BACKGROUND The present study investigated the differential predictive value of parents', teachers', and clinicians' reports of psychopathology for poor outcome in children referred to a child psychiatric outpatient clinic. METHOD A referred sample (N = 96), aged 6 to 12 years at initial assessment, was followed up after a mean interval of 3.2 years. Data on parent- and teacher-reported proble...

BACKGROUND In the last few years, the results of different studies have confirmed, in different ways, the importance of early intervention for autism. This study aims to evaluate the role of early "as usual" interventions in the outcome of toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD Seventy children with ASD aged between 24 and 48 months were recruited at different centers ...

HYPOTHESIS We hypothesized that the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score may be a better and less subjective method than the Child-Turcotte-Pugh score for stratifying patients with cirrhosis before abdominal surgery. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTING Tertiary care institution. PATIENTS Fifty-three adult patients with histologically proven cirrhosis undergoing a...

BACKGROUND Two overweight prevention interventions were developed to be offered by preventive Youth Health Care (YHC) in addition to the currently applied overweight prevention protocol to parents of 0-3 year old children. The two interventions aim to support parents of preschool children to realize healthy child nutrition and activity behaviors of their young child. The aim of this study is to...

objectives:the aim of this single case study is to describe a child with landau kleffner syndrome who misdiagnosed as a child with autism spectrum disorder. we also explore occupational therapy`s role in correct process for diagnosis and treatment. methods:three times measurement with autism treatment evaluation checklist was performed to measure severity of symptoms and compare treatment outco...

how to cite this article: chiabi a, nguefack s, mah e, nodem s, mbuagbaw l, mbonda e, tchokoteu pf, doh a. risk factors for birth asphyxia in an urban health facility in cameroon. iran j child neurol. 2013 summer; 7(3):46-54. objective the world health organization (who) estimates that 4 million children are born with asphyxia every year, of which 1 million die and an equal number survive with ...

The paper addresses the linkage between certain aspects of the increasing economic integration of world markets and the level of child labour. We empirically examine, first, the often-cited conventional wisdom that multinational enterprises invest in countries where the extent of child labour is relatively high and, second, the concern that countries may gain an unfair comparative advantage in ...

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID. Table 1. Performance on reproductive and child health indicators………………………6 Table 2. Committee performance by method of formation………………………………9 Table 3. List of programs carried out by committees as of June 2002…………...….….13 Table 4. Activity level of committees by programs, attendance and exp...

Cranial traumas have different particularities in infants, toddlers, preschool child, school child and teenagers. The assessment of these cases must be individualized according to age. It is completely different in children that in adults. Trauma scales, very useful in grading the severity and predicting outcome in traumatic brain injury, used in adults must be adapted in children. Children hav...

OBJECTIVE To review the nature of outcome measures used to evaluate psychosocial treatment in children. METHOD Recent research findings that highlight the importance of outcome data and justify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are reviewed. RESULTS Outcome measures of child therapy can focus on changes in the child's symptoms, adaptation to the psychosocial environment, cognitive or emot...