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62 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 2,157 Child and Adolescent Health papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • One of the reasons paediatric research agendas are being designed is to create a clear overview of what the research questions are that need to be investigated - if this question is left unanswered, why bother designing the agendas at all? Therefore, we developed a 5-step tool to identify these agendas and to describe their impact.

    The academic impact of paediatric research agendas: a descriptive analysis · 2024 · DOI

  • During a recent grand rounds held in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, the speaker noted that the crisis is not limited to the United States, global estimates are that pediatric anxiety and depression have doubled during the past year (Dwyer, 2021).

    The Children's Mental Health Crisis and Pediatric Mental Health Care Programs: An option for expanded treatment options · 2021 · DOI

  • The purpose of this article is to provide an example of nursing involvement in PM, specifically as related to gathering biospecimens (saliva) from vulnerable, understudied adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders and their family members.

    Raising the Level of Nursing Involvement in the National Precision Medicine Initiative: An Example · 2016 · DOI

  • A positive relationship between the mental health consultant (MHC) and early care and education staff is considered important for achieving positive early childhood mental health consultation outcomes, but little is known about the attributes of MHCs that contribute to relationships with staff and to staff-reported child outcomes.

    A multilevel analysis of consultant attributes that contribute to effective mental health consultation services · 2012 · DOI

  • When evaluating the body of evidence using the Evidence Alert Traffic Light Grading System (Bower, McLellan, Arney, & Campbell, 1996), the assigned traffic code is Yellow, that is, conflicting evidence exists; therefore, we should measure the outcomes of intervention carefully.

    Evidence to Practice Commentary: Is More Therapy Better? · 2012 · DOI

  • Methodology – This chapter will present an argument for the concept of child inclusion by presenting limited data from research at a private clinic in the state of Florida, USA.

    Remembering the Child Patient · 2011 · DOI

  • Although anencephalic infants and patients in the persistent vegetative state (PVS) have often been suggested as paradigmatic cases for discussing the issue of medical futility, there is no consensus among physicians or ethicists that treatment of such patients is futile and courts have not supported the futility argument.

    The Role of Dissertation Self-Efficacy in Increasing Dissertation Completion: Sources, Effects and Viability of a New Self-Efficacy Construct · 2010 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: Although psychiatric morbidity is common amongst paediatric patients, little is known about the availability of CAMH paediatric liaison services.

    Paediatric Liaison Work by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services · 2005 · DOI

  • ”4These versions of the statement were initially rejected by the AAP Board of Directors (BOD) on the grounds that the BOD believed that it could not determine terminology to that degree.

    History of the Medical Home Concept · 2004 · DOI

  • Each mode of questioning elicited different kinds of responses which, taken as a whole, illustrated: that children give both "public" and "private" accounts of health and illness; can hold apparently inconsist ent views about health simultaneously; often show limited knowledge or understanding of parents' health-related behaviours; and may reveal weak links between health-related attitudes and beliefs and behavioural practices.

    Talking to young children about health: methods and findings · 1991 · DOI

  • 682 THE CHILD IN THE PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL those children from unstable and disorganized families who in the hospital find the love, appreciation and acceptance which is lacking at home.

    The child in the pediatric hospital: Adaptation to illness and hospitalization. · 1961 · DOI

  • three bureaus are then sent to the Depart ment of Special Education which serves as the coordinating agency. Placement in a special school is recommended by the Director of Special Education to the Superintendent of Schools through the Assistant Superintendent in charge from these of Special Education. Notification let ters are then written to the family of the child, the school which referred the child, and the special school which is to receive the child, informing each of the recommendations set forth in the letter to the Superintendent of Schools. When the child finally arrives at school, he is immediately put to rest, his pulse and his temperature are re corded, and a temporary school sched ule is arranged based on the findings sent from the School Cardiac Clinic.

    Newark School Program of Care for Children with Rheumatic and Congenital Heart Disease · 1948 · DOI

  • It was argued that because of the limited time which the clinic gives to the community, any broad base for a mental hygiene program is lacking, the clinic continues to be thought of by lay persons as a Downloaded by [Universite Laval] at 09:37 04 March 2015 162 MARY T.

    An evaluation of a state hospital child guidance clinic<sup>1</sup> · 1941 · DOI

  • The patients who could not be located were equally distributed among the three adjustment groups (Table XXV), but cases not fol- lowed because staff members thought such an investigation contra- indicated and cases in which the data were insufficient for rating the patient's adjustment occurred in disproportionate numbers among the partially adjusted.

    The outcome of treatment in a child guidance clinic: A comparison and an evaluation<sup>1</sup> · 1933 · DOI

  • Learners who are neurodivergent, including individuals with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, and related cognitive variations, remain underrecognized and insufficiently supported within medical education.

    Neurodivergence in Medical Education: Current Landscape and Inclusive Future for Pediatrics · 2026 · DOI

  • Additionally, there is no consensus on how to utilize ACEs screening in primary care and which ACE scores necessitate indicated interventions.

    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Screening in Primary Care Settings for Adults: A Systematic Review · 2025 · DOI

  • A number of CYMHS innovations hold promise for advancing scale-up but little is known about how real-world efforts are progressing.

    Scale-up of Global Child and Youth Mental Health Services: A Scoping Review · 2024 · DOI

  • Phenomenon: The American Academy of Pediatrics and Canadian Pediatric Society recommend that pediatricians incorporate literacy promotion during well child care, but literacy promotion education during pediatric training remains understudied.

    Training Pediatric Residents in Literacy Promotion: Residency Directors’ Perspectives · 2019 · DOI

  • Shared-care initiatives may provide a solution to the apparent increasing dependence of GPs on paediatric specialists, although, currently, evidence is lacking about both the prevalence and composition of shared care for children in Australia.

    Perspectives of Australian general practitioners on shared care for paediatric patients · 2016 · DOI

  • A small, but strong, cohort of dual-certified music therapists/child life specialists is currently practicing in the field, but the nuances of their clinical practice have not been systematically examined.

    Clinical Practice of Dual-Certified Music Therapists/Child Life Specialists: A Phenomenological Study · 2011 · DOI

  • Despite limited information concerning cost effectiveness, the Healthy Steps Program provides clear benefit through early screening, family-centered care, and evidence-based anticipatory guidance.

    Healthy Steps: A Systematic Review of a Preventive Practice-Based Model of Pediatric Care · 2009 · DOI

  • SUMMARY Didactic skill training in clinical practice techniques is insufficient to assist first line child protective supervisors in the difficult task of changing a child welfare organization's culture to emphasize the therapeutic aspects of intervention.

    Using 360 Degree Evaluation to Improve Clinical Skill Development by First Line Child Protective Services Supervisors · 2007 · DOI

  • Although the literature so far is sparse, the contribution of cognitive-behavioural therapy is reviewed in the areas of pediatric cancer, asthma, and diabetes mellitus.

    Cognitive-behavioural Interventions in Pediatric Chronic Illness · 1998 · DOI

  • Published information is scarce regarding the extent to which public and private health insurance will reimburse health-related services needed by infants and toddlers with developmental delays.

    Private and Public Health Insurance for Early Intervention Services · 1992 · DOI

  • Psychiatric input, however, is usually quite limited; frequently the evaluation takes place solely in the psychiatrist's office and information about the child's school behavior is limited to the written referrals.

    Psychiatric Input as Part of a Comprehensive Evaluation Program for Socially and Emotionally Disturbed Children · 1985 · DOI

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