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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

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVChild Behavior Disorders

Disease
- Disorder by Site
  - Disorder of nervous system
    - Disorder of the central nervous system
      - Non-Neoplastic Central Nervous System Disorder
        Neurodevelopmental disorder
        Child Behavior Disorders

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Assessment and Treatment of Behavioral Disorders in Children with Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review.

Bigler D, Burke K, Laureano N, Alfonso K, Jacobs J, Bush ML
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Jan;160(1):36-48. Epub 2018 Sep 11 doi: 10.1177/0194599818797598. PMID: 30200810 Free PMC Article

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

DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF DEVIANT BLIND CHILDREN.

ELONEN AS, CAIN AC
Am J Orthopsychiatry 1964 Jul;34:625-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1964.tb02362.x. PMID: 14181166

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Violence and Aggressive Behavior.

Austerman J
Pediatr Rev 2017 Feb;38(2):69-80. doi: 10.1542/pir.2016-0062. PMID: 28148704

Disruptive behavior disorders.

Harden PW, Zoccolillo M
Curr Opin Pediatr 1997 Aug;9(4):339-45. doi: 10.1097/00008480-199708000-00007. PMID: 9300190

Inpatient psychiatric treatment of children and adolescents: a review of outcome studies.

Pfeiffer SI, Strzelecki SC
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1990 Nov;29(6):847-53. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199011000-00001. PMID: 2273010

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

Intervention approaches to conduct disorders in young children.

Webster-Stratton C
Nurse Pract 1983 May;8(5):23-4, 29, 33-4. PMID: 6346154

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Diagnosis

Review of the clinical approach to the treatment of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

Hendrickson B, Girma M, Miller L
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 May;32(3):202-211. Epub 2019 Nov 28 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2019.1688260. PMID: 31775528

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

Comorbidity between and within childhood externalizing and internalizing disorders: reflections and directions.

Lilienfeld SO
J Abnorm Child Psychol 2003 Jun;31(3):285-91. doi: 10.1023/a:1023229529866. PMID: 12774861

Autistic children.

Frommer EA
Public Health 1966 Sep;80(6):279-83. doi: 10.1016/s0033-3506(66)80006-9. PMID: 5950399

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Therapy

Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for child and adolescent anxiety disorders across different CBT modalities and comparisons: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sigurvinsdóttir AL, Jensínudóttir KB, Baldvinsdóttir KD, Smárason O, Skarphedinsson G
Nord J Psychiatry 2020 Apr;74(3):168-180. Epub 2019 Nov 18 doi: 10.1080/08039488.2019.1686653. PMID: 31738631

Meta-Analyses: Key Parenting Program Components for Disruptive Child Behavior.

Leijten P, Gardner F, Melendez-Torres GJ, van Aar J, Hutchings J, Schulz S, Knerr W, Overbeek G
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2019 Feb;58(2):180-190. Epub 2018 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.900. PMID: 30738545

Parent training interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 5 to 18 years.

Zwi M, Jones H, Thorgaard C, York A, Dennis JA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Dec 7;2011(12):CD003018. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003018.pub3. PMID: 22161373 Free PMC Article

Using the picture exchange communication system (PECS) with children with autism: assessment of PECS acquisition, speech, social-communicative behavior, and problem behavior.

Charlop-Christy MH, Carpenter M, Le L, LeBlanc LA, Kellet K
J Appl Behav Anal 2002 Fall;35(3):213-31. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-213. PMID: 12365736 Free PMC Article

Pediatric psychopharmacology.

Riddle MA, Kastelic EA, Frosch E
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2001 Jan;42(1):73-90. PMID: 11205625

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Prognosis

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

Early and long-term outcome of infants born extremely preterm.

Johnson S, Marlow N
Arch Dis Child 2017 Jan;102(1):97-102. Epub 2016 Aug 10 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309581. PMID: 27512082

Sleep disturbances and behavior problems in children with and without arthritis.

Ward TM, Sonney J, Ringold S, Stockfish S, Wallace CA, Landis CA
J Pediatr Nurs 2014 Jul-Aug;29(4):321-8. Epub 2014 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.03.022. PMID: 24704178 Free PMC Article

Child and adolescent abuse and neglect research: a review of the past 10 years. Part I: Physical and emotional abuse and neglect.

Kaplan SJ, Pelcovitz D, Labruna V
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1999 Oct;38(10):1214-22. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199910000-00009. PMID: 10517053

Behavior problems in preschool children: a review of recent research.

Campbell SB
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1995 Jan;36(1):113-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1995.tb01657.x. PMID: 7714027

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Clinical prediction guides

Linking the Child Behavior Checklist to the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.

Mansolf M, Blackwell CK, Cummings P, Choi S, Cella D
Psychol Assess 2022 Mar;34(3):233-246. Epub 2021 Nov 29 doi: 10.1037/pas0001083. PMID: 34843282 Free PMC Article

Sleep and behavior in children and adolescents with tuberous sclerosis complex.

Zambrelli E, Turner K, Peron A, Leidi A, La Briola F, Vignoli A, Canevini MP
Am J Med Genet A 2021 May;185(5):1421-1429. Epub 2021 Mar 1 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62123. PMID: 33650172

Sleep disorders and behavioral disorders in Jamaican children with epilepsy: A case-control study.

Graham L, Gossell-Williams M, Tapper J, Melbourne-Chambers R
Epilepsy Behav 2019 Oct;99:106477. Epub 2019 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.106477. PMID: 31425974

Internalizing disorders in childhood.

Kovacs M, Devlin B
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1998 Jan;39(1):47-63. PMID: 9534086

Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL): initial reliability and validity data.

Kaufman J, Birmaher B, Brent D, Rao U, Flynn C, Moreci P, Williamson D, Ryan N
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1997 Jul;36(7):980-8. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199707000-00021. PMID: 9204677

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Recent systematic reviews

Psychosocial and psychiatric comorbidities and health-related quality of life in alopecia areata: A systematic review.

Toussi A, Barton VR, Le ST, Agbai ON, Kiuru M
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 Jul;85(1):162-175. Epub 2020 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.047. PMID: 32561373 Free PMC Article

The Association Between Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychological Distress in Their Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Yorke I, White P, Weston A, Rafla M, Charman T, Simonoff E
J Autism Dev Disord 2018 Oct;48(10):3393-3415. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3605-y. PMID: 29777471 Free PMC Article

Short and long term health effects of parental tobacco smoking during pregnancy and lactation: a descriptive review.

Banderali G, Martelli A, Landi M, Moretti F, Betti F, Radaelli G, Lassandro C, Verduci E
J Transl Med 2015 Oct 15;13:327. doi: 10.1186/s12967-015-0690-y. PMID: 26472248 Free PMC Article

The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a multi-level system of parenting support.

Sanders MR, Kirby JN, Tellegen CL, Day JJ
Clin Psychol Rev 2014 Jun;34(4):337-57. Epub 2014 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2014.04.003. PMID: 24842549

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

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