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Hughes, Shannon; Narendorf, Sarah; Lacasse, Jeffrey R. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
Social workers' unique skills and professional perspective can contribute to improved practices in psychopharmacology, yet it is unclear how social work programs prepare students for this area of practice. This study examined instruction of psychopharmacology through a national Web-based survey of MSW program directors and instructors of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Drug Therapy, Psychiatry
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Joshi, Gagan; Petty, Carter; Wozniak, Janet; Henin, Aude; Fried, Ronna; Galdo, Maribel; Kotarski, Meghan; Walls, Sarah; Biederman, Joseph – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
The objective of the study was to systematically examine patterns of psychiatric comorbidity in referred youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) including autistic disorder and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified. Consecutively referred children and adolescents to a pediatric psychopharmacology program were assessed with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pharmacology, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Comparative Analysis
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Tor, Phern-Chern; Ng, Tze-Pin; Kua, Ee-Heok – Academic Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: The specialty training program for psychiatry in Singapore is transitioning to a seamless 5-year training program. It is timely to assess the perceived adequacy of current psychiatric specialty training. Methods: An anonymous survey was sent to all psychiatry trainees and psychiatrists in the public sector to assess the current adequacy…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Foreign Countries, Psychotherapy, Public Sector
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Greenhill, Laurence L.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Fisher, Prudence; Levine, Jerome; Davies, Mark; Abikoff, Howard; Chrisman, Allan K.; Chuang, Shirley; Findling, Robert L.; March, John; Scahill, Lawrence; Walkup, John; Riddle, Mark A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To improve the gathering of adverse events (AEs) in pediatric psychopharmacology by examining the value and acceptability of increasingly detailed elicitation methods. Method: Trained clinicians administered the Safety Monitoring Uniform Report Form (SMURF) to 59 parents and outpatients (mean age [+ or -] SD = 11.9 [+ or -] 3.2 years)…
Descriptors: Safety, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Pediatrics
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Carlson, Teri; Reynolds, Charles A.; Caplan, Rochelle – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
This case report describes two children who developed hyperammonemia together with frank manic behavior during treatment with a combination of valproic acid and risperidone. One child had been maintained on valproic acid for years and risperidone was added. In the second case, valproic acid was introduced to a child who had been treated with…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children, Psychiatry
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Short, Elizabeth J.; Manos, Michael J.; Findling, Robert L.; Schubel, Emily A. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of psychostimulant medication in a naturalistic sample of preschoolers. Benefits and side effects for methylphenidate and mixed amphetamine salts (Adderall) were examined. Method: Twenty-eight preschoolers (ages 4.0-5.9) participated in the present investigation. They were obtained…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Stimulants, Preschool Children
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Sporn, Alexandra L.; Bobb, Aaron J.; Gogtay, Nitin; Stevens, Hanna; Greenstein, Deanna K.; Clasen, Liv S.; Tossell, Julia W.; Nugent, Thomas; Gochman, Peter A.; Sharp, Wendy S.; Mattai, Anand; Lenane, Marge C.; Yanovski, Jack A.; Rapoport, Judith L. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: Weight gain is a serious side effect of atypical antipsychotics, especially in childhood. In this study, the authors examined six weight gain-related hormones in patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS) after 6 weeks of clozapine treatment. Method: Fasting serum samples for 24 patients with COS and 21 matched healthy controls…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Patients, Schizophrenia, Obesity
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Jefferson, James W. – Academic Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: To address the issue of how much psychiatric residents should be taught about older medications. Methods: Selective use of the literature, including historical overview, was employed to compare and contrast old and newer generation medications. Results: While many old drugs are truly antiquated, medications such as typical…
Descriptors: Pharmacology, Patients, Drug Therapy, Drug Use
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Jensen, Peter S.; Youngstrom, Eric A.; Steiner, Hans; Findling, Robert L.; Meyer, Roger E.; Malone, Richard P.; Carlson, Gabrielle A.; Coccaro, Emil F.; Aman, Michael G.; Blair, James; Dougherty, Donald; Ferris, Craig; Flynn, Laurie; Green, Evelyn; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Hutchinson, Janice; Laughren, Tom; Leve, Leslie D.; Novins, Douglas K.; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To determine whether impulsive aggression (IA) is a meaningful clinical construct and to ascertain whether it is sufficiently similar across diagnostic categories, such that parallel studies across disorders might constitute appropriate evidence for pursuing indications. If so, how should IA be assessed, pharmacological studies…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Public Health, Ethics, Clinical Experience
Theesen, Karen A. – 1995
A compilation of literature and clinical wisdom, this handbook provides the reader with current information on the safety and efficacy of the psychotropic agents in the pediatric population. It lists information on the pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, dosing, and suggested monitoring guidelines for children and adolescents. The guide may also be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Drug Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Bishop, Andrew C. – Mental Retardation, 1992
A six-point program of diagnostic inquiry and treatment strategy for individuals with behavior disorders in addition to severe or profound mental retardation is presented, which allows alternate etiological hypotheses to be tested in a clinical setting. This format is intended to unify psychopharmacy practice in mental retardation and in general…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Therapy, Etiology
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Deveaugh-Geiss, Joseph; March, John; Shapiro, Mark; Andreason, Paul J.; Emslie, Graham; Ford, Lisa M.; Greenhill, Laurence; Murphy, Dianne; Prentice, Ernest; Roberts, Rosemary; Silva, Susan; Swanson, James M.; van Zwieten-Boot, Barbara; Vitiello, Benedetto; Wagner, Karen Dineen; Mangum, Barry – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To give academic researchers, government officials, and industry scientists an opportunity to assess the state of pediatric psychopharmacology and identify challenges facing professionals in the field. Method: Increased federal spending and the introduction of pediatric exclusivity led to large increases in pediatric psychopharmacology…
Descriptors: Safety, Psychiatry, Mental Disorders, Research Needs
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Silverstone, Barbara; And Others – Gerontologist, 1986
Set of articles consisting of an introduction (Barbara Silverstone, et al.) and case study concerning drug misuse in the elderly, and six papers examining the case from the perspectives of clinical pharmacology (William Simonson); pharmacology (Peter Lamy); psychiatry (Charles Gaitz and Nancy Wilson); nursing (Delores Alford); social work (Janet…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Drug Abuse, Drug Therapy, Medical Care Evaluation
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Emslie, Graham; Kratochvil, Christopher; Vitiello, Benedetto; Silva, Susan; Mayes, Taryn; McNulty, Steven; Weller, Elizabeth; Waslick, Bruce; Casat, Charles; Walkup, John; Pathak, Sanjeev; Rohde, Paul; Posner, Kelly; March, John – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To compare the rates of physical, psychiatric, and suicide-related events in adolescents with MDD treated with fluoxetine alone (FLX), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), combination treatment (COMB), or placebo (PBO). Method: Safety assessments included adverse events (AEs) collected by spontaneous report, as well as systematic…
Descriptors: Safety, Patients, Adolescents, Suicide
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Kratochvil, Christopher J.; Varley, Christopher; Cummins, Thomas K.; Martin, Andres – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
This paper presents a case of an 11-year-old boy who was admitted to an acute inpatient psychiatric setting because of a recent exacerbation of physical aggression, accompanied by long-standing problems with verbal aggression, irritability, dysphoria, and sleep disturbance. His family history was notable for domestic violence, substance abuse by…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sleep, Family Influence, Depression (Psychology)
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