How May We Discover the Children Who Need Special Care?

pain management in the intensive care unit: do we need special protocols?

Children who have special health-care needs: ethical issues.

Introduction Nearly one in five children in the United States has special health-care needs, including chronic medical conditions and developmental disabilities that require care well beyond the needs of children who are developing typically and are in good health. For a minority of such children, these needs are multiple and complex, requiring significant help from health professionals and the...

The Diagnostic Dilemma: Why We Need to Change How We Diagnose Bipolar Disorder in Children

Bipolar disorder diagnosis has been rising dramatically in children for the past decade. In response to this increase, writes Daniel Dickstein, M.D., of Bradley Hospital and Brown University, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health and elsewhere are reviewing the diagnostic criteria. In coming years, Dickstein argues, recognizing and diagnosing bipolar disorder in children should...

Barking up the Wrong Tree: Why and How We May Need to Revise Alcohol Addiction Therapy

One of the main characteristics of alcohol abuse and addiction is the loss of control over alcohol intake and the continuation of drinking in the face of negative consequences. Mounting evidence strongly suggests that an alcohol-induced imbalance between goal-directed and habitual behavior may be one of the main driving factors of this key feature of addiction and furthermore play a key role in...

Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit: Do We Need Special Protocols?

Please cite this paper as: Hajiesmaeili MR, Safari S. Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit: Do We Need Special Protocols? Anesth Pain. 2012;1(4):237-8. DOI: 10.5812/AAPM.4523 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Because of the inability of patients in intensive care unit, controlling of pain is commonly missed by physicians and nurses, in this editorial we di...