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Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017

Edited by Cyril Boonmann and Klaus Schmeck

After previous editions in 2011 and 2016, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH) in cooperation with the European Association for Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychology and other involved Professions (EFCAP) presents the thematic series of “Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health” of 2017. The current edition consists of six papers with a broad range of forensic child and adolescent psychiatric topics.

  1. In this study, two assumptions derived from the Good Lives Model were examined: whether subjective Quality of Life is related to delinquent behaviour and psychosocial problems, and whether adolescents with ade...

    Authors: C. S. Barendregt, A. M. Van der Laan, I. L. Bongers and Ch. Van Nieuwenhuizen
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2018 12:4
  2. The population in juvenile justice institutions is heterogeneous, as juveniles display a large variety of individual, psychological and social problems. This variety of risk factors and personal characteristic...

    Authors: Sanne L. Hillege, Eddy F. J. M. Brand, Eva A. Mulder, Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren and Lieke van Domburgh
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017 11:67
  3. Most multi-problem young adults (18–27 years old) have been exposed to childhood maltreatment and/or have been involved in juvenile delinquency and, therefore, could have had Child Protection Service (CPS) int...

    Authors: Laura van Duin, Floor Bevaart, Carmen H. Paalman, Marie-Jolette A. Luijks, Josjan Zijlmans, Reshmi Marhe, Arjan A. J. Blokland, Theo A. H. Doreleijers and Arne Popma
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017 11:66
  4. Studies have shown that youths with high psychopathic traits have an earlier onset of delinquent behavior, have higher levels of delinquent behavior, and show higher rates of recidivism than youths with low ps...

    Authors: L. E. W. Leenarts, C. Dölitzsch, T. Pérez, K. Schmeck, J. M. Fegert and M. Schmid
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017 11:64
  5. The development of delinquent behaviour is largely determined by the presence of (multiple) risk factors. It is essential to focus on the patterns of co-occurring risk factors in different subgroups in order t...

    Authors: Elisabeth A. W. Janssen-de Ruijter, Eva A. Mulder, Jeroen K. Vermunt and Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017 11:63
  6. To provide successful treatment to detained adolescents, staff in juvenile justice institutions need to work in family-centered ways. As juvenile justice institutions struggled to involve parents in their chil...

    Authors: Inge Simons, Eva Mulder, René Breuk, Kees Mos, Henk Rigter, Lieke van Domburgh and Robert Vermeiren
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2017 11:61