Showing papers in "Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America in 2005"

TL;DR: The quality of diagnostic tools used to measure anxiety disorders in children and adolescents has improved enormously in the past few years, and prevalence estimates are less erratic, understanding of comorbidity is increasing, and the role of impairment as a criterion for "caseness" is considered more carefully.

TL;DR: A model of organizational and individual factors that may affect or be affected by attitudes toward adoption of EBP is proposed and a recently developed measure of mental health provider attitudes toward adopters is described along with a summary of preliminary reliability and validity findings.

TL;DR: The authors examine the outstanding issues that must be addressed before the benefits of bridging these traditionally independent fields of study can be fully exploited.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of neurophysiologic research on functional brain abnormalities associated with depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder is presented, including electroencephalographic (EEG) biofeedback (neurofeedback) for retraining abnormal brain wave patterns.

TL;DR: In this article, the history of neurofeedback for epilepsy is presented followed by discussions of the relevant neurophysiology of epilepsy, and a model of how neuro-feedback might raise the seizure threshold is then presented.

TL;DR: A core set of clinical decisions and how several general and local evidence bases may inform those decisions are described, in the context of a model that outlines four phases of evidence: data, information, knowledge, and wisdom.

TL;DR: The rationale for EEG biofeedback is presented and the empirical support for this treatment is examined using efficacy guidelines established by the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and the International Society for Neuronal Regulation.

TL;DR: The first evidence of operant control over the alpha-theta ratio is provided, together with remarkable improvements in artistic aspects of music performance equivalent to two class grades in conservatory students, providing a much needed scientific basis to neurofeedback.

TL;DR: The application of EEG biofeedback with reading disability and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is relatively recent as discussed by the authors, and there are many studies regarding the effectiveness (improving attention and IQ scores) of EEG Biofeedback in patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, who are known to have a high rate of comorbidity for learning disabilities.

TL;DR: The authors focus on factors related to motivation and present their own theory of the cognitive-affective processes for motivation to change, and show how their microlevel theory relates to other prominent, more macrolevel-oriented theories of clinician practice change.

TL;DR: An overview of post-traumatic stress disorder as it relates to children and adolescents is presented and the importance of developmental and neurobiologic factors and the uniqueness of these factors to children are emphasized.

TL;DR: How the Internet has entered children's lives is examined and some of its potential positive and negative influences on children are noted.

TL;DR: This article initiates the development of a conceptual model for describing possible relationships among violent video games, brain function, and desensitization by using empathy and attitudes toward violence as proxy measures of desensItization.

TL;DR: A critical review of quantitative electroencephalographic (qEEG) research and issues relevant to its clinical application and a qEEG-based neurophysiologic model of attention deficit disorder is presented.

TL;DR: The major risk factors for the development of anxiety disorders in childhood and adolescence are reviewed and a substantial proportion of youth with anxiety continues to manifest lifelong problems with anxiety and other mental disorders.

TL;DR: Many children with significant shyness and behavioral inhibition do not develop social anxiety disorder, reinforcing the need for longitudinal studies exploring resiliency and risk factors that can be incorporated into diathesis stress models.

TL;DR: A survey of many of the initiatives developed by federal and state agencies and foundations focusing on evidence-based mental health practices for children and adolescents shows the tremendous interest in the development, dissemination, and implementation of evidence- based practice in child and adolescent mental health.

TL;DR: Two cases of medically intractable epilepsia partialis continua are presented and the concept of using functional neuroimaging results to target the application of a focal intervention in an attempt to dampen hyperactive regions of the cortex is illustrated.

TL;DR: Electroencephalogram biofeedback, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), and vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) are emerging interventions that attempt to directly impact brain function through neurostimulation and neurofeedback mechanisms.

TL;DR: The National Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Project is an ongoing effort to promote the implementation of effective practices for adults who have severe mental illnesses and is field-testing the approach in eight states.

TL;DR: A review of separation anxiety disorder and panic disorder in youth, a commonly occurring childhood anxiety disorder, and school refusal, which may be tied to an internalizing or externalizing disorder or no disorder at all, is examined.

TL;DR: This second issue of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America extends discussion about evidence-based practices for children by focusing on the challenges involved in implementing, disseminating, and sustaining these interventions in children’s service delivery systems.

TL;DR: Both depression and anxiety co-segregate in families, indicating that the familial risk for the two disorders is shared and children with depressed or anxious relatives are at increased risk for developing anxiety or depression.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors outline the barriers to implementation of evidence-based practice and suggest changes to motivate and enable clinicians to use evidencebased practices in child and adolescent mental health.

TL;DR: How the media affect body image and self-esteem and why the media seem to have such strong effects on adolescents are discussed and possible ways to help adolescents become more active viewers of the media are discussed.

TL;DR: Neurofeedback treatment for addictions in adults is probably efficacious, and several reported approaches are described with their indications, but more research, beginning with case reporting, is needed to assess use and efficacy in adolescents.

TL;DR: A developmental context is presented, the research conducted to date is discussed, the recommendations of major organizations are reviewed, and a balanced perspective is taken in the midst of a rising tide of media, technology, commercialism, and controversy.

TL;DR: Clinicians, educators, and policy makers must understand the psychologic effects of media coverage of terrorism on children to develop a proactive and strategic response to reactions of fear.

TL;DR: This article reviews the psychopharmacologic treatment of child and adolescent anxiety disorders and is divided into the following sections: historical background, general treatment principles, obsessive-compulsive disorder, other anxiety disorders, including separation anxiety disorders.

TL;DR: Positive and negative depictions of illness and treatment are identified for education and awareness, and advice for using Hollywood films successfully as a helpful intervention in the mental health treatment of children and adolescents is provided.