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Child Behavior Disorders

MedGen UID:
2998
•Concept ID:
C0008066
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Behavior Disorder, Child; Behavior Disorder, Childhood; Child Behavior Disorder; Childhood Behavior Disorder; Childhood Behavior Disorders; Disorder, Childhood Behavior

Definition

Disturbances considered to be pathological based on age and stage appropriateness, e.g., conduct disturbances and anaclitic depression. This concept does not include psychoneuroses, psychoses, or personality disorders with fixed patterns. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChild Behavior Disorders

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Practical management of behavioral problems in mucopolysaccharidoses disorders.
Escolar ML, Jones SA, Shapiro EG, Horovitz DDG, Lampe C, Amartino H
Mol Genet Metab 2017 Dec;122S:35-40. Epub 2017 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2017.09.010. PMID: 29170079
FAMILY THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF THE BRAIN DAMAGED CHILD.
SERRANO AC, WILSON NJ
Dis Nerv Syst 1963 Dec;24:732-5. PMID: 14096603
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR ABILITIES: A THEORETICAL BASIS FOR TREATMENT OF DYSFUNCTION.
AYRES AJ
Am J Occup Ther 1963 Nov-Dec;17:221-5. PMID: 14072429

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Molecular basis of behavior problems in young infants.
Zhang D, Zhao J, Liu X
Minerva Pediatr 2018 Apr;70(2):197-200. Epub 2016 Jun 15 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4946.16.04586-2. PMID: 27304417
Violence and Aggressive Behavior.
Austerman J
Pediatr Rev 2017 Feb;38(2):69-80. doi: 10.1542/pir.2016-0062. PMID: 28148704
Developmental epidemiology.
Angold A, Costello EJ
Epidemiol Rev 1995;17(1):74-82. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.epirev.a036187. PMID: 8521948
Vulnerable child syndrome and its variants.
Green M
Pediatr Rev 1986 Sep;8(3):75-80. doi: 10.1542/pir.8-3-75. PMID: 3332339
The longitudinal study of behavioral disorders.
Vaillant GE
Am J Psychiatry 1984 Jan;141(1):61-2. doi: 10.1176/ajp.141.1.61. PMID: 6691465

Diagnosis

Developmental-behavioural paediatrics in the 21st century.
McDowell M, Roberts G
J Paediatr Child Health 2018 Oct;54(10):1058-1059. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14147. PMID: 30294998
Violence and Aggressive Behavior.
Austerman J
Pediatr Rev 2017 Feb;38(2):69-80. doi: 10.1542/pir.2016-0062. PMID: 28148704
How Can We Prevent School Avoidance and Behavior Problems in Preschool Children?
Remschmidt H
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015 Sep 25;112(39):645-6. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0645. PMID: 26479483Free PMC Article
Preface. Infant and early childhood mental health.
Gleason MM, Schechter DS
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2009 Jul;18(3):xvii-xix. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2009.03.008. PMID: 19486835
Maternal depression and child development.
Cummings EM, Davies PT
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1994 Jan;35(1):73-112. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1994.tb01133.x. PMID: 8163630

Therapy

Editorial: A Cry for Help: We Need Nonpharmacological Randomized Controlled Trials for Pediatric Irritability.
Brotman MA, Kircanski K
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2023 Mar;62(3):292-293. Epub 2022 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.009. PMID: 35917843
Morbidity of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Myth, Reality, or Hidden Iceberg?
Gozal D, Brockmann PE, Alonso-Álvarez ML
Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed) 2018 May;54(5):253-254. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2017.11.013. PMID: 29254700
Noninvasive brain stimulation: the potential for use in the rehabilitation of pediatric acquired brain injury.
Chung MG, Lo WD
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2015 Apr;96(4 Suppl):S129-37. Epub 2014 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.10.013. PMID: 25448248
Pharmacological treatment options for autism spectrum disorders in children and adolescents.
Leskovec TJ, Rowles BM, Findling RL
Harv Rev Psychiatry 2008;16(2):97-112. doi: 10.1080/10673220802075852. PMID: 18415882
Amphetamine abuse.
Ellinwood EH, Cohen S
Science 1971 Jan 29;171(3969):420-1. doi: 10.1126/science.171.3969.420. PMID: 4923360

