Dissociative Spectrum Disorders in the Primary Care Setting

Addressing medical needs of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders in a primary care setting

Little has been reported about how to improve health care access and delivery for adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder. To understand the contributions to the health disparities in the autism spectrum disorder population, we conducted two independent research approaches to learn about current medical needs. A retrospective chart review was performed to evaluate medical comorbidi...

Prevalence of gambling disorders in a primary care setting.

BACKGROUND Pathologic gambling prevalence seems to be increasing as opportunities for gambling increase. Prevalence may be different in a primary care setting compared with population-based studies. OBJECTIVES To determine the gambling disorder prevalence in a primary care setting and to investigate associations between gambling disorders and proximity to a casino, substance abuse, health rat...

Screening for autism spectrum disorders in primary care settings.

The need for autism-specific screening during pediatric well-child visits has been established. However, additional support for specific screening instruments is needed. The current study used the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) and the M-CHAT Follow-Up Interview to screen 4797 children during toddler checkups. Of the 4797 cases, 466 screened positive on the M-CHAT; of the 36...

Bipolar spectrum disorders in primary care: optimising diagnosis and treatment.

Screening strategies for autism spectrum disorders in pediatric primary care.

BACKGROUND Two strategies have been proposed for early identification of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD): (1) using a general screening tool followed by an ASD-specific screening tool for those who screen positive on the former or (2) using an ASD-specific tool for all children. The relative yield of these two strategies has not been examined. OBJECTIVES This study compared the ...