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Small talk: voice-hearing in children
- Authors:
- ESCHER Sandra, ROMME Marius, BUIKS Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 92, July 1998, pp.12-14.
- Publisher:
- MIND
It has long been known that children hear voices that could be described as 'auditory hallucinations', but until now there has been little research on subject. Describes a pioneering Dutch study.
Meshing science, practice and management
- Author:
- GRAHAM Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 28, January 1997, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
The author welcomes moves towards evidence-based children's mental health services, but suggests it will always be necessary to blend science with art.
Redefining residential: toward rational use of psychotropic medication
- Authors:
- KRISHNAN Mira C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 33(1), 2016, pp.3-12.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This is the eleventh in a series of papers issued by the Association of Children’s Residential Centers (ACRC) regarding key issues faced by the field in response to emerging research, policy, and best practice. This paper builds on the previous papers in the Redefining Residential Series to address psychotropic medication use in residential treatment. Evidence for use of psychotropic medication with children and youth and the complications presented by youth typically served in residential centres are reviewed. Several critical practices residential programmes should consider implementing are identified. Barriers to successful implementation are examined. A call is made for increased emphasis on what is described as rational use of psychotropic medications, prescribed in conjunction with other treatment modalities and careful monitoring of progress and outcomes. (Edited publisher abstract)
“Is there a getting better from this, or not?” examining the meaning and possibility of recovery from mental disorder
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Services, 35(2), 2014, pp.116-136.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The concept of “recovery” from mental disorder is widely used in the national conversation about youth and adult mental health treatment as if everyone is on the same page about what it means. Fundamental disagreements among researchers and practitioners exist, however, on a variety of issues related to the precise nature and meaning of recovery from mental, emotional, and behavioural disorder generally. Among these issues are: (a) The meaning of recovery; (b) The possibility of full recovery; and (c) Effective support for recovery. After reviewing diverging responses for each of these three issues, the authors then trace practical implications of competing interpretations for treatment and recovery itself. As demonstrated throughout, the stance taken on these questions can have profound and lifelong consequences for youth and children in treatment. (Edited publisher abstract)
The efficacy of systemic therapy for internalizing and other disorders of childhood and adolescence: a systematic review of 38 randomized trials
- Authors:
- RETZLAFF Ruediger, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Family Process, 52(4), 2013, pp.619-652.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Systemic therapy (ST) is one of the most widely applied psychotherapeutic approaches in the treatment of children and adolescents, yet few systematic reviews exist on the efficacy of ST with this age group. Parallel to a similar study on adults, a systematic review was performed to analyse the efficacy of ST in the treatment of children and adolescents. All randomised or matched controlled trials (RCT) evaluating ST in any setting with child and adolescent index patients were identified by database searches and cross-references, as well as in existing meta-analyses and reviews. Inclusion criteria were: index patient diagnosed with a DSM-IV or ICD-10 listed psychological disorder, or suffering from other clinically relevant conditions, and trial published by December 2011. Studies were analysed according to their sample, research methodology, interventions applied, and results at end-of-treatment and at follow-up. This article presents findings for internalising and mixed disorders. Thirty-eight trials were identified, with 33 showing ST to be efficacious for the treatment of internalising disorders (including mood disorders, eating disorders, and psychological factors in somatic illness). There is some evidence for ST being also efficacious in mixed disorders, anxiety disorders, Asperger disorder, and in cases of child neglect. Results were stable across follow-up periods of up to 5 years. Trials on the efficacy of ST for externalising disorders are presented in a second article. There is a sound evidence base for the efficacy of ST as a treatment for internalising disorders of child and adolescent patients. (Edited publisher abstract)
An alternative to hospitalizing youth in psychiatric crises: The children's village crisis residence model
- Authors:
- BAKER Amy J., ARCHER Marc, MELNICK Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 22(1), 2004, pp.55-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A hospital diversion program for treating young persons who are in psychiatric crisis is presented. The Crisis Residence program was developed at The Children's Village agency in Westchester, New York, initially as a way to avert psychiatric hospitalization of residents at the agency's residential treatment center. The program was subsequently expanded to serve community young people from the tri-state area as well. The rationale for the development of the program, an overview of the model, and data on residents served at the program over the course of one fiscal year are presented. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
The subjective experience of youth psychotropic treatment
- Author:
- FLOERSCH Jerry
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 1(4), 2003, pp.51-69.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Examines child and adolescent psychopharmacological research and argues that social work practice and research must examine the complex relationships, social and psychological, in youth pharmacologic treatment. Regarding identity formation, this article explores the developmental consequences when youth adopt an illness narrative to make sense of everyday medication treatment. A conceptual framework for mapping the socio-cultural context of youth medication management is outlined. In the conclusion, youth psychotropic treatment is connected to a perplexing 'interpretive gap,' which highlights the subjective quality of medication treatment. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Survey highlights crisis in services for children and young people
- Author:
- DOWNEY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.8.02, 2002, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Outlines steps professionals believe need to be taken to improve mental health treatment.
Becoming verbal: autism trauma and playfulness
- Author:
- BARROWS Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 28(1), April 2002, pp.53-72.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
This paper will describe work in progress with a boy who was 3.4 years old at the time of referral. At this time he had no speech and there were a number of marked autistic features in his presentation, although no formal diagnosis had been made. He had suffered the trauma of a life-threatening illness requiring major medical interventions at the age of 5 months and again at 18 months, which may have been the precipitating factor for his disturbance. He is from an intact family with an older sister and a younger brother and no apparent significant family pathology. During the course of his treatment - which has now been on-going for nearly three years - he has acquired a capacity for play and has become very talkative. Using extensive clinical material, the paper explores the factors which may have contributed to his improvement, especially the modifications in technique introduced by the therapist in order to make contact with this little boy. Special attention will be given to the role of playfulness, as introduced by the therapist, with particular reference to the way in which this may facilitate the emergence and expression of aggressive feelings and phantasies. The links with the development of the capacity for speech will be explored.
Expanding a continuum of care: a report on a partial-day treatment program
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Kristin E., DOW Randal T., NICHOLAS Peter M.
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 28(3), June 1999, pp.221-228.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Day treatment has been used to treat children with disruptive behavior disorders for over 20 years in the USA. This modality is increasingly appealing with the move toward providing children with the least-restrictive treatment. This article describes the design and implementation of an after-school partial-day treatment program for children referred to community mental health services for emotional and behavioral problems. Program evaluation is needed to determine whether these less intensive services can effective in treating referred children.