Prevention for child and adolescent psychiatry in low-resource settings

Cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings.

Objective: To help care providers understand the current status of cervical cancer in low-resource countries. Options: The most effective and practical options for cervical screening and treatment in low-resource countries are evaluated. Outcomes: Improvement in rates of prevention and early detection of cervical cancer in low-resource countries. Evidence: PubMed or Medline, CINAHL, and The Coc...

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research

Research is another key component to our commitment to improving the lives of children and adolescents with severe mental illnesses. We foster a wide and growing range of investigations. Basic genetic and neuroscience research focuses on how the normal brain develops and why and how that development sometimes goes awry. Our clinical researchers are seeking to develop better tools for early, pre...

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research

Research is another key component to our commitment to improving the lives of children and adolescents with severe mental illnesses. We foster a wide and growing range of investigations. Basic genetic and neuroscience research focuses on how the normal brain develops and why and how that development sometimes goes awry. Our clinical researchers are seeking to develop better tools for early, pre...

Relevance for child and adolescent psychiatry

The first reported case of develop mental dyslexia appeared in the British Medical Journal in 1896. Dr Pringle Morgan, a general practitioner, described a 14-year-old boy named Percy, who, despite being ‘bright and of average intelligence in conversation’, had been unable to learn to read. Specimens of Percy’s writing show many spelling errors characteristic of dyslexia (such as ‘carlfuly’ for ...

Functional neuroimaging in child and adolescent psychiatry.