2024
Scoping Review: Digital Mental Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents Affected by War
Danese A, Martsenkovskyi D, Remberk B, Khalil M, Diggins E, Keiller E, Masood S, Awah I, Barbui C, Beer R, Calam R, Gagliato M, Jensen T, Kostova Z, Leckman J, Lewis S, Lorberg B, Myshakivska O, Pfeiffer E, Rosner R, Schleider J, Shenderovich Y, Skokauskas N, Tolan P, Caffo E, Sijbrandij M, Ougrin D, Leventhal B, Weisz J, Network T. Scoping Review: Digital Mental Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents Affected by War. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38735431, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDigital mental health interventionsMental health interventionsHealth interventionsTraditional mental health servicesComplex mental health needsMental health servicesMental health supportMental health needsRandomized controlled trialsAPA PsychInfoHealth needsHealth servicesHealth supportEvidence baseSystematic searchControlled trialsGlobal healthInterventionGoogle ScholarSelf-guidedAdolescentsYoung peopleImplementation potentialChildrenPsychINFO
2023
Cognitive training for children with ADHD: composite cognitive score outcome in a randomized controlled trial
Bikic A, Dalsgaard S, Pittman B, Leckman J, Wexler B. Cognitive training for children with ADHD: composite cognitive score outcome in a randomized controlled trial. Nordic Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 78: 87-91. PMID: 37905332, DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2023.2270954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCognitive trainingDeficit/hyperactivity disorderComposite cognition scoreSessions of trainingCognitive functioningHyperactivity disorderCognitive improvementCognition scoresTraining sessionsMixed resultsFrequency of trainingTrainingChildrenSessionsIntervention groupCognitionInterventionFunctioningPost Hoc AnalysisScore outcomesControl groupPrevious studiesDisordersOutcomes
2020
Effects of the Mother-Child Education Program on Parenting Stress and Disciplinary Practices Among Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Lebanon: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Ponguta LA, Issa G, Aoudeh L, Maalouf C, Hein SD, Zonderman AL, Katsovich L, Khoshnood K, Bick J, Awar A, Nourallah S, Householder S, Moore CC, Salah R, Britto PR, Leckman JF. Effects of the Mother-Child Education Program on Parenting Stress and Disciplinary Practices Among Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Lebanon: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 59: 727-738. PMID: 32014538, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-Child Education ProgramIntervention groupWait-list control groupGroup-based interventionPost-intervention dataStress Index-Short FormModified intentionParenting Stress Index-Short FormIndex-Short FormUnderpowered analysesControl groupMother-child dyadsProgram attendanceEducation programsPilot studyEarly childhoodOutcomesTrialsHumanitarian settingsInterventionMultiple imputationMothersParenting stressChildrenChild outcomes
2018
Attention and executive functions computer training for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): results from a randomized, controlled trial
Bikic A, Leckman JF, Christensen TØ, Bilenberg N, Dalsgaard S. Attention and executive functions computer training for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): results from a randomized, controlled trial. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 27: 1563-1574. PMID: 29644473, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1151-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCognitive functionMultiple cognitive functionsComputer training programCognitive trainingHyperactivity disorderComputer trainingTraining programOutcome measuresFunctional outcome measuresIntervention groupTrainingChildrenAttentionMeasuresSecondary outcome measuresDate of registrationControl groupSignificant beneficial effectDisordersInterventionSingle-blind trialSignificant effectOutcomesTrials
2016
Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development
Britto PR, Lye SJ, Proulx K, Yousafzai AK, Matthews SG, Vaivada T, Perez-Escamilla R, Rao N, Ip P, Fernald LCH, MacMillan H, Hanson M, Wachs TD, Yao H, Yoshikawa H, Cerezo A, Leckman JF, Bhutta ZA, Group F. Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development. The Lancet 2016, 389: 91-102. PMID: 27717615, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31390-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research