School entry health examinations by school nurses for early detection of psychiatric disorders: a prospective cohort study
Child well-being, developmental, and relational risk indicators from the school health nurse examination at age 5-7 years were associated with an increased risk of incident psychiatric illness. While predictive validity is limited, these risk indicators may help school health nurses identify children at increased risk, supporting structured and measurement-based attention and guidance to families.
Authors
- Tina Raun Pedersen
- Bjørn Evald Holstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4348-280X)
- Mie Sylow Liljendahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7419-7086)
- Pia Jeppesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2471-2929)
- Katrine Rich Madsen
- Lis Marie Pommerencke
- Sofie Weber Pant
- Lau Caspar Thygesen
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Mental Health Services (DK)
- Zealand University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-026-01057-w
- Primary Topic
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00