SynthesisEvidence-based mental health2018
Fifty years of preventing and treating childhood behaviour disorders: a systematic review to inform policy and practice.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prevalence of childhood mental disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis to inform policymaking.Evidence-based mental health · 2022Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic psychotherapy program for youth with common mental health problems.BMC health services research · 2022Trial
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- Comparing methods of evaluating sensitivity to common establishing operations and bias toward challenging behavior.Journal of applied behavior analysis · 2026Article
- Stability and change of psychopathology symptoms among youth with chronic physical illness: A latent transition analysis.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
- A Comparison of Methods for Testing and Implementing Community Health Interventions in Childhood: A Realist Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Evaluating a Mobile App Supporting Evidence-Based Parenting Skills: Thematic Analysis of Parent Experience.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Using Non-Violent Discipline Tools: Evidence Suggesting the Importance of Attunement.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Oppositional defiant disorder.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2023Review
- Antipsychotics in the Management of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Adolescents: An Update and Critical Review.Biomedicines · 2022Review
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- Estimating prevalence of child and youth mental disorder and mental health-related service contacts: a comparison of survey data and linked administrative health data.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Article
- Systematic identification and stratification of help-seeking school-aged youth with mental health problems: a novel approach to stage-based stepped-care.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Informing the personalisation of interventions for parents of children with conduct problems: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Topographies and functions of emerging problem behavior and appropriate requests in neurotypical preschoolers.Journal of applied behavior analysis · 2020Article
- Changes in the Prevalence of Child and Youth Mental Disorders and Perceived Need for Professional Help between 1983 and 2014: Evidence from the Ontario Child Health Study.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2019Article
- 2014 Ontario Child Health Study Findings: Policy Implications for Canada.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2019Article
- A National Comparison of Suicide Among Medicaid and Non-Medicaid Youth.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Article
- What do we really know about PRN use in agitated children with mental health conditions: a clinical review.Evidence-based mental health · 2018Review
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Abstract
questionOppositional defiant and conduct disorders (ODD and CD) start early and persist, incurring high individual and collective costs. To inform policy and practice, we therefore asked: What is the best available research evidence on preventing and treating these disorders? STUDY SELECTION AND ANALYSIS: We sought randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating interventions addressing the prevention or treatment of behaviour problems in individuals aged 18 years or younger. Our criteria were tailored to identify higher-quality RCTs that were also relevant to policy and practice. We searched the CINAHL, ERIC, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science databases, updating our initial searches in May 2017. Thirty-seven RCTs met inclusion criteria-evaluating 15 prevention programmes, 8 psychosocial treatments and 5 medications. We then conducted narrative synthesis.
findingsFor prevention, 3 notable programmes reduced behavioural diagnoses:
conclusionsConsiderable RCT evidence favours prevention. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Effective prevention programmes should therefore be made widely available. Effective psychosocial treatments should also be provided for all children with ODD/CD. But medications should be a last resort given associated adverse events and given only short-term evidence of benefits. Policymakers and practitioners can help children and populations by acting on these findings.
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