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Phil A. Silva
Researcher at University of Otago
Publications - 139
Citations - 17516
Phil A. Silva is an academic researcher from University of Otago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Population. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 139 publications receiving 17040 citations. Previous affiliations of Phil A. Silva include University of Auckland.
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Sex Differences in Antisocial Behaviour: Conduct Disorder, Delinquency, and Violence in the Dunedin Longitudinal Study
TL;DR: The recommendation to relax the criteria for diagnosing conduct disorder in girls and the effects of antisocial behaviour on young adult outcomes is evaluated.
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A longitudinal, population-based, cohort study of childhood asthma followed to adulthood
Malcolm R. Sears,Justina M. Greene,Andrew R. Willan,Elizabeth M. Wiecek,D. Robin Taylor,E M Flannery,Jan O. Cowan,G. Peter Herbison,Phil A. Silva,Richie Poulton +9 more
TL;DR: In an unselected birth cohort, more than one in four children had wheezing that persisted from childhood to adulthood or that relapsed after remission, suggesting that outcomes in adult asthma may be determined primarily in early childhood.
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Childhood-onset versus adolescent-onset antisocial conduct problems in males: Natural history from ages 3 to 18 years
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report data that support the distinction between childhood-onset and adolescent-on-set type conduct problems, concluding that males whose antisocial behavior follows a life-course-persistent path differ from males who follow an adolescence-limited path.
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Temperamental Origins of Child and Adolescent Behavior Problems: From Age Three to Age Fifteen
TL;DR: Relations between early temperament and behavior problems across 12 years in an unselected sample of over 800 children suggest that early temperament may have predictive specificity for the development of later psychopathology.
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Psychiatric disorder in a birth cohort of young adults: prevalence, comorbidity, clinical significance, and new case incidence from ages 11 to 21.
Denise L. Newman,Terrie E. Moffitt,Avshalom Caspi,Lynn Magdol,Phil A. Silva,Warren R. Stanton +5 more
TL;DR: The high prevalence rate and significant impairment associated with a diagnosis of mental disorder suggests that treatment resources need to target the young adult sector of the population, and primary prevention and etiological research efforts need totarget children and adolescents.