LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

VIHCS: Mental health and behaviour problems

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2006-2013	2006-2013	2007-2014	2015-2021
	Wave	Antenatal	Postnatal	Infancy	Childhood
	Age	28-41 weeks gestation	4-31 weeks	50-77 weeks	96-114 months
	N	806	877	975	878
Anxiety			P:CIS-R ^M P:GHQ ^F	P:PBQ ^M	P:PBQ ^M	S:SCAS:b ^I S:SCARED-b ^I
Attachment behaviour			P:MFAS ^M	P:PBQ ^M	P:PBQ ^M
Conduct disorder						P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I
Depression			P:CIS-R ^M P:EPDS ^M P:GHQ ^F	P:EPDS ^M	P:EPDS ^M	S:SMFQ ^I P:GHQ-12 ^P
Eating disorder						S:KEDS ^I
Emotional adjustment						P:SATI ^I
Emotional problems						P:SDQ ^I T:SDQ ^I
Fussy infant					P:STST ^I
Hyperactive behaviour			P:CIS-R ^M		P:STST ^I	P:SDQ ^I P:SATI ^I T:SDQ ^I
Obsessive compulsive behaviour			P:CIS-R ^M
Panic attack			P:CIS-R ^M			S:SCAS:b ^I
Phobia			P:CIS-R ^M
Psychosocial functioning						P:SDQ ^I P:GHQ-12 ^P T:SDQ ^I
Separation anxiety						S:SCAS:b ^I
Social behaviour						P:SATI ^I
Social phobia						S:SCAS:b ^I
Somatic syndrome			P:CIS-R ^M P:GHQ ^F			S:CATS ^I ¹

Featured measurements

CATS: : Child to Adult Transition Study-devised measure
CIS-R: : Clinical Interview Schedule – Revised
EPDS: : Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
GHQ: : General Health Questionnaire
GHQ-12: : General Health Questionnaire - 12 item version
KEDS: : Kids' Eating Disorders Survey
MFAS: : Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale
PBQ: : Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire
SATI: : School Aged Temperament Inventory
SCARED-b: : Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (brief)
SMFQ: : Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire
STST: : Short Temperament Scale for Toddlers
SCAS:b: : Spence Children's Anxiety Scale: Brief
SDQ: : Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Notes

Items used in CATS, but adapted from Machester studies by Danielle van der Windt

Legend

B: = Biosample collected
BA: = Biosample analysis
G: = Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire
L: = Data linkage
N: = Nurse completed questionnaire
O: = Observation or direct assessment
Of: = Offspring completed questionnaire
P: = Parent/guardian completed questionnaire
Pe: = Peer completed questionnaire
R: = Records abstraction
S: = Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire
T: = Teacher completed questionnaire
X: = Other source
X ^F: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = Pertains to other reportees

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