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hat’s [not] so gay: Computerised cognitive behaviouralherapy for depressive symptoms in sexual minority youth. Lucassen ∗, S.N. Merry , S. Hatcher

Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandCorresponding author.

urpose.– Sexual minority youth disproportionately experience depression andave difficulty accessing help for emotional worries. The primary aim of theurrent study was to determine whether Computerised Cognitive Behaviouralherapy (CCBT) reduced depressive symptoms and was acceptable to sexualinority youth.ethods.– An open-trial was conducted with sexual minority youth and the

esults were compared with exclusively opposite-sex attracted youth from a ran-omised controlled trial (RCT) comparing SPARX/CCBT to usual care. SPARXs a 3D role-play CCBT programme and a special version (SPARX: The Rainbowersion) was developed for sexual minority youth. Changes in Child Depres-ion Rating Scale–Revised scores over time were analysed using general mixedinear models.esults.– The depressive symptoms of sexual minority youth (n = 21) from thepen trial decreased significantly post intervention (P < 0.0001), with a largere- to post-effect size (d = 1.01) and this positive change was maintained athree-month follow-up. Open trial participants were more likely to completereatment compared to exclusively opposite-sex attracted youth (n = 154) fromhe RCT (P = 0.007). Over 80% of sexual minority youth thought SPARX: Theainbow Version would appeal to other adolescents.onclusions.– SPARX: The Rainbow Version shows promise and is an accep-

able intervention for depressive symptoms in sexual minority youth.

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nternet addiction disorder among adolescent students.A. Khan

Reproductive and Child Health, National Institute of Preventive and Socialedicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh

ackground.– The Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is conceptualized by anndividuals inability to control his or her use of the internet which causes markedistress and/functional impairment.ims.– It was a cross-sectional study with aimed to find out the proportion of

nternet addiction disorder among adolescent students and association of age,ex, educational level with addiction as well as relation of Internet addictiono their different internet related activities and to determine to their severity ofddiction.ethods.– The study Internet addiction disorder among adolescent studentsas conducted purposively from 5 schools and 7 colleges of Dhaka City ofangladesh from January to June 2011. In total of 797 students (438 wereale, 359 were female, mean age: 16.47 ± 1.21 years) of grade IX, X and XIIere recruited. A self-administered questionnaire and Young’s Internet addiction

cale (IAS) were applied to the participants.esults.– Among 797 students, 161 (20.20%) were found as Internet addictionisorder. Out of total 797 respondents, 40.15% were school students (GradeX and X) and 59.85% were college students (Grade XII). Internet addictionas identified more among elderly adolescent (16–18 years) students (22.6%)

nd male students were more Internet-addicted (24.4%) than female students15%). There was no relation found between educational level and Internetddiction. Association between information seeking behavior (P < 0.05) andhatting (P < 0.01) with Internet addiction found but no relation with email,ace book and Instant message with Internet addiction were established. Out of61 adolescent students who were identified as Internet addiction disorder, 6037.3%) were average user, 96 (59.6%) were occasional/frequent problematicnd 5 (3.1%) had significant problem.onclusion.– This study demonstrated that Internet addiction presents among

angladeshi urban adolescent students. It will help parents and teachers aboutppropriate parental guidance as well as it will create awareness among teachers,arents, policy maker and students about this addiction.

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he experience of puberty: What is an Iranian girlerception?. Hamzehgardeshi a,∗, N.A. Hajikhani Golchin b, M. Fakhri a,. Hamzehgardeshi c

Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaranniversity of Medical Sciences, IranMidwifery, Islamic Azad University Gorgan branch, Gorgan, IranHospital Administration, Islamic Azad University Fars Science and Researchranch, IranCorresponding author.

he aim of this study was to explore of puberty experiences in adolescent girlsho live in Iran. Qualitative research was adopted using content analysis of

emi-structured interviews carried out with 38 girls of 12 to 20 years old whoad at least experienced three menstrual cycles. Data was collected by focusroup and in-depth interviews. All interviews were transcribed verbatim andnalysed. Researchers eventually determined themes and categories by quali-ative data analysis. The analysis of the transcripts showed seven main themesere extracted from the interviews including menarche as the most unpleasant

vent in puberty, getting nervous about and ashamed of bodily changes, psycho-ogical changes, and discordance with parents, sexual orientation and the needor education on this issue, scholastic dysfunction and religious considerations.he majority of the participants had an unpleasant experience. Most of themere in need of education on how to go about the issues surrounding puberty.

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dolescents’ aggression: Cold versus warm climates. Khoshhal Dastjerdi

Geography, University Of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

eywords: Adolescents; Aggression; Temperature; Climate; Variablesackground.– The effect of climate on adolescents behavior especially aggres-ive rate is controversial. This study was designed to determine the associationetween type of climate and level of aggression in a group of adolescents.aterial and method.– Adopting clustered random sampling method 567 high

chool students from two extreme climates, i.e., coldest (Fereidoonshahr) andarmest (Khoor) in Isfahan province during 1 year were screened by Aggressionuestionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS and running Chi2, t student andNCOVA.esults.– Irrespective of their region, their average aggression score was1.04 ± 1.05.Students from cold areas like Fereidoonshahr were more aggres-ive as compared to their counterparts in hot climates like Khor (P < 0.001).onclusion.– Mental health condition is also subject to variation in climateondition. Present findings indicate that people living in cold climate as compa-ed to those from hot regions are more prone to aggression.

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xecutive functioning and delinquent behavior in Chineseuvenile delinquent with comorbid developmental readingisability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.Y. Poon

Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hongong

ackground.– Many studies reported high prevalence of attention deficit hyper-ctivity disorder (ADHD) and reading disorder (RD) among offenders. Veryew have examined the group with comorbid ADHD + RD and its underlyingognitive profile. The present study was to compare the severity of delinquent

ehavior and executive function (EF) in a group of juvenile delinquent withDHD, RD, and comorbid ADHD + RD.ethod.– Subjects were adolescent boys with RD and/or ADHD recruited from

uvenile institutions. Assessment batteries on executive functions (EF) were