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Mental health in children and adolescents

ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy and epilepsy are the most common developmental disorders among children.

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Articles

Article

Children with Specific Language Impairment

This fact sheet is written by Joy Simpson in collaboration with Mabel L. Rice, University of Kansas, an international expert on language disabilities in children, and posted by permission.

Updated 18.04.2016

Public Health Report

Quality of life and mental health among children and adolescents

Most children and adolescents in Norway thrive and have good mental health, however many people are diagnosed with mental disorders during their childhood or adolescence,

Updated 08.08.2019

Studies

ABC Study
MOBAND Study of Cerebral Palsy
ADHD Study

News and research findings

Research findings

Lifestyle and mental health linked to brain health

Most people know that lifestyle and mental health can affect their brain health, although women and people with higher education are most aware

Published 03.05.2022

Research findings

Much greater risk of mental disorders in children of low-income parents

Children of parents with the lowest income are three to four times more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness, compared to children of the very richest parents, according to a study from the Norw...

Published 11.06.2021

Research findings

Early autism screening has limited effect

Early screening may not be as beneficial as previously thought, according to data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study.

Published 13.06.2019

Research findings

ADHD diagnoses poorly documented

Many ADHD diagnoses are not well documented, according to a review of the medicals records of 549 children with an ADHD diagnosis.

Published 01.02.2019

Research findings

Long-term paracetamol use in pregnancy may increase child’s ADHD risk

Using paracetamol (acetaminophen) for 29 days or more in pregnancy doubles the risk of a child being diagnosed with ADHD, according to a new study.

Published 03.11.2017

Research findings

Most ADHD medicine used by December-born children

Children born at the end of the year are more likely to receive ADHD medication or an ADHD diagnosis than children born early in the year.

Published 09.06.2017

Research findings

Centre-based child care: Long hours do not cause aggression and disobedience

Spending many hours in centre-based child care does not lead to more aggression and disobedience in children, according to a2013 study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Stud

Updated 18.04.2016

Projects

Project

Custody and living arrangements after parents separate: consequences, experiences, and factors influencing the lives and mental health of children and adolescents - Protocol for a systematic review

We aim to conduct a systematic review of research on the consequences of, experiences with and factors related to custody and living arrangements that affect children and adolescents.

Updated 10.10.2022

Project

Covid-19 and impact on mental health: a longitudinal, multi-national study (C-Me).

The research project C-Me will use data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child cohort (MoBa) to answer key questions regarding the mental health impact of Covid-19 in the adolescent and adult pop...

Updated 14.12.2022

Project

Reproduction of socioeconomic differences and mental health across generations (REMENTA)

Our aim is to understand the role of mental health in the reproduction of socioeconomic differences.

Updated 25.02.2021

Project

Children and youths’ involvement in child welfare services: a systematic mapping review

An overview and description of research that has examined child and youth involvement in child welfare services.

Updated 19.02.2020

Project

Psychobiological interaction effects

Can problems with attention or hyperactivity related to ADHD be observed in a child’s second year of life?

Published 10.12.2018

Project

Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NeuroTox)

Do maternal blood levels of perfluoroalkyl substances and different metals (e.g. mercury, lead, and arsenic) during pregnancy have negative effects on neurodevelopment in children?

Published 21.11.2018

Project

Long and shorter effect of prenatal exposure to maternal anxiety on child behaviour

The primary objective is to examine the underlying mechanism of prenatal maternal anxiety on child behaviour.

Published 13.11.2018

Project

Maternal anxiety/depression and diet in pregnancy and child outcomes: Gene haplotype associations in parent-child-trios

The purpose of this project is to investigate the relationship between genetic variants, environmental exposure in pregnancy and psychological difficulties in children.

Published 28.09.2018

Project

The SHoT Study

The SHoT Study (an acronym for the Norwegian name: Studentenes Helse- og Trivselsundersøkelse) is a national student survey for higher education in Norway.

Updated 01.02.2022

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Articles

Children with Specific Language Impairment

Quality of life and mental health among children and adolescents

Studies

News and research findings

Lifestyle and mental health linked to brain health

Much greater risk of mental disorders in children of low-income parents

Early autism screening has limited effect

ADHD diagnoses poorly documented

Long-term paracetamol use in pregnancy may increase child’s ADHD risk

Most ADHD medicine used by December-born children

Centre-based child care: Long hours do not cause aggression and disobedience

Projects

Custody and living arrangements after parents separate: consequences, experiences, and factors influencing the lives and mental health of children and adolescents - Protocol for a systematic review

Covid-19 and impact on mental health: a longitudinal, multi-national study (C-Me).

Reproduction of socioeconomic differences and mental health across generations (REMENTA)

Children and youths’ involvement in child welfare services: a systematic mapping review

Psychobiological interaction effects

Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NeuroTox)

Long and shorter effect of prenatal exposure to maternal anxiety on child behaviour

Maternal anxiety/depression and diet in pregnancy and child outcomes: Gene haplotype associations in parent-child-trios

The SHoT Study

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