2022
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of youths and parents seeking psychological treatment for school attendance problems
Johnsen DB, Lomholt JJ, Heyne D, Jeppesen P, Jensen MB, Silverman WK, Thastum M. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of youths and parents seeking psychological treatment for school attendance problems. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0261449. PMID: 35081106, PMCID: PMC8791456, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsSchool attendance problemsPsychological treatmentHelp-seeking youthHealth problemsAttendance problemsClinical characteristicsBehavioral difficultiesCross-sectional designNegative outcomesOlder youthYouthEarly interventionClinical levelParentsTreatment startBaseline assessmentSchool absenceSociodemographic characteristicsTreatmentAnxietyHigh levelsLow levelsDepressionAbsence
2021
Systematic identification and stratification of help-seeking school-aged youth with mental health problems: a novel approach to stage-based stepped-care
Wolf RT, Puggaard LB, Pedersen MMA, Pagsberg AK, Silverman WK, Correll CU, Plessen KJ, Neumer SP, Gyrd-Hansen D, Thastum M, Bilenberg N, Thomsen PH, Jeppesen P. 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 2021, 31: 781-793. PMID: 33459884, PMCID: PMC9142415, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-021-01718-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsHealth problemsEarly treatmentIndividual-level socioeconomic dataStepped-care approachSevere mental health problemsHealth care implementationSchool-aged youthPsychopathological interviewCare implementationDepressive symptomsNational registersMental disordersBackground populationVisitation modelIntervention thresholdSeverity of problemsBehavioral problemsSymptomsTreatmentWeb-based assessmentSeverityOlder youthUrgent needSocioeconomic data