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    Parental mental disorders in patients with comorbid schizophrenia and obsessive–compulsive disorder: a nationwide family-link study

    Schizophrenia is highly comorbid with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD); both conditions share numerous pathophysiological etiologies. We, thus, examined the risk of mental disorders in the parents of proban...

    Tien-Wei Hsu, Shih-Jen Tsai, Ya-Mei Bai in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2024)

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    Sexually transmitted infection and teenage pregnancy in adolescents having parents with schizophrenia: a retrospective cohort study of 64,350 participants

    The risks of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and teenage pregnancy in the offspring of parents with schizophrenia remain unknown.

    Ju-Wei Hsu, Li-Chi Chen, Kai-Lin Huang in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2024)

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    Elevated risk of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents and young adults with borderline personality disorder: a retrospective longitudinal nationwide population-based study

    In this study, we examined the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A total of 4649 AYAs with BPD and 46,490 age-...

    Chao-Cheng Chang, Mu-Hong Chen, Ya-Mei Bai in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2024)

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    Appetite hormone dysregulation and executive dysfunction among adolescents with bipolar disorder and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

    Appetite hormone dysregulation may play a role in the pathomechanisms of bipolar disorder and chronic irritability. However, its association with executive dysfunction in adolescents with bipolar disorder and ...

    Ju-Wei Hsu, Li-Chi Chen, Kai-Lin Huang in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2024)

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    Diagnostic conversion to bipolar disorder among adolescents and young adults with major depressive disorder: a nationwide longitudinal study

    Although several studies have examined a diagnostic conversion from major depressive disorder (MDD) to bipolar disorder (BD), only a few studies specifically focused on adolescents and young adults who are at ...

    Fan-Hsuan Kung, Chia-Kuang Tsai, Chih-Ming Cheng in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2024)

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    Risk of teenage pregnancy among adolescents with bipolar disorder: a cohort study of 35,398 adolescent girls

    Teenage pregnancy is a major public health concern. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between pediatric bipolar disorder and early pregnancy, and whether bipolar disorder medications redu...

    Han-Sian Yang, Ju-Wei Hsu, Kai-Lin Huang in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2023)

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    Associations of parental mental disorders and age with childhood mental disorders: a population-based cohort study with four million offspring

    This Taiwan study examined the associations of parental age and mental disorders with the offspring risks of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), major depressive di...

    Chih-Sung Liang, Ya-Mei Bai, Ju-Wei Hsu in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2023)

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    Risk of attention deficit hyperactivity and autism spectrum disorders among the children of parents with autoimmune diseases: a nationwide birth cohort study

    Studies have suggested that maternal autoimmune diseases are associated with an increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, research on the as...

    Hsuan Lee, Ju-Wei Hsu, Shih-Jen Tsai in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2023)

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    Effect of relative age on diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in children: a nationwide study in Taiwan

    The annual cut-off birthdate for entry into school in Taiwan is August 31. Thus, children and adolescents born in August are typically the youngest in their grades. The potential effect of relative age on the ...

    Mu-Hong Chen, Kai-Lin Huang, Ju-Wei Hsu in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2022)

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    Developmental and mental health risks among siblings of patients with autism spectrum disorder: a nationwide study

    Studies have suggested that unaffected siblings of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have some other neurodevelopmental abnormalities. However, the risks of mental and developmental disorders have r...

    Hung-Chen Lin, Chih-Ming Cheng, Kai-Lin Huang in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2022)

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    Sexually transmitted infections among adolescents with conduct disorder: a nationwide longitudinal study

    Studies have demonstrated that conduct disorder is related to risky sexual behaviors, the dominant risk factor for contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI). However, the association between conduct d...

    Yu-Tse Lin, Ju-Wei Hsu, Kai-Lin Huang in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2021)