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  • Volume 10
  • Number 3
  • July 2012

From the Guest Editor

Clinical Synthesis

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages255–265

Pediatric chronic health conditions affect one-quarter of children and adolescents in the U.S. As a result, general psychiatrists will regularly treat adult patients whose children have chronic conditions. These conditions may be physical, mental, or ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.255

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages266–281

It is estimated that 5%-8% of school-aged children and 4% of adults in the United States suffer from some form of attention deficit disorder and that the incidence of the disorder is increasing in the population. Although it is the most widely studied ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.266

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages282–292

Abstract The seismic changes brought on by technology in the last decade have far outpaced clinicians’ knowledge about how these changes are affecting children and their parents. While there is still much that isn’t known about the impact of technology ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.282

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages293–299

Adolescent substance use and its consequent sequelae is a significant public health issue that has immediate and long-term consequences. Implementation of office-based strategies such as screening for substance use and early intervention can potentially ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.293

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages300–307

Patients with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) present many challenges to mental health professionals. The capacity to work with such patients requires a working knowledge of IDD as well as an awareness and understanding of the factors that ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.300

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages310–314

This exercise is designed to test your comprehension of material presented in this issue of FOCUS as well as your ability to evaluate, diagnose, and manage clinical problems. Answer the questions below, to the best of your ability, on the information ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.310

Influential Publications

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages334–345

Objective: To assess the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for managing adolescent ADHD. Method: A total of 68 adolescents with ADHD and associated psychiatric comorbidities completed a manualized CBT treatment protocol. The intervention used ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.334

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages346–359

In recent years, increasing numbers of children have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In some cases, children with unstable mood clearly meet current diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder, and in others, the diagnosis is unclear. Severe mood ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.346

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages360–373

Research in etiology, neurobiology, genetics, clinical correlates, and evidence-based treatments in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder indicate a need for the revision of the Practice Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.360

Publication date: 01 July 2012

Pages401–407

Objective: The use of antipsychotic medications among children and adolescents has increased substantially in recent years, predominantly in disorders for which effective psychosocial interventions exist. The authors of this study examined the extent to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.10.3.401

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