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Linda W. David; Nina Stenberg; Trond H. Diseth; Sissel Berge Helverschou; Cecilie Bjertness Nyquist; Roald A. Øien; Anne Waehre – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Several studies have reported on the intersection of autism and gender incongruence (GI) in clinical populations. This study aims to investigate autistic characteristics and registered autism spectrum diagnoses (ASD) in a clinical cohort of 83 adolescents referred to the National Gender Team for Children and Adolescents in Norway during…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Gender Identity, Transgender People, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Nag, Heidi; Øverland, Klara; Naerland, Terje – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
The aim of this study is to use Q methodology to explore how school staff experience the behaviours of children with Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS) in school and how they manage working with these children. Q methodology utilises by-person factor analysis to investigate subjectivity. Fourteen school staff of students with SMS in Norway participated…
Descriptors: Coping, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Genetic Disorders
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Straiton, Melanie L.; Hjelmeland, Heidi; Grimholt, Tine K.; Dieserud, Gudrun – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2013
A total of thirty-two women admitted to a general hospital for medical treatment after self-harming completed measures of conventional positive and negative masculinity and femininity. Comparisons were made with two control groups with no self-harm history; 33 women receiving psychiatric outpatient treatment and a nonclinical sample of 206 women.…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Gender Differences, Self Destructive Behavior, Masculinity
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Ystgaard, Mette; Arensman, Ella; Hawton, Keith; Madge, Nicola; van Heeringen, Kees; Hewitt, Anthea; de Wilde, Erik Jan; De Leo, Diego; Fekete, Sandor – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
This international comparative study addresses differences between adolescents who engage in deliberate self-harm (DSH) and who receive help following the DSH episode versus those who do not. A standardized self-report questionnaire was completed by pupils aged 14-17 in Australia, Belgium, England, Hungary, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Norway (n…
Descriptors: Health Services, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Hove, Oddbjorn; Havik, Odd E. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of mental disorders in a Norwegian sample of adults with intellectual disability (ID) using the "Psychopathology Checklists for Adults With Intellectual Disability" (P-AID; Hove & Havik, 2008), a screening instrument adopting diagnostic criteria from the "Diagnostic…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Mental Disorders
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Myrbakk, Even; Von Tetzchner, Stephen – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
With the desegregation processes of services for people with intellectual disability (ID) that is taking place in most Western countries there is a need for more knowledge related to the prevalence of behavior problems among people living in community settings. This study investigates the prevalence of behavior problems among 140 adolescents and…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Behavior Problems, Incidence, Autism
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Rossow, Ingeborg; Wichstrom, Lars – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1994
Analyzed self-reported history of parasuicide with respect to use of intoxicants in national sample of 12,000 Norweigan adolescents. Proportion of parasuicides was 8.3%, being higher among girls and those living without both parents; and rate increased with age, use of intoxicants, depression, and loneliness. Found positive associations between…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Alcohol Abuse, Depression (Psychology)
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Peleikis, Dawn E.; Mykletun, Arnstein; Dahl, Alv A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: This study from Norway examines the relative influence of child sexual abuse (CSA) and family background risk factors (FBRF) on the risk for current mental disorders and the quality of current intimate relationships in women with CSA treated for anxiety disorders and/or depression. Women with these disorders frequently seek treatment,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Family Characteristics, Adults