BACKGROUND Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders and negatively impacts caregivers' lives. Factors including barriers to accessing care, dissatisfaction with support services, and lack of caregiver resources may contribute to this. OBJECTIVES To report caregivers' experiences of ADHD diagnosis, behavioral therapy (BT), and su...

BACKGROUND Children and families affected by rare diseases have received scant consideration from the medical, scientific, and political communities, with parents' needs especially having received little attention. Affected parents often have limited access to information and support and appropriate health care services. While scales to measure the needs of parents of children with chronic illn...

Palliative care involves aggressively addressing and treating psychosocial, spiritual, religious, and family concerns, as well as considering the overall psychosocial structures supporting a patient. The concept of integrated palliative care removes the either/or decision a patient needs to make: they need not decide if they want either aggressive chemotherapy from their oncologist or symptom-g...

Services for youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) are designed with limited input from the themselves. This study explored experiences and recommendations services aimed at mitigating negative effects of among youth. A total 45 interviews were conducted YEH (ages 15 to 24, M = 21.5 years) who experienced least one night homelessness. Transcripts coded by using a modified constructivist grounde...