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Sundell AL, Marcusson A, Törnhage CJ. Salivary Cortisol Rhythms in Children With Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Case-Control Study. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2018; 55:1072-1080. [PMID: 29613838 DOI: 10.1177/1055665618767425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Knowledge about the stress response in children with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is sparse and the association between the stress response and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is unknown. Consequently, investigations on the influence of CL/P on the stress response alone and its association with HRQoL are of importance. The purpose was to determine whether salivary cortisol concentration in children with CL/P differs from that in children without clefts (controls) and whether there are any differences in salivary cortisol concentrations between ages, gender, and type of cleft. Furthermore, the final aim was to determine the correlation between salivary cortisol concentration and HRQoL. DESIGN The study used a cross-sectional case-control design. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-one 5- and 10-year-old children with CL/P and 180 age-matched controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Salivary samples were collected on 2 mornings and 1 evening for each child. Samples were analyzed using a commercial competitive radioimmunoassay and HRQoL was assessed using the KIDSCREEN-52. RESULTS Salivary cortisol concentrations were similar in children with CL/P and controls. There was no difference in salivary cortisol concentrations between children with different types of cleft. There was no correlation between cortisol concentration and HRQoL. CONCLUSION Five- and 10-year-old children with corrected CL/P seemed not to be more stressed than controls, and there were no correlation to HRQoL. The HRQoL levels - were comparable to that of a European norm population.
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- Anna Lena Sundell
- 1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education, Jönköping, Sweden
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- 2 Department of Dentofacial Orthopedics, Maxillofacial Unit, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- 3 Department of Pediatrics, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden.,4 Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Horigian VE, Anderson AR, Szapocznik J. Family-based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2016; 25:603-28. [PMID: 27613341 PMCID: PMC6986353 DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Adolescent substance use is a major risk factor for negative outcomes, including substance dependence later in life, criminal behavior, school problems, mental health disorders, injury, and death. This article provides a user-friendly, clinically focused, and pragmatic review of current and evidence-based family treatments, including multisystemic therapy, multidimensional family therapy, functional family therapy, brief strategic family therapy, ecologically based family therapy, family behavior therapy, culturally informed flexible family treatment for adolescents, and strengths-oriented family therapy. Outcomes, treatment parameters, adolescent characteristics, and implementation factors are reviewed.
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- Viviana E. Horigian
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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Horigian VE, Anderson AR, Szapocznik J. Taking Brief Strategic Family Therapy from Bench to Trench: Evidence Generation Across Translational Phases. FAMILY PROCESS 2016; 55:529-42. [PMID: 27412949 PMCID: PMC6878974 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In this article, we review the research evidence generated over 40 years on Brief Strategic Family Therapy illustrating the NIH stages of intervention development and highlighting the translational process. Basic research (Stage 0) led to the discovery of the characteristics of the population and the nature of the problems that needed to be addressed. This step informed the selection of an intervention model that addressed the problems presented by the population, but in a fashion that was congruent with the population's culture, defined in terms of its value orientations. From this basic research, an intervention that integrated structural and strategic elements was selected and refined through testing (Stage I). The second stage of translation (Stage II) included efficacy trials of a specialized engagement module that responded to challenges to the provision of services. It also included several other efficacy trials that documented the effects of the intervention, mostly in research settings or with research therapists. Stages III/IV in the translational process led to the testing of the effectiveness of the intervention in real-world settings with community therapists and some oversight from the developer. This work revealed that an implementation/organizational intervention was required to achieve fidelity and sustainability of the intervention in real-world settings. The work is currently in Stage V in which new model development led to an implementation intervention that can ensure fidelity and sustainability. Future research will evaluate the effectiveness of the current implementation model in increasing adoption, fidelity, and long-term sustainability in real-world settings.
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- Viviana E Horigian
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL.
