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Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2018/2019

Edited by Cyril Boonmann and Klaus Schmeck

We are proud to present this years’ thematic series “Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2018/2019”. This thematic series is a cooperation between Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH) and the European Association for Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychology and other involved Professions (EFCAP; for more information, see: www.efcap.org). The focus of this years’ series is on longitudinal research in the field of forensic child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology.

  2. All over Europe youth delinquency is decreasing; our understanding of the factors related to juvenile delinquency and the characteristics of effective forensic youth care has increased substantially. However, ...

    Authors: Fleur Souverein, Tycho Dekkers, Elena Bulanovaite, Theo Doreleijers, Heidi Hales, Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino, Aurelio Oddo, Arne Popma, Nora Raschle, Klaus Schmeck, Marco Zanoli and Thimo van der Pol
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2019 13:6
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  3. Detention personnel may assume that mental health problems heighten the likelihood of future violence in detained youth. This study explored whether brief mental health screening tools are of value for alertin...

    Authors: Olivier F. Colins and Thomas Grisso
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2019 13:4
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  4. Substance use and delinquency are considered to be mutual risk factors. Previous studies have shown that multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) is effective in tackling both conditions on the short term. The c...

    Authors: Thimo M. van der Pol, Vincent Hendriks, Henk Rigter, Moran D. Cohn, Theo A. H. Doreleijers, Lieke van Domburgh and Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2018 12:44
    Content type: Research article Published on:

  5. Structured risk/need assessment tools are increasingly used to orientate risk reduction strategies with juvenile offenders. The assumption is that the risk/need items on these tools are sufficiently sensitive ...

    Authors: Ed L. B. Hilterman, Ilja L. Bongers, Tonia L. Nicholls and Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen
    Citation: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2018 12:15
    Content type: Research Article Published on: