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How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

Psychiatric Symptoms

Your search returns 2 documents

• 1.   The Children's Depression Inventory (GDI) in Ireland: Revision & subscale analysis

  This study aimed to examine norms for the Children's Depression Inventory in Ireland

  

  Abstract:

  Houghton, O'Connell & O'Flaherty (1998) produced the first set of Irish norms for the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). However, since this research was conducted in 1996, Ireland has undergone profound social, economic and political changes. This study sought to replicate elements of the original Irish normative study to determine if these norms were still valid. Additionally, more...

  International Classification:

  Effectiveness of measurement tool - Children's Depression Inventory

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol: 25 Page: 1-15 2004
  Frank Houghton; Hilary Cowley; Sharon Houghton; Kevin Kelleher

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• 2.   The Northern Ireland Early Onset Psychosis Study: Phenomenology and co-morbidity in the first 25 cases

  This study examined psychotic disorders in children and adolescents using the Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia using the Northern Ireland Early Onset Psychosis Study data

  

  Abstract:

  Diagnosing psychotic disorders in young people is difficult. High rates of co-morbidity may be one reason for this difficulty, but it may also be the case that current diagnostic categories are not the most useful when approaching the care of young people with psychotic symptoms. The Northern Ireland Early Onset Psychosis Study is the first study to investigate psychotic disorders in more...

  International Classification:

  Longitudinal - Psychotic disorders

  Categories:

  psychotic disorders in children and adolescents

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland

  Child Care in Practice, Vol: 14 Page: 207-216 2008
  Karen Fulton; Mary Short; Diane Harvey-Smith; Teresa M. Rushe; Ciaran Mulholland

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