Challenges of caring for children with mental disorders: Experiences and views of caregivers attending the outpatient clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam - Tanzania [PDF]
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2012 Background It is estimated that world-wide up to 20 % of children suffer from debilitating mental illness. Mental disorders that pose a significant concern include learning disorders, hyperkinetic disorders (ADHD), depression, psychosis, pervasive ...
Ambikile Joel, Outwater Anne
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Does routine child health surveillance contribute to the early detection of children with pervasive developmental disorders? – An epidemiological study in Kent, U.K. [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2004 Background Recently changed guidelines for child health surveillance in the United Kingdom (U.K.) suggest targeted checks only, instead of the previously conducted routine or universal screening at 2 years and 3.5 years.
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia, 2010 O objetivo deste artigo foi refletir e discutir o papel do fonoaudiólogo na condução das estratégias terapêuticas junto à família de uma criança com Transtorno Global do Desenvolvimento.
Marta Cecília Rabinovitsch Gertel +1 more
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Sleep physiology and sleep disorders in childhood
Nature and Science of Sleep, 2011 Hanan M El ShakankiryKing Fahd University Hospital, Al Dammam University, Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaAbstract: Sleep has long been considered as a passive phenomenon, but it is now clear that it is a period of intense brain activity involving ...
El Shakankiry HM
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Unremitting Impulsive Aggression in a Child with Childhood Onset Schizophrenia and Pervasive Development Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified: The Role of Stimulants, Atypical Antipsychotics and Mood Stabilizers [PDF]
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2013 Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical; NIMH; NINDS; Tourette Syndrome Association; Otsuka; Shire; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Pfizer; Boehringer ...
Sarper, Taskiran, Barbara J, Coffey
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A TEACCH Class Model for Comprehensive Intervention in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Journal of Education for Sustainability and Diversity, 2023 Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are pervasive developmental disorders that cover various aspects of development. Interventions using drugs are still not clearly proven to address the core problems of children with autism spectrum disorders, so ...
Febrita Ardianingsih +2 more
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Neurodevelopmental disorders in ICD-11 classification
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction The term “neurodevelopmental disorders” was first used in DSM-5. The ICD-11 retained this term, with some changes in the classification compared to DSM-5 and ICD-10.
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Epigenetics, 2023 Background: ‘Epigenetic clocks’ have been developed to accurately predict chronologic gestational age and have been associated with child health outcomes in prior work. Methods: We meta-analysed results from four prospective U.S cohorts investigating the
Ashley Y. Song +11 more
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are perhaps the most severe, intractable and challenging child psychiatric disorders. They are complex, pervasive and highly heterogeneous and depend on multifactorial neurodevelopmental conditions.
Athanasios Beopoulos +3 more
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Translational Psychiatry, 2023 Human brain development starts in the embryonic period. Maternal preconception nutrition and nutrient availability to the embryo may influence brain development at this critical period following conception and early cellular differentiation, thereby ...
Jian Huang +14 more
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