Education & Treatment of Children articles from May 2006

Education & Treatment of Children archives from May 2006

Bringing evidence-based child mental health services to the schools: general issues and specific populations.
May 1, 2006... Epidemiological research indicates a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents. Approximately 21% of children and adolescents, ages 9 to 17, have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder (Costello et al., 1996; Shaffer...

Building an interconnected policy-training-practice-research agenda to advance school mental health.
May 1, 2006... Abstract School mental health (SMH) programs and services have grown progressively in the United States in the past two decades, related to increased acknowledgement of their advantages and prominent federal initiatives (e.g., No Child...

Responding to today's mental health needs of children, families and schools: revisiting the preservice training and preparation of school-based personnel.
May 1, 2006... Abstract With the alarming increase in the mental health needs of youth today, traditional preservice preparation training programs for school-based personnel in the area of mental health are overwhelmingly insufficient. While school...

Treating anxiety disorders in a school setting.
May 1, 2006... Abstract Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent childhood psychological disorders. In addition to causing acute distress to the child, parent and school staff, anxiety disorders may also have a significant impact on a child's...

Matching interventions to children's mental health needs: feasibility and acceptability of a pilot school-based trauma intervention program.
May 1, 2006... Abstract The primary goal was to develop and implement a school-based, trauma-specific intervention program for inner-city children exposed to the World Trade Center attacks on September 11th, 2001. The feasibility and acceptability of the...

Preschool-based programs for externalizing problems.
May 1, 2006... Abstract Few mental health initiatives for young children have used classroom programs. Preschool-based efforts targeting externalizing behavior could help prevent conduct disorders. Additional benefits may include improved academic...

School-based interventions for children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: enhancing academic and behavioral outcomes.
May 1, 2006... Abstract The most common and widely studied treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) are psychostimulant medications and behavioral interventions. The purpose of this article is to review empirically-supported,...

Developing coordinated, multimodal, school-based treatment for young adolescents with ADHD.(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
May 1, 2006... Abstract Adolescents with ADHD experience serious impairment that taxes our education, mental health, and healthcare systems as well as the children and families. The development and evaluation of effective treatments for these youth have...

School-based prevention and intervention programs for children with emotional disturbance.
May 1, 2006... Abstract Children and adolescents with emotional disturbance (ED) exhibit chronic and diverse academic, emotional, behavioral, and/or medical difficulties that pose significant challenges for their education and treatment in schools....