMHS.
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