Prognosis

Behaviour outcomes three months after mild TBI in preschool children.
Yumul JN, McKinlay A, Anderson V, Catroppa C
Neuropsychol Rehabil 2024 May;34(4):600-618. Epub 2023 Jun 24 doi: 10.1080/09602011.2023.2224030. PMID: 37354534
Outcomes of infants born near term.
Gill JV, Boyle EM
Arch Dis Child 2017 Feb;102(2):194-198. Epub 2016 Aug 19 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309584. PMID: 27543506
Predictors of long-term outcome in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Hechtman L
Pediatr Clin North Am 1999 Oct;46(5):1039-52. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70171-1. PMID: 10570704
Psychotherapy for children and adolescents.
Kazdin AE
Annu Rev Psychol 1990;41:21-54. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ps.41.020190.000321. PMID: 2407171
Infantile psychosis.
Jacobides G
Br J Psychiatry 1968 Feb;114(507):244. doi: 10.1192/bjp.114.507.244. PMID: 5744979

Clinical prediction guides

High intelligence and the risk of ADHD and other psychopathology.
Rommelse N, Antshel K, Smeets S, Greven C, Hoogeveen L, Faraone SV, Hartman CA
Br J Psychiatry 2017 Dec;211(6):359-364. Epub 2017 Oct 19 doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.184382. PMID: 29051177
Questionnaire-based assessment of behavioral problems in Japanese children with epilepsy.
Kobayashi K, Endoh F, Ogino T, Oka M, Morooka T, Yoshinaga H, Ohtsuka Y
Epilepsy Behav 2013 Apr;27(1):238-42. Epub 2013 Mar 1 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.01.020. PMID: 23466253
Parent discrepancies in ratings of young children's co-occurring internalizing symptoms.
Mascendaro PM, Herman KC, Webster-Stratton C
Sch Psychol Q 2012 Sep;27(3):134-143. Epub 2012 Aug 13 doi: 10.1037/a0029320. PMID: 22889137
Sleep disturbance in children with epilepsy.
Becker DA, Fennell EB, Carney PR
Epilepsy Behav 2003 Dec;4(6):651-8. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2003.08.004. PMID: 14698698
The Geelong study.
Rossiter EJ
Acta Paediatr Suppl 1993 Dec;82 Suppl 392:1-55. PMID: 7512391

Recent systematic reviews

Latent Classes of Maltreatment: A Systematic Review and Critique.
Rivera PM, Fincham FD, Bray BC
Child Maltreat 2018 Feb;23(1):3-24. Epub 2017 Sep 6 doi: 10.1177/1077559517728125. PMID: 28875728Free PMC Article
Differential effect of intrauterine growth restriction on childhood neurodevelopment: a systematic review.
Murray E, Fernandes M, Fazel M, Kennedy SH, Villar J, Stein A
BJOG 2015 Jul;122(8):1062-72. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13435. PMID: 25990812
Systematic review of occupational therapy and mental health promotion, prevention, and intervention for children and youth.
Arbesman M, Bazyk S, Nochajski SM
Am J Occup Ther 2013 Nov-Dec;67(6):e120-30. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2013.008359. PMID: 24195907
Animal-assisted intervention for autism spectrum disorder: a systematic literature review.
O'Haire ME
J Autism Dev Disord 2013 Jul;43(7):1606-22. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1707-5. PMID: 23124442
Best practices in wraparound: a multidimensional view of the evidence.
Walter UM, Petr CG
Soc Work 2011 Jan;56(1):73-80. doi: 10.1093/sw/56.1.73. PMID: 21314073

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