Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
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The first goal of the study was to explore whether preterm newborns can learn to predict painful stimulation. The second goal was to provide a description of physiological and behavioral responses to repeated heel-sticks over days. Preterm newborns, born between 28 and 32 weeks gestational age, were observed five times over a period of 2 weeks while undergoing heel-sticks. ⋯ However, greater post-conceptional age (PCA) was associated with increased behavioral reactivity during heel-stick on Tests 4 and 5. The anticipatory heart rate increase during leg pickup highlights the preterm infant's early capacity to learn and react to experience in the neonatal intensive care unit. The lack of global change in reactivity to the invasive procedure over days illustrates the need to take into account specific factors such as PCA when investigating sensitivity to repeated pain experiences.
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Robert, a nearly 12-year-old boy, traveled an hour to see a new pediatrician. Robert's mom told the pediatrician that Robert had not been seen by a doctor for several years because "no one seems to be able to help him with his problem." Robert had been wetting the bed "ever since he was toilet-trained" at age 2 years. Robert wets the bed about 5 out of 7 nights. ⋯ A lively discussion ensued as the physicians realized that they employed a variety of treatments for enuresis. Robert's pediatrician wondered why his colleagues were not using the alarm because the literature seemed to indicate it to be the preferred treatment for enuresis. He asked the group if they would be interested in talking about the issue further and perhaps trying to understand the reasons for their varied approaches to this problem.
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J Dev Behav Pediatr · Oct 2000
Medication management of stimulants in pediatric practice settings: a national perspective.
Using a nationally representative sample of office-based physicians, the management practices of pediatricians, psychiatrists, and family practice physicians were investigated. The major aims were to determine (1) what types of services these physicians were providing to children who received stimulants, (2) what factors predicted receipt of stimulants, and (3) whether these practices were concordant or discordant with professional consensus on diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD). Prescribing and management practice data from the 1995 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) were analyzed for children ages 0 to 17 years who were seen for psychiatric problems and received stimulant medication. ⋯ Less than 50% of pediatric visits for psychiatric reasons involving stimulant medications included any form of psychosocial intervention. In 21% of these visits, no recommendations were made for follow-up care. These practices diverge from National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus panel recommendations and association-issued practice parameters.