the obesity epidemic in children and adolescents

... much of the literature reviewing and contributed to the writing of the report HJM contributed to appraising the content and the writing of the report CDS contributed to the supervision and conceptualisation ... 1 Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007 Paul A Tiffin*, 2Bronia Arnott, 3Helen ... of wellbeing and biometrics should be utilised in replicating the present analyses However, in order to model hypothesised underlying mechanisms driving the association further longitudinal data...

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... CD without increasing the risk of misclassification Preconditions are • • • • high quality serology including EMA taking quantitative antibody levels into account HLA typing full information ... gluten and related prolamines  in genetically (mainly HLA) susceptible individuals  characterized by a combination of: • gluten dependent clinical manifestations • anti-tissue transglutaminase ... Agenda • • • • Change in clinical paradigm Definitions of coeliac disease New diagnostic guidelines Algorithms Interlaken ESPGHAN criteria (1979) Small intestinal biopsy: villous atrophy...

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... that met inclusion criteria Families were then approached in the clinic before seeing their doctor and invited to enroll in the study After enrolling, children and proxies were asked to independently ... running" instead of "running" and "never was a problem" instead of "never") to increase comprehensibility The second wave of cognitive interviews was carried out in 30 children and parents and ... Cardiopathies 6Poverty line is calculated according to total income, and number and age of people in the household, as per National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) guidelines ical and psychosocial...

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... gained from the relevant consultants participating in the project, cognitive interview feedback from the children and adolescents, and the investigator's judgement of the quality of the item These ... ceiling and floor effects Children and adolescents between and 16 years of age and their parents were asked to participate in the DISABKIDS pilot and field study, completing the instrument either ... sense to include the item in the domain [29] The reliability of the domain, including the added items, was then re-calculated to ensure a good fit In some instances items were removed on the basis...

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... differences in physical functioning in comparison to healthy children These findings are consistent with PedsQL™ ADHD findings from The Netherlands [22] and Thailand [44] These multinational consistencies ... present findings Nevertheless, we are now conducting PedsQL™ research with physician-diagnosed ADHD to further extend these findings to the clinic setting Finally, while the ADHD and The author(s) ... across different instruments in regards to the effect sizes of the intercorrelations between the physical functioning and other relevant HRQOL domains, while the present findings with a chronic...

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... subject to bias) and non-randomized clinical studies were included if they investigated the effect of manual therapy on musculoskeletal disorders in children and/ or adolescents Therefore, we excluded ... authors independently performed the literature search and the screening of titles and abstracts LH drafted the manuscript, MJS did the critical revising and both authors read and approved the final ... treatment in the same manner as adults Logically, there might be considerations for treating children with manual therapy that not apply to adults [27] and therefore, treating children with therapies...

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... predominantly inattentive subtype 239 (70.7%) of the boys and 39 (47.0%) of the girls were diagnosed with the combined subtype The predominantly inattentive subtype was diagnosed in 86 (25.4%) of the ... physicians The scores for the item relating to drowsiness decreased over time (Table 4) Also the changes from baseline were more pronounced in parent and patient ratings than in physician ratings The ... improvement in the emotional well-being of the patients over time Surprisingly, both patient and physician ratings on the PAERS were similar, although children and adolescents seemed to dissimulate their...

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... damages the villi in the small intestine, causing an inadequate absorption of nutrients The disease has a varied spectrum of presentations, ranging from the classic form (chronic diarrhea, abdominal ... Signs and symptoms Occasional abdominal pain, difficulty gaining weight and height Prior history of anemia Difficulty gaining weight and height Prior history of anemia Frequent abdominal pain, ... (abnormal intestinal rhythm, abdominal pains, flatulence, recurrent aphthous ulcers, difficulty gaining weight and height, irritability, history of anemia, other cases of celiac disease in the family)...

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... of the trauma In the final stage of the interview, the child reviews and summarizes the session and links the current problems to the trauma Finally, the child is encouraged to talk about the interview, ... previously obscure science of voting machines, the electoral college, and the meaning of the words of the highest court in the land For medicine the situation is the same: the World Wide Web virtually ... shock” in the youngsters in her war nursery (Freud and Burlingham 1943) xviii PTSD IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS The first rigorous investigation of childhood trauma was conducted in the wake of the...