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
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Epstein RA, Fonnesbeck C, Potter S, Rizzone KH, McPheeters M. Psychosocial Interventions for Child Disruptive Behaviors: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2015; 136:947-60. [PMID: 26482672 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-2577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Disruptive behavior disorders are among the most common child and adolescent psychiatric disorders and associated with significant impairment. OBJECTIVE Systematically review studies of psychosocial interventions for children with disruptive behavior disorders. METHODS We searched Medline (via PubMed), Embase, and PsycINFO. Two reviewers assessed studies against predetermined inclusion criteria. Data were extracted by 1 team member and reviewed by a second. We categorized interventions as having only a child component, only a parent component, or as multicomponent interventions. RESULTS Sixty-six studies were included. Twenty-eight met criteria for inclusion in our meta-analysis. The effect size for the multicomponent interventions and interventions with only a parent component had the same estimated value, with a median of -1.2 SD reduction in outcome score (95% credible interval, -1.6 to -0.9). The estimate for interventions with only a child component was -1.0 SD (95% credible interval, -1.6 to -0.4). LIMITATIONS Methodologic limitations of the available evidence (eg, inconsistent or incomplete outcome reporting, inadequate blinding or allocation concealment) may compromise the strength of the evidence. Population and intervention inclusion criteria and selected outcome measures eligible for inclusion in the meta-analysis may limit applicability of the results. CONCLUSIONS The 3 intervention categories were more effective than the control conditions. Interventions with a parent component, either alone or in combination with other components, were likely to have the largest effect. Although additional research is needed in the community setting, our findings suggest that the parent component is critical to successful intervention.
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- Richard A Epstein
- Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Evidence-Based Practice Center, and Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry,
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- Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Evidence-Based Practice Center, and Departments of Biostatistics, and
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- Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Evidence-Based Practice Center, and
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Evidence-Based Practice Center, and Health Policy, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
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Darwiche J, de Roten Y. Couple and family treatments: study quality and level of evidence. FAMILY PROCESS 2015; 54:138-59. [PMID: 25308547 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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This paper examines the application of the guidelines for evidence-based treatments in family therapy developed by Sexton and collaborators to a set of treatment models. These guidelines classify the models using criteria that take into account the distinctive features of couple and family treatments. A two-step approach was taken: (1) The quality of each of the studies supporting the treatment models was assessed according to a list of ad hoc core criteria; (2) the level of evidence of each treatment model was determined using the guidelines. To reflect the stages of empirical validation present in the literature, nine models were selected: three models each with high, moderate, and low levels of empirical validation, determined by the number of randomized clinical trials (RCTs). The quality ratings highlighted the strengths and limitations of each of the studies that provided evidence backing the treatment models. The classification by level of evidence indicated that four of the models were level III, "evidence-based" treatments; one was a level II, "evidence-informed treatment with promising preliminary evidence-based results"; and four were level I, "evidence-informed" treatments. Using the guidelines helped identify treatments that are solid in terms of not only the number of RCTs but also the quality of the evidence supporting the efficacy of a given treatment. From a research perspective, this analysis highlighted areas to be addressed before some models can move up to a higher level of evidence. From a clinical perspective, the guidelines can help identify the models whose studies have produced clinically relevant results.
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- Joëlle Darwiche
- Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Cornet LJM, de Kogel CH, Nijman HLI, Raine A, van der Laan PH. Neurobiological changes after intervention in individuals with anti-social behaviour: a literature review. CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AND MENTAL HEALTH : CBMH 2015; 25:10-27. [PMID: 24888269 DOI: 10.1002/cbm.1915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND A neurobiological perspective has become accepted as a valuable approach for understanding anti-social behaviour. There is literature to suggest that, in non-offending populations, psychological treatments affect both neurobiological measures and clinical presentation. A theoretical position to this effect has been adopted with respect to offender treatment, but there has been no systematic review of empirical literature on this point. AIMS This study aimed to ascertain from published literature firstly whether there is evidence of change in neuropsychological or physiological measures after behavioural treatments/programmes for people with anti-social behaviour and secondly whether these neurobiological changes are associated with behavioural change. METHOD A systematic search strategy was formulated to include studies considering 'neurobiological factors', 'anti-social population', 'treatment' and 'treatment outcome'. The Maryland Scientific Methods Scale was used to select relevant studies of sufficient methodological quality. RESULTS Eleven studies were found, only one with adults. Overall, the values of specific neurobiological risk factors, particularly of basal cortisol, become less abnormal following intervention. There was some evidence for a link between change in neurobiological functioning and behavioural improvement. CONCLUSIONS Findings, although provisional, may provide new insights into the underlying mechanisms of interventions for anti-social behaviour. Future studies that include pre-treatment neurobiological assessment could help reveal physical vulnerabilities that interventions should target to improve treatment efficacy, and provide for objective, independent corroboration of change.
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- Liza J M Cornet
- Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Research and Documentation Centre (WODC), Ministry of Security and Justice, The Hague, The Netherlands
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von Sydow K, Retzlaff R, Beher S, Haun MW, Schweitzer J. The efficacy of systemic therapy for childhood and adolescent externalizing disorders: a systematic review of 47 RCT. FAMILY PROCESS 2013; 52:576-618. [PMID: 24102196 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Systemic (family) therapy is a widely used psychotherapy approach. However, most systematic efficacy reviews have focused solely on "family-based treatment" rather than on the theoretic orientation "systemic therapy." We systematically review trials on the efficacy of systemic therapy for the treatment of childhood and adolescent externalizing disorders. All randomized (or matched) controlled trials (RCT) evaluating systemic/systems-oriented therapy in various forms (family, individual, group, multi-family group therapy) with child or adolescent index patients (0-17 years) suffering from mental disorders were identified by data base searches and cross-references. Inclusion criteria were as follows: index patient diagnosed with a DSM- or ICD-listed mental disorder, and trial published in any language up to the end of 2011. The RCTs were analyzed for their research methodology, interventions applied, and results (postintervention; follow-up). A total of 47 trials from the United States, Europe, and China, published in English, German, and Mandarin, were identified. A total of 42 of them showed systemic therapy to be efficacious for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, conduct disorders, and substance use disorders. Results were stable across follow-up periods of up to 14 years. There is a sound evidence base for the efficacy of systemic therapy for children and adolescents (and their families) diagnosed with externalizing disorders.
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- Kirsten von Sydow
- Berlin School of Psychology/Psychologische Hochschule Berlin (PHB), Berlin, Germany
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Scotto Rosato N, Correll CU, Pappadopulos E, Chait A, Crystal S, Jensen PS. Treatment of maladaptive aggression in youth: CERT guidelines II. Treatments and ongoing management. Pediatrics 2012; 129:e1577-86. [PMID: 22641763 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop guidelines for management and treatment of maladaptive aggression in youth in the areas of psychosocial interventions, medication treatments, and side-effect management. METHODS Evidence was assembled and evaluated in a multistep process, including systematic reviews of published literature; an expert survey of recommended practices; a consensus conference of researchers, policymakers, clinicians, and family advocates; and review by the steering committee of successive drafts of the recommendations. The Center for Education and Research on Mental Health Therapeutics Treatment of Maladaptive Aggression in Youth guidelines reflect a synthesis of the available evidence, based on this multistep process. RESULTS This article describes the content, rationale, and evidence for 11 recommendations. Key treatment principles include considering psychosocial interventions, such as evidence-based parent and child skills training as the first line of treatment; targeting the underlying disorder first following evidence-based guidelines; considering individual psychosocial and medical factors, including cardiovascular risk in the selection of agents if medication treatment (ideally with the best evidence base) is initiated; avoiding the use of multiple psychotropic medications simultaneously; and careful monitoring of treatment response, by using structured rating scales, as well as close medical monitoring for side effects, including metabolic changes. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of children with maladaptive aggression is a "moving target" requiring ongoing assimilation of new evidence as it emerges. Based on the existing evidence, the Treatment of Maladaptive Aggression in Youth guidelines provide a framework for management of maladaptive aggression in youth, appropriate for use by primary care clinicians and mental health providers.
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- Nancy Scotto Rosato
- State of New Jersey, Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Baldwin SA, Christian S, Berkeljon A, Shadish WR. The effects of family therapies for adolescent delinquency and substance abuse: a meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2012; 38:281-304. [PMID: 22283391 DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This meta-analysis summarizes results from k = 24 studies comparing either Brief Strategic Family Therapy, Functional Family Therapy, Multidimensional Family Therapy, or Multisystemic Therapy to either treatment-as-usual, an alternative therapy, or a control group in the treatment of adolescent substance abuse and delinquency. Additionally, the authors reviewed and applied three advanced meta-analysis methods including influence analysis, multivariate meta-analysis, and publication bias analyses. The results suggested that as a group the four family therapies had statistically significant, but modest effects as compared to treatment-as-usual (d = 0.21; k = 11) and as compared to alternative therapies (d = 0.26; k = 11). The effect of family therapy compared to control was larger (d = 0.70; k = 4) but was not statistically significant probably because of low power. There was insufficient evidence to determine whether the various models differed in their effectiveness relative to each other. Influence analyses suggested that three studies had a large effect on aggregate effect sizes and heterogeneity statistics. Moderator and multivariate analyses were largely underpowered but will be useful as this literature grows.
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Vaillancourt T, Duku E, Decatanzaro D, Macmillan H, Muir C, Schmidt LA. Variation in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity among bullied and non-bullied children. Aggress Behav 2008; 34:294-305. [PMID: 18161876 DOI: 10.1002/ab.20240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We examined the relationship between being bullied during childhood and activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis as assessed through repeated measures of salivary cortisol. A non-clinical sample of 154 (74 boys) predominantly Caucasian middle-class 12-year-olds each provided detailed information about their experiences with bullying and six saliva samples were standardized across time and day. Children with a history of child maltreatment, diagnosed psychiatric illness, foster care placement, medication use (psychotropic and oral contraception) and aggression directed toward peers and/or family members were excluded. Using multilevel regression and applying orthogonal polynomial contrasts to model the observed circadian pattern in the data, we found that occasional and frequent verbal peer victimization was associated with hyposecretion of cortisol when controlling for sex, pubertal status, age, depression and anxiety. This relation, however, was moderated by sex. For boys, occasional exposure was associated with higher cortisol levels, whereas for girls exposure was associated with lower cortisol levels. The present study highlights the need to consider the plight of peer-victimized children seriously, as it is associated with alterations to the HPA axis that affect males and females differently, and likely diminishes a person's ability to cope with stress, possibly placing them at risk for psychopathology and ill health.
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- Tracy Vaillancourt
- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Zusammenfassung. Bullying stellt eine Form von Gewalt dar, die zum Schulalltag vieler Schülerinnen und Schüler gehört und sowohl körperliche und verbale Gewalt, aber auch Hänseleien oder Viktimisierung durch systematische Ausgrenzung einzelner Schülerinnen bzw. Schüler umfasst. Bullying tritt zumeist im sozialen Kontext “Schule” stabil auf und geht mit einer Vielzahl negativer Folgen einher. “Neue Medien” können dabei andauernde Viktimisierungen in Form von Cyberbullying unterstützen. In der Bullyingforschung wird zumeist lediglich die Täter- und/oder Opferperspektive betrachtet. Bullying tritt jedoch häufig in Anwesenheit von weiteren Beteiligten auf und kann als gruppendynamisches Phänomen betrachtet werden (Participant Role Approach). Zur kontroversen Diskussion führte die These der sozial intelligenten Täterin bzw. des Täters, der sein viktimisierendes Verhalten zielorientiert und im “machiavellistischen Sinne” sozial manipulativ zur Erreichung seiner Ziele einsetzt. Aus den dargestellten Befunden werden Implikationen für wirksame Präventionsansätze und Interventionen im schulischen Kontext abgeleitet.
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