Multidimensional Assessment of Mental Health in Adolescence.
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Mental Disease. Basic parameters: 11 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Multidimensional Assessment of Mental Health in Adolescence: Cross-sectional Study Using Self-report and Parent-report Questionnaires.
Overview
Evidence indicates that many mental disorders in adulthood originate during adolescence, with a typical onset between the ages of 14 and 18, especially for anxiety, mood, and behavioral disorders. Over the past 20 years, the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents has increased globally, influenced by factors such as environmental stress, digital technologies, socioeconomic inequalities, and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately one in seven adolescents worldwide suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder, with a growing trend, especially in high-income countries. A multidimensional and multi-informant assessment, integrating the perspectives of adolescents and parents, is essential for the early detection of signs of psychological distress and the definition of targeted interventions. Main objective: To assess the mental health of adolescents (aged 11-18) using multidimensional psychometric tools to identify early signs of distress and vulnerability.
Primary outcome measures
- Adolescent Self-Assessment Using the Conners Adolescent Self-Report (CAS) [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
- Columbia- Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
- Youth Self-Report (YSR) - Behavioral and Emotional Problems [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
- EGO Resiliency Scale (ERS) [Time frame: baseline(T0)]
- Emotional Intelligence Assessed by the Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version (EQ-i: YV) [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
- Personality Traits Assessed by the PID (Personality Inventory for DSM-5 - Adolescent Version) [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
- Behavioral and Emotional Problems Assessed by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) - Parent Version [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
- Parent-Rated ADHD and Behavioral Symptoms Assessed by the Conners' Parent Rating Scale (CPRS) [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
- Social Responsiveness Assessed by the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
- Aberrant Behavior Assessment Using the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) - Parent Version [Time frame: baseline (T0)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- adolescents aged between 11 and 18;
- consent from legal guardians/parents;
- good reading and comprehension skills, absence of sensory impairments that prevent them from completing the questionnaires independently.
Exclusion criteria
- age not between 11-18 years;
- failure to obtain consent from legal guardians/parents;
- overt difficulties in reading and understanding the text, presence of sensory deficits that prevent independent completion of the questionnaires.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- IRCCS Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Messina 98124 — Messina
Publications
- Johnson SB, Wang C. Why do adolescents say they are less healthy than their parents think they are? The importance of mental health varies by social class in a nationally representative sample. Pediatrics. 2008 Feb;121(2):e307-13. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-0881. PMID 18245403
- Gregory T, Sincovich A, Brushe M, Finlay-Jones A, Collier LR, Grace B, Sechague Monroy N, Brinkman SA. Basic epidemiology of wellbeing among children and adolescents: A cross-sectional population level study. SSM Popul Health. 2021 Aug 26;15:100907. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100907. eCollection 2021 Sep. PMID 34504941
- Evans SC, Corteselli KA, Edelman A, Scott H, Weisz JR. Is Irritability a Top Problem in Youth Mental Health Care? A Multi-informant, Multi-method Investigation. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2023 Aug;54(4):1027-1041. doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01301-8. Epub 2022 Jan 22. PMID 35064392
- De Los Reyes A, Talbott E, Power TJ, Michel JJ, Cook CR, Racz SJ, Fitzpatrick O. The Needs-to-Goals Gap: How informant discrepancies in youth mental health assessments impact service delivery. Clin Psychol Rev. 2022 Mar;92:102114. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102114. Epub 2021 Dec 21. PMID 35066239
- De Los Reyes A, Augenstein TM, Wang M, Thomas SA, Drabick DAG, Burgers DE, Rabinowitz J. The validity of the multi-informant approach to assessing child and adolescent mental health. Psychol Bull. 2015 Jul;141(4):858-900. doi: 10.1037/a0038498. Epub 2015 Apr 27. PMID 25915035
- Caqueo-Urizar A, Urzua A, Villalonga-Olives E, Atencio-Quevedo D, Irarrazaval M, Flores J, Ramirez C. Children's Mental Health: Discrepancy between Child Self-Reporting and Parental Reporting. Behav Sci (Basel). 2022 Oct 19;12(10):401. doi: 10.3390/bs12100401. PMID 36285970
- Aitken M, Plamondon A, Krzeczkowski J, Kil H, Andrade BF. Systematic Integration of Multi-Informant Externalizing Ratings in Clinical Settings. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2024 Apr;52(4):635-644. doi: 10.1007/s10802-023-01119-z. Epub 2023 Oct 3. PMID 37787879
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07422324 · ADOLESCENT25