Academic Publications

Academic Publications

Preventing and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children and Youth

September 11th, 2004

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders in children. Over 64,000 children in BC are affected. These disorders are characterized by excessive worry that interferes with healthy development and that causes distress and impairment at home, at school and in the community.

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Preventing and Treating Conduct Disorder in Children and Youth

August 11th, 2004

Conduct disorder (or severe antisocial behaviour) affects over 40,000 children in BC. This systematic review outlines the best currently available approaches for children with conduct disorder.

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How Important Is Permanency Planning for Children? Considerations for Pediatricians involved in Child Protection

January 11th, 2004

Charlotte Waddell, Harriet MacMillan, and Anna Marie Pietrantonio. (2004). How important is permanency planning for children? Considerations for pediatricians involved in child protection. Journal of Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics, 25(4).

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Child and Youth Mental Health Research Reports: 3. Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Children and Youth

December 11th, 2002

The third Child and Youth Mental Health Research Report, prepared in October 2002, provides an update on the prevalence of mental disorders in children and youth, including new findings from recent epidemiological surveys.

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Child and Youth Mental Health Research Reports: 2. Draft Practice Parameters

November 11th, 2002

In the second Child and Youth Mental Health Research Report, produced in April 2002, preliminary research evidence was summarized in the form of draft interdisciplinary practice parameters for five key children’s mental disorders: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia.

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