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... non-participants, there were no differences in their baseline KIDSCREEN-52 scores Secondly, the year interval between baseline and follow-up and the fact that there was only one follow-up administration ... of the principal tools to be used worldwide for screening purposes as well as in clinical assessment and cross-cultural comparisons [23] Finally, the SDQ and the KIDSCREEN-52 were originally intended ... contributions LR, JMV, ME and JA participated in the conception and design of the study LR, JAPV, and EVO analyzed the data MH and LR participated in the drafting of the article All authors contributed...

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... including Saint-John’s-wort and S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe) The next two chapters examine the importance of including psychosocial interventions in the treatment plan for children and adolescents ... address these concerns In conclusion, we hope that the information provided in this book will enable clinicians, parents, and other individuals involved in the treatment of children and adolescents ... clinical investigator Dr Findling is the principal investigator of a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development contract examining lithium in the treatment of pediatric mania and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... exercised in translating the in vitro and animal findings to humans Lithium and Neurotransmission Preclinical studies and information from adult human studies have provided information regarding the ... tested the assumption that the lithium levels used in therapeutic drug monitoring in adults are applicable to children and adolescents, in the absence of data to the contrary, this is the dosing ... preclude creatinine clearance being monitored routinely during the course of lithium treatment More commonly, renal function is assessed by initially and then periodically measuring creatinine and blood...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 04:20

... and combination therapy with the standard mood-stabilizing agents This subject is covered extensively in other chapters in this volume and is highlighted here as Table 7.1 In the Findling et al ... significantly greater in the valproateplus-quetiapine group than in the valproate-plus-placebo group (87% vs 53%) The findings of this study indicate that quetiapine in combination with divalproex ... tolerated the thyroxine better and showed smaller increments in their serum thyroid indices than controls None of the patients discontinued because of side effects, and 38% of the controls discontinued...

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... learning the components of the skill with the aid of a handout (e.g., for active listening: paraphrasing, keeping eye contact), (2) observing the clinician modeling the skill, (3) practicing the ... Carl and his mother attended sessions The therapists pointed out the importance of the involvement of the whole family Carl’s mother agreed that she would share handouts and the content of the therapy ... social interactions, develop friendships, and further extend the “lesson” of the day Each session ends with the children rejoining the parent group, in which they explain their session’s topic and...

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... cognitive and neuropsychological functioning in adults (Block, 1996), although the extent of these findings in youths remains unclear Given the increasingly growing concern with neuropsychological and ... disorder in children and adolescents include children with a variety of comorbidities Thus the mediating effect of the comorbid condition on the treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents ... and SUD is critical in unveiling the role of each disorder independently, or in combination, in mediating SUD For example, in evaluating the ECA data, Carlson, Bromet, and Jandorf (1998) have...

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... feelings that may have arisen during their interaction with the child and (2) to prevent the parents and child from allowing the negative interaction to continue indefinitely In addition, the ... believed to be important in positioning the parents to more effectively assist the child in maintaining stable mood states by enhancing their awareness and understanding of the process of dysregulation ... from the observing therapist Parents are instructed to practice CDI at home on a daily basis in order to maintain and enhance gains in the quality of the parent–child relationship They are also instructed...

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... research in bipolar disorder Brain imaging and genetic studies of pediatric bipolar disorder have already made inroads into understanding the development and etiology of this disorder and into finding ... taken in the context of the uncertainty that surrounds the treatment of bipolar depression in youths CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE DIAGNOSIS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS The diagnosis ... a significant increase in mood lability DATA FOR TREATING BIPOLAR DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Treatment of Unipolar Depression in Children and Adolescents In adults, there are several...

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... peripheral insulin sensitivity and, consequently, hyperinsulinemia were pivotal to the pathogenesis of PCOS Hopkinson hypothesized that insulin acts in the liver to inhibit the production of insulin-like ... (IGF-1) binding protein and SHBG, with the latter leading to an increase in free testosterone Therefore, according to Hopkinson, insulin resistance not only increases the secretion of ovarian androgen ... the theca interna and in the follicular responses to exogenous follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH; Franks, 1995) Therefore, the definition of PCOS differs in the United States and in Europe in the...

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... Relation of weight and rate of increase in weight during childhood and adolescence to body size, blood pressure, fasting insulin, and lipids in young adults: The Minneapolis Children s Blood Pressure ... 398 OTHER ISSUES assignments, and it exercises the important function of ensuring the continuing scientific validity and ethics of the investigation for the duration of the study DSMBs are in general ... prescribing medications to children in either research studies or usual practice It has become apparent that the methodology for eliciting, interpreting, classifying, recording, and analyzing clinical...

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