Racism as an Adverse Childhood Experience: An Interactive Workshop to Train Pediatricians to Address Racism in Clinical Care
Conclusion: An interactive educational workshop on racism as an ACE was effective in improving pediatric professionals' comfort level and self-rated skills. Desire for a longer educational session suggests receptivity to longitudinal approaches. Replication and refinement of the educational workshop could clarify effective components of this approach. We advocate for longitudinal training curricula that incorporate observable behavior change and skills to increase and further evaluate the impact. Health care provider education and training to implement antiracism efforts in clinical encounters with patients and familie...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Special Article Source Type: research

Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) Worldwide: A Scoping Review
Conclusion: Cultural modifications were relatively minor and were, in general, made to establish equivalence with the source version. As well, the processes used to translate and culturally adapt the ASQ varied widely based on the types of methods. Additional work should be conducted to document the process of this crucial phase. (Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Preliminary Study of Coping, Perceived Control, and Depressive Symptoms in Youth with Sickle Cell Anemia
Conclusion: Secondary control coping may be particularly helpful for reducing depressive symptoms when adolescents' peer-related stressors are perceived as uncontrollable. Interventions to reduce internalizing problems in this population should consider teaching children and adolescents secondary control coping skills in addition to skills in identifying uncontrollable sources of stress. (Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Preschool Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Telephone Medication Management at Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Network Sites
We present descriptive statistics related to encounter types and χ2 analyses to compare frequencies across reasons for the end of treatment episode and across sites. Results: The study included 503 participants with a total of 1734 treatment episodes. The initial medication was started via a clinic encounter 85.9% of the time and via telephone encounters 14.1% of the time. When evaluating reasons for end of treatment episode, decreases in dose/frequency of medication were less common for clinic versus telephone encounters (27% vs 73%; p (Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Duration of Breastfeeding Mediates the Association Between Early Socioeconomic Risk and Child Vocabulary at Age 4
Conclusion: The current findings suggest that longer breastfeeding duration is a viable target for preventatively promoting child vocabulary, especially among families at socioeconomic risk. (Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Co-Occurrence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
The objective of this study is to retrospectively determine the co-occurrence, associated characteristics, and risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) in a pediatric sickle cell disease (SCD) clinic population. Method: We investigated the co-occurrence and features of NDD in pediatric SCD through a retrospective cohort study conducted between July 2017 and January 2019. The participants were patients with SCD younger than 18 years of age identified from our institutions' clinic rosters and medical records databases. Results: A total of 276 participants were eligible for study inclusion, and 65 par...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Exploring Links Between Prenatal Adversity and Adolescent Psychiatric Risk in a Canadian Population-Based Sample
Conclusion: Exposure to prenatal adversity in the form of maternal health problems was correlated with an increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety disorders in adolescence. Future studies should further investigate the effects of antenatal environmental exposures on these associations to determine the potential value of close monitoring of those exposed to prenatal risks. (Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Comparison of the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status and Ages and Stages Questionnaire Developmental Screening Tests in a Eurasian Country
ABSTRACT: Objective: The Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) are developmental screening tools that are commonly used in pediatric practice worldwide. We aimed to compare the screening results of the PEDS and the ASQ in children with a wide range of ages and to evaluate the degree of agreement between the tests across the age groups. Methods: The study was conducted with the participation of 327 children aged 3 to 72 months. Participants were administered the PEDS and then the ASQ. Children with known developmental disabilities were included in the s...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Knowledge of Infant Development and Parent Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Toddlers
ABSTRACT: Objective: Knowledge about child development is associated with parenting and children's outcomes. Parents with less accurate knowledge about developmental milestones may have unrealistic expectations for their child's behavior, which may affect parent well-being. Limited research has examined this topic relative to depression, but other aspects of parent well-being (e.g., parenting stress) are unexplored. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of an ongoing prospective cohort study of 300 families in central Ohio enrolled when children were a mean (SD) calendar age of 18.2 (0.7) months. Children of all...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Prevalence and Correlates of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Diverse, Treatment-Seeking Pediatric Overweight/Obesity Sample
Conclusion: ADHD prevalence was higher in this diverse sample of children seeking obesity treatment (17.6%) compared with the prevalence nationally (9%–10%) and in other obesity samples. Comorbid ADHD was related to higher weight status among racial minority youth and increased engagement in unhealthy lifestyle behaviors often targeted in weight management treatment. It is critical to screen for ADHD in pediatric specialty clinics and assess healthy lifestyle behaviors. (Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - July 30, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Responding to Discriminatory Patient Requests
CASE: Julia is a 13-year-old White adolescent girl who was referred for psychological counseling given concerns related to mood, nonadherence, and adjustment secondary to her new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. The family lives in a rural town located several hours from the academic medical center where she was diagnosed. After several months on a waitlist, the family was contacted to schedule a telehealth appointment with a predoctoral psychology trainee. When the scheduler informed the mother that her daughter would be scheduled with Ms. Huang, the mother abruptly stopped the conversation stating, “I do not want to w...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - June 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Challenging Case Source Type: research

Socioeconomic Factors Account for Variability in Language Skills in Preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Erratum
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - June 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Erratum Source Type: research

Longitudinal Psychiatric and Developmental Outcomes in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A Systematic Review
Conclusion: From the diathesis of physiological conditions and genetic variance, 22q11DS and its associated phenotype of persistent cognitive deficits, comorbid psychiatric disorders, and social impairments likely conspire to increase the risk for stress in adolescence. The diathesis-stress framework, along with chronic stress, increases psychosis risk in individuals with 22q11DS. The existing literature has a heavy focus on the impact of the deletion on individual skills and attributes, such as cognition, but lacks information on the impact of the environment. Future 22q11DS research should consider specific aspects o...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - June 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Climbing Mountains and Avoiding Slippery Slopes: Challenges in Constructing Measures of Children's Environments
ABSTRACT: Constructing valid, useful measures of children's environments is critical for advancing knowledge about relations between environmental conditions and child well-being. The approach to constructing useful measures of children's environments varies somewhat from the approach needed to construct valid, useful measures of children's personal characteristics. The commentary includes a review of literature on the distinction between reflective indicators and causal/formative indicators because it applies to the construction of measures of human environments. It also offers suggestions on how to select indicators ...
Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - June 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Special Article Source Type: research

Caring for Families with Young Children Affected by Substance Use Disorder: Needed Changes
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Source: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics - June 1, 2021 Category: Child Development Tags: Commentary Source Type: research