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Overview

Niels Bilenberg is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark and specializes in research at the intersection of medicine and psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology and psychiatry. Their scholarly work extensively addresses topics related to child and adolescent development, mental health, and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Their main research fields include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Subfields of study where they have contributed significantly are:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

The core topics of their research encompass:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Bilenberg's work has been published in several leading journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • International Journal of Eating Disorders
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
  • Endocrine Abstracts

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Bilenberg include:

  • "Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A and autistic- and ADHD-related symptoms in children aged 2 and 5 years from the Odense Child Cohort", 2021, Environmental Health
  • "Effectiveness of Transdiagnostic Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy Compared With Management as Usual for Youth With Common Mental Health Problems", 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Digital Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis", 2020, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • "Toward a cumulative science of vocal markers of autism: A cross-linguistic meta-analysis-based investigation of acoustic markers in American and Danish autistic children", 2021, Autism Research
  • "Screen Media Use and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents", 2024, JAMA Network Open

Frequent co-authors in Bilenberg's research collaborations include:

  • Tina Kold Jensen
  • Marianne Andersen
  • Flemming Nielsen
  • Birgitte Fagerlund
  • Pia Jeppesen

Best Publications

  • Testing the 8-syndrome structure of the child behavior checklist in 30 societies

    Masha Y Ivanova;Anca Dobrean;Manfred Dopfner;Nese Erol

  • Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies

    Leslie Rescorla;Thomas Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Levent Dumenci

  • The generalizability of the Youth Self-Report syndrome structure in 23 societies.

    Masha Y. Ivanova;Thomas M. Achenbach;Leslie A. Rescorla;Levent Dumenci

  • Cross-Informant Agreement Between Parent-Reported and Adolescent Self-Reported Problems in 25 Societies

    Leslie A. Rescorla;Sofia Ginzburg;Thomas M. Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova

  • Preschool Psychopathology Reported by Parents in 23 Societies: Testing the Seven-Syndrome Model of the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5-5

    Masha Y. Ivanova;Thomas M. Achenbach;Leslie A. Rescorla;Valerie S. Harder

  • Epidemiological comparisons of problems and positive qualities reported by adolescents in 24 countries

    Leslie Rescorla;Thomas M. Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Levent Dumenci

  • International comparisons of behavioral and emotional problems in preschool children: parents' reports from 24 societies.

    Leslie A. Rescorla;Thomas M. Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Valerie S. Harder

  • Subthreshold depression in children and adolescents – a systematic review

    Rikke Wesselhoeft;Merete J. Sørensen;Einar R. Heiervang;Niels Bilenberg

  • Parent-teacher agreement on children's problems in 21 societies

    Leslie A. Rescorla;Lauren Bochicchio;Thomas M. Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova

  • Behavioural and emotional problems in children of alcoholic mothers and fathers.

    H. Bygholm Christensen;Niels Bilenberg

  • Exercise addiction: A study of eating disorder symptoms, quality of life, personality traits and attachment styles

    Mia Beck Lichtenstein;Erik Christiansen;Ask Elklit;Niels Bilenberg

  • Gender differences in outcome of eating disorders: a retrospective cohort study.

    René Klinkby Støving;Alin Andries;Kim Brixen;Niels Bilenberg

  • Quality of life in eating disorders: A meta-analysis

    Laura Al-Dakhiel Winkler;Erik Christiansen;Mia Beck Lichtenstein;Nina Beck Hansen

  • The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and related material: standardization and validation in Danish population based and clinically based samples.

    Niels Bilenberg

  • Actigraphic and parental reports of sleep difficulties in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Allan Hvolby;Jan Jørgensen;Niels Bilenberg

  • Diet in the treatment of ADHD in children-A systematic review of the literature

    Maren Johanne Heilskov Rytter;Louise Beltoft Borup Andersen;Tine Houmann;Niels Bilenberg

  • Attachment as a Core Feature of Resilience: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Pernille Darling Rasmussen;Ole Jakob Storebø;Trine Løkkeholt;Line Gaunø Voss

  • The Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5-5 (CBCL/1(1/2)-5): assessment and analysis of parent- and caregiver-reported problems in a population-based sample of Danish preschool children.

    Solvejg Kristensen;Tine Brink Henriksen;Niels Bilenberg

  • Smoking during pregnancy and hyperactivity-inattention in the offspring—comparing results from three Nordic cohorts

    Carsten Obel;Karen Markussen Linnet;Tine Brink Henriksen;Alina Rodriguez;Alina Rodriguez

  • Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Children and Adolescents with ADHD: Potential Mechanisms and Evidence-based Recommendations.

    Lasse Christiansen;Mikkel M Beck;Niels Bilenberg;Jacob Wienecke

  • Behavioral/Emotional Problems of Preschoolers: Caregiver/Teacher Reports From 15 Societies.

    Leslie A. Rescorla;Thomas M. Achenbach;Masha Y. Ivanova;Niels Bilenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick W. L. Leung
Patrick W. L. Leung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Leslie Rescorla
Leslie Rescorla Bryn Mawr College
Masha Y. Ivanova
Masha Y. Ivanova University of Vermont
Thomas M. Achenbach
Thomas M. Achenbach University of Vermont
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen University of Southern Denmark
Hector R. Bird
Hector R. Bird Columbia University
Manfred Döpfner
Manfred Döpfner University of Cologne
Christa Winkler Metzke
Christa Winkler Metzke University of Zurich
Eric Fombonne
Eric Fombonne Oregon Health & Science University
Levent Dumenci
Levent Dumenci Temple University

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