Focus
- Volume 2
- Number 4
- October 2004
EDITORIAL
CLINICAL SYNTHESIS
Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages517–523Suicide attempts are more common during adolescence than at any other time of life, and suicidality in adolescents most commonly comes to the attention of the clinician in the form of a failed suicide attempt. Although a variety of factors contribute to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.517REVIEW
Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages529–540This article covers the pertinent features of the psychiatric evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents. It is not a comprehensive review of child and adolescent psychiatry. Instead, the article focuses on significant issues that clinicians ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.529Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages543–549This patient management 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 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.543INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATION
Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages558–576Objective: To review empirical findings on oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD). Method: Selected summaries of the literature over the past decade are presented. Results: Research on ODD and CD during the past decade has addressed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.558Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages577–585Methods of conducting psychotherapy in the most severe forms of childhood posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially in those traumas discovered very early in life, are rarely reported. This paper presents such a report and in the process emphasizes ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.577Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages586–595Objective: To compare the prevalence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV) mania symptoms in a prepubertal and early adolescent bipolar disorder phenotype (PEA-BP) to those with attention deficit hyperactivity ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.586Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages596–607Objectives: To review the evidence for the safety and efficacy of nonpharmacological and pharmacological treatments for aggression in children and adolescents. Method: Medline and PsycINFO searches (1990–present) were conducted for double-blind, placebo-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.596Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages608–624Objective: To develop treatment recommendations for the use of antipsychotic medications for children and adolescents with serious psychiatric disorders and externalizing behavior problems. Method: Using a combination of evidence- and consensus-based ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.608Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages625–641Objective: To review the past 10 years of published research on psychiatric aspects of child and adolescent obesity and highlight information mental health professionals need for preventing obesity in youths and diagnosing and treating it. Method: ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.625Publication date: 01 October 2004
Pages642–668This practice parameter describes treatment with stimulant medication. It uses an evidence-based medicine approach derived from a detailed literature review and expert consultation. Stimulant medications in clinical use include methylphenidate, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.2.4.642Past Issues
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