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LeBel, Janice; Stromberg, Nan; Duckworth, Ken; Kerzner, Joan; Goldstein, Robert; Weeks, Michael; Harper, Gordon; LaFlair, Lareina; Sudders, Marylou – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To reduce the use of restraint and seclusion with children and adolescents in psychiatric inpatient units by promoting a preventive, strength-based model of care. Method: The State Mental Health Authority used data analysis, quality improvement strategies, regulatory oversight, and technical assistance to develop and implement system…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Psychiatry, Data Analysis, Technical Assistance
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Max, Jeffrey E.; Levin, Harvey S.; Landis, Julie; Schachar, Russell; Saunders, Ann; Ewing-Cobbs, Linda; Chapman, Sandra B.; Dennis, Maureen – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: To assess the phenomenology and predictive factors of personality change due to traumatic brain injury. Method: Children (N = 177), aged 5 to 14 years with traumatic brain injury from consecutive admissions to five trauma centers, were followed prospectively at baseline and 6 months with semistructured psychiatric interviews. Injury…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Psychiatry, Personality, Phenomenology
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Landolt, Markus A.; Vollrath, Margarete; Laimbacher, Joseph; Gnehm, Hanspeter E.; Sennhauser, Felix H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: To determine the prevalence, course, and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mothers and fathers of children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. Method: Forty-nine mothers and 48 fathers of 52 children (response rate 65%) with newly diagnosed diabetes (age 6.5-15 years) were assessed at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Identification, Incidence, Mothers
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van de Wiel, Nicolle M.H.; van Goozen, Stephanie H.M.; Matthys, Walter; Snoek, Heddeke; van Engeland, Herman – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: Basal cortisol and cortisol stress responsivity are valuable biological characteristics of children with disruptive behavior disorder (DBD). In this study, the predictive value of cortisol to outcome of intervention was investigated. Method: Basal cortisol levels and cortisol levels under stress were studied in 22 children with DBD…
Descriptors: Severity (of Disability), Psychiatry, Intervention, Behavior Disorders
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Gregory, Alice M.; Eley, Thalia C.; O'Connor, Thomas G.; Plomin, Robert – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To examine the etiologies of covariation of childhood sleep problems and other behavioral/emotional problems in young children. Method: The parents of more than 6,000 twin pairs provided information on their twins' anxiety, conduct, and hyperactivity at ages 3, 4, and 7 by completing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Psychiatry, Heredity, Emotional Problems
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Pilowsky, Daniel J.; Zybert, Patricia A.; Vlahov, David – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To examine associations between resilience in children of injection drug users and children's coping strategies, parenting stress, and children's social support. Method: Injection drug-using parents (n = 91) and their children aged 6 to 11 (n = 117) were recruited in Baltimore (1997-1999). Resilience was defined as scoring in the lowest…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Psychopathology, Child Behavior, Child Rearing
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Merry, Sally; McDowell, Heather; Wild, Chris J.; Bir, Julliet; Cunliffe, Rachel – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To conduct a placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness of a universal school-based depression prevention program. Method: Three hundred ninety-two students age 13 to 15 from two schools were randomized to intervention (RAP-Kiwi) and placebo programs run by teachers. RAP-Kiwi was an 11-session manual-based program derived from…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Geometric Concepts, Statistical Analysis, Psychiatry