2021
Perinatal and birth correlates of childhood irritability in Taiwan's national epidemiological study
Lee KS, Xiao J, Liew Z, Gau SS, Tseng WL. Perinatal and birth correlates of childhood irritability in Taiwan's national epidemiological study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 299: 273-280. PMID: 34906640, PMCID: PMC8767526, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational epidemiological studyBirth characteristicsEpidemiological studiesChildhood irritabilityEarly life exposureAdverse mental healthBirth correlatesPerinatal perspectiveVaginal bleedingMaternal smokingAffective Reactivity IndexPerinatal risksBirth factorsLife exposureProspective assessmentIrritabilityTemper outburstsRecall biasLife outcomesPerinatalMental healthEarly etiologyChild irritabilityRetrospective assessmentEnvironmental exposures
2020
Psychiatric comorbidity and social adjustment difficulties in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: A national epidemiological study
Lin YJ, Tseng WL, Gau SS. Psychiatric comorbidity and social adjustment difficulties in children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: A national epidemiological study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 281: 485-492. PMID: 33383391, PMCID: PMC8142276, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive mood dysregulation disorderOppositional defiant disorderSocial adjustment difficultiesAdjustment difficultiesPsychiatric comorbiditySocial Adjustment InventoryKiddie epidemiologic versionParent-child interactionsChildhood mental disordersAdjustment InventoryDefiant disorderEpidemiologic VersionParental educational levelAcademic performanceMore difficultyDSM-5More problemsHigh psychiatric comorbiditySchool functionTaiwanese childrenMental disordersNational epidemiological studyChildrenAffective disordersSevere impairment