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Vosburg, Suzanne K.; Eaton, Thomas A.; Sokolowska, Marta; Osgood, Eric D.; Ashworth, Judy B.; Trudeau, Jeremiah J.; Muffett-Lipinski, Michelle; Katz, Nathaniel P. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2016
The progression from prescription opioid (RXO) abuse to RXO addiction is not well understood in adolescents, nor is the progression from RXO addiction to heroin abuse. The purpose of this pilot study was to characterize the development of RXO drug abuse, RXO drug addiction, and heroin abuse in a small cohort of adolescents recovering from opioid…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Narcotics, Drug Therapy, Pain
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Anglin, James P. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2014
Many actions of troubled children and adolescents can disguise and conceal their ever-present and deep-seated psycho-emotional pain. Adults living and working with these youth may overlook this pain in a strategy of avoidance. Labelling troubling behavior as "outbursts," "explosions," or "acting out," ignores the…
Descriptors: Pain, Children, Adolescents, Conflict
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Bustos, Theona; Jaaniste, Tiina; Salmon, Karen; Champion, G. David – Behavior Modification, 2008
This study was designed to investigate whether a brief intervention encouraging parental coping-promoting talk within the treatment room would have beneficial effects on infant pain responses to an immunization injection. Infant-parent dyads were recruited from a 6-month immunization clinic and randomized to an intervention group (n = 25) or…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Infants, Adolescents
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Blount, Ronald L.; Piira, Tiina; Cohen, Lindsey L.; Cheng, Patricia S. – Behavior Modification, 2006
This article reviews the various settings in which infants, children, and adolescents experience pain during acute medical procedures and issues related to referral of children to pain management teams. In addition, self-report, reports by others, physiological monitoring, and direct observation methods of assessment of pain and related constructs…
Descriptors: Pain, Pediatrics, Medical Services, Infants
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Robinson, M. Renee – Journal of Black Psychology, 1999
Discusses coping and personal adjustment to chronic pain for adolescents with sickle cell anemia and presents a model of illness behavior for these adolescents. Offers a framework of disease severity and disease impact, and suggests using functional ability as an index of coping and personal adjustment. Contains 59 references. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Coping
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Compas, Bruce E.; Boyer, Margaret C.; Stanger, Catherine; Colletti, Richard B.; Thomsen, Alexandra H.; Dufton, Lynette M.; Cole, David A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Reports of adolescents' coping with recurrent pain, symptoms of anxiety/depression, and somatic complaints were obtained from a sample of 164 adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain and their parents. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that coping consisted of 3 nonorthogonal factors: Primary Control Engagement Coping (problem solving,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Structural Equation Models, Pain, Factor Analysis
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Gardner, Marilyn M.; Telfair, Joseph – Journal of Black Psychology, 1999
Studied the impact of support groups on the psychological well-being of adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Response of 79 adolescent SCD group members show that psychological well-being was best predicted by fewer physical symptoms and greater satisfaction with the group. Findings suggest the beneficial effects of SCD support groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Coping
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Collins, Marietta; Kaslow, Nadine; Doepke, Karla; Eckman, James; Johnson, Marjorie – Journal of Black Psychology, 1998
Reviews the existing literature on psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease and suggests some developmentally appropriate modifications for approaches designed for adults. Particular attention is paid to nonpharmacological pain management strategies that include coping skill training, educational programs,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Coping