Accepted for Publication: February 22, 2021.
Published Online: May 12, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0469
Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2021 Nordh M et al. JAMA Psychiatry.
Corresponding Author: Martina Nordh, PhD, Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, CAP Research Centre, Gävlegatan 22, SE-113 30, Stockholm, Sweden (martina.nord@ki.se).
Author Contributions: Drs Högström and Serlachius contributed equally to this work and share last authorship. Drs Nordh and Serlachius had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Nordh, Salomonsson, Lenhard, Mataix-Cols, Högström, Serlachius.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Nordh, Wahlund, Jolstedt, Sahlin, Bjureberg, Ahlen, Lalouni, Vigerland, Lavner, Öst, Lenhard, Hesser, Mataix-Cols, Högström, Serlachius.
Drafting of the manuscript: Nordh, Jolstedt, Lenhard, Hesser, Högström.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: Nordh, Lenhard, Hesser.
Obtained funding: Vigerland, Mataix-Cols, Serlachius.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Nordh, Wahlund, Jolstedt, Sahlin, Bjureberg, Ahlen, Lalouni, Salomonsson, Vigerland, Lavner, Högström, Serlachius.
Supervision: Nordh, Öst, Mataix-Cols, Högström, Serlachius.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Mataix-Cols reported receiving personal fees from UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health, and Elsevier outside the submitted work. Dr Serlachius reported receiving grants from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare and Region Stockholm during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.
Funding/Support: This work was funded by grant Forte 2014-4052 from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare and grant HNSV 14099 from Region Stockholm. Dr Högström was supported by grant K0173-2016 from Region Stockholm (clinical postdoctoral appointment: 2017-2020). Dr Serlachius was supported by Region Stockholm (clinical research appointment: 2017-0605).
Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Data Sharing Statement: See Supplement 3.
Additional Contributions: Karin Sundström, MSc, and Viktor Eriksson, MSc, provided invaluable clinical work, Mathilde Annerstedt, MSc, assisted with participant assessments, and Malin Burman, BSc, provided administrative support. All were compensated with salaries funded by grant 2014-4052 from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare and grant HNSV 14099 from Region Stockholm. We thank all participating families and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services practitioners who made the study possible.
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