Practitioner review: the assessment and management of risk in adolescents
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There has been a shift in focus in forensic psychiatry toward risk as a factor that can be managed, and away from dangerousness. Predictions have come to be made on a continuum and on a day-to-day basis, rather than in terms of a long-term all-or-nothing view. Management plans can be developed to reduce risks, and management is a continuous process if small steps are used. Communication and record keeping are important and there should be responses to violent episodes that are reported.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 1999
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Can autism be diagnosed accurately in children under 3 years?
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A study was undertaken to investigate whether a clinical diagnosis of autism can be accurately made in children under the age of three. The results support previous conclusions that a clinical diagnosis can be accