Recommended literature in Danish if you are interested in reading more about child development
Skovgaard, A. M., & Jørgensen, G. K. Mentale helbredsproblemer og psykisk sygdom hos børn og unge [Mental health problems and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents – A textbook for community health nurses and nurses]. 1st edition. Copenhagen: FADL’s Forlag A/S; 2023. In particular, read Chapter 1 on normal development (Den psykiske udvikling hos børn og unge [The psychological development of children and adolescents]), Chapter 2 on development in the context of family and daycare (Barnets og den unges udvikling i en relationel kontekst [The child’s and adolescent’s development in a relational context]), Chapter 3 on developmental psychopathology (Udviklingspsykopatologi [Developmental psychopathology]), Chapter 4 on developmental problems (Udviklingsproblemer og udviklingsforstyrrelser) and Chapter 5 on regulatory problems (Regulering af søvn, spisning, følelser og adfærd i småbarnsalderen [Regulation of sleep, eating, emotions, and behavior in early childhood]).
Holstein BE, Henriksen TB, Rayce SB, Ringsmose C, Skovgaard AM, Teilman G, et al. Mental sundhed og psykisk sygdom hos 0-9 årige børn [Mental health and mental illness among children aged 0–9 years]. Copenhagen: Danish Council for Prevention; 2021.
Articles in Danish about the DIMHP published in the professional journal Sundhedsplejersken
Møller, M. B., Rathsach, J., Vonsild, M., Karlsen, M., Kristensen, C. D., Ammitzbøll, J., Skovgaard, A. M. (2024). PUF i praksis [DIMHP in practice]. Sundhedsplejersken (01) p. 32-34.
Finseth, L (2019) Hvordan opleves det af sundhedsplejersker, når en ny standardiseret metode som PUF implementeres i deres praksis [How do community health nurses experience the implementation of a new standardised method like DIMHP in their practice?"]. Sundhedsplejersken, (04) , p. 20-24.
Ammitzbøll, J., Wilms, L., & Skovgaard, A. M. (2018). PUF–En metode til at opruste sundhedsplejerskernes indsats over for mental sårbarhed hos små børn [DIMHP- A method to strengthen community health nurses’ efforts in addressing mental vulnerability in infants]. Sundhedsplejersken (3), s. 10-14.[MHS1]
Scientific publications about the DIMHP
Skovgaard AM., Parellada CB., Finseth L., Wehner SK., Ammitzbøll J. (2025) The Copenhagen Infant Mental Health Programme – Development and testing of a pragmatic service-setting-based approach to screening and intervention. In review.
Ammitzbøll, J., Skovgaard, A. M., Holstein, B. E., Andersen, A., Kreiner, S., & Nielsen, T. (2019). Construct validity of a service-setting based measure to identify mental health problems in infancy. PloS one, 14(3), e0214112.
Ammitzbøll, J., Thygesen, L. C., Holstein, B. E., Andersen, A., & Skovgaard, A. M. (2018). Predictive validity of a service-setting-based measure to identify infancy mental health problems: a population-based cohort study. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 27(6), 711-723.
Ammitzbøll, J. (2017). Identification of mental health problems in a general population of infants: Feasibility and validity of a new measure for use in the existing community health nurses' child health surveillance, University of Southern Denmark (PhD dissertation).
Ammitzbøll, J., Holstein, B. E., Wilms, L., Andersen, A., & Skovgaard, A. M. (2016). A new measure for infant mental health screening: development and initial validation. BMC pediatrics, 16(1), 1-10.
International and national scientific conferences
Ammitzbøll J., Møller M. B., Vonsild M.,Rathsach J. R. V., Kristensen C., Wehner S. K., Stig M. H., Parellada C. B., Skovgaard A. M., (2025) Universal prevention within the municipality health care – The Danish Infant Mental Health Programme, DIMHP (PUF-programmet) (NFSU) Congrass, Copenhagen
Ammitzbøll, J., Vonsild, M., Finseth, L., Kristensen, C. D., Møller, M. B., Rathsach, J. R. V., Wehner, S. K., Parellada, C. B. & Skovgaard, A. M. (2025) A differentiated preventive approach to infants' mental health vulnerabilities in the community health care - The CIMHP (ESCAP), 21 st Congress, France.
Ammitzbøll J, Vonsild M, Møller MB, Rathsach JRV, Wehner SK, Voss I, Skovgaard AM. (2023) The DIMH program: Addressing infants’ mental health vulnerabilities in the community health care. Poster presentation. World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH), 16th Congress, Dublin.
Ammitzbøll J., Thygesen LC., Andersen A., Holstein BE., Skovgaard AM. (2018) Identification of mental health problems in a general population of infants. Oral presentation. World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH), 16th Congress, Rome.
Ammitzbøll J., Holstein BE., Andersen A., Landorph S., Olsen A., Kreiner S., Nielsen T., Skovgaard AM. (2016) Copenhagen infant mental health screening, CIMHS: Construct validity and predictivity of a general population measure. Poster presentation. World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH), 15th Congress, Praque.
Ammitzbøll J., Skovgaard AM., Kreiner S., Andersen A., Holstein BE., Nielsen T. (2015) A general population infancy mental health screening: Validity of the CIMHS. Abstract. The Danish Society of Public Health, Denmark.
Ammitzbøll J., Holstein BE., Andersen A., Skovgaard AM. (2014) Testing a new instrument to screen for Psychosocial Development and Function among infants. Poster presentation. World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH), 14th Congress, Edinburgh.