Editorial: Early prevention and intervention – the Five W (and one H) questions

What Works for Whom, How and under What Circumstances? Testing Moderated Mediation of Intervention Effects on Externalizing Behavior in Children

“…To our knowledge, this study is one of the first to test whether mediating mechanisms may vary by moderators (Gardner, Hutchings, Bywater, & Whitaker, 2010;Tein et al, 2004) and therefore can answer the question 'what works for whom, how, and in what circumstances?' (Yirmiya, 2010). From a previous study, we could already conclude that the individual school-based Stay Cool Kids intervention, for children indicated with externalizing behavior, was effective in reducing aggressive behavior ('What works' question;.…”

“…The present study extends prior studies on effectiveness of child interventions for reducing aggressive behavior by testing mediators of intervention effects under real‐world conditions and by examining whether mediation is moderated by child characteristics. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first to test whether mediating mechanisms may vary by moderators (Gardner, Hutchings, Bywater, & Whitaker, ; Tein et al., ) and therefore can answer the question ‘what works for whom, how, and in what circumstances?’ (Yirmiya, ). From a previous study, we could already conclude that the individual school‐based Stay Cool Kids intervention, for children indicated with externalizing behavior, was effective in reducing aggressive behavior (‘ What works’ question; Stoltz, van Londen, et al., ).…”

Screening for Depression in Adolescents: Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire in Pediatric Care

“…However, not only Major Depression but also Minor Depression and Dysthymia in teenagers are accompanied by poor social functioning and higher rates of Major Depression in adulthood . Consequently, early recognition is crucial to initiate timely treatment and appropriate follow‐up measures . Despite the existence of effective treatment methods, adolescent depression often remains undetected and thus untreated…”

“…[3] Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany appropriate follow-up measures. [5,6] Despite the existence of effective treatment methods, [7,8] adolescent depression often remains undetected and thus untreated. [9] Especially in pediatric care settings early recognition plays a significant role due to increased prevalence rates of depression among patients presenting to a pediatrician or a general practitioner.…”

Caracterização de crianças e adolescentes em risco para o desenvolvimento de transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo

“…A prevenção de transtornos mentais tem como objetivo "reduzir a incidência, prevalência e recorrência de transtornos mentais, tempo gasto com sintomas e assim reduzindo o impacto da doença na pessoa afetada, sua família e sociedade" (11)(12)(13) . A prevenção em Psiquiatria tem uma história de mais de 100 anos, desde quando muitas idéias foram geradas quanto a estratégias possíveis para melhorar o funcionamento emocional, cognitivo e comportamental e prevenir problemas e transtornos.…”