Childhood Disorders
Friday's Progress Notes - November 18, 2009
Mental Health Information - Vol. 13 Issue 11
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CONTENTS
1. Childhood and adolescent depression
2. ADHD in children and teens
3. Treatment complicated by divorced parents
4. Early-onset bipolar disorder
5. Oppositional defiant disorder
6. Coping with conduct disorder
7. Shy child or selective mutism
8. Impact of the media on children's fear and anxiety
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Today's newsletter highlights some of the childhood disorders of concern to clinicians and parents.
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1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Childhood and Adolescent Depression
Major depression affects 3 to 5 percent of children and adolescents.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20070101/73.html
2. PEDIATRICS
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Adolescents: A Review of the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Implications
Psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions are reviewed, as well as a discussion of these patients' transition into young adulthood.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/115/6/1734.pdf
3. PEDIATRICS
ADHD, Divorce, and Parental Disagreement about Diagnosis and Treatment
Two clinicians comment on a case where the parents do not agree on their child's medical treatment.
4. FOCUS
Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder
The authors provide a historical context for the current interest in early-onset bipolar spectrum conditions and a discussion of phenomenology, definitional issues, prevalence rates, common comorbidities, differential diagnosis, course of illness, assessment, and treatment.
5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Recommended treatment is multimodal and extensive, involving individual and family psychotherapeutic approaches, medication, and sociotherapy.
http://www.aacap.org/galleries/PracticeParameters/JAACAP_ODD_2007.pdf
6. VIRTUAL MENTOR
Coping with a Child's Conduct Disorder
This case poses questions about custody and consent for treatment, along with the overarching concerns about diagnosis and its treatment.
http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2006/10/ccas3-0610.html
7. MODERN MEDICINE
"Shy" Child? Don't Overlook Selective Mutism
Children with selective mutism speak spontaneously in the company of trusted people, but are consistently mute and noncommunicative, or communicate only nonverbally, with everyone else.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=318
8. FUTURE OF CHILDREN
Media and Children's Aggression, Fear, and Altruism
A good deal of evidence shows that media exposure can contribute to children's fears and anxieties.
http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/18_01_05.pdf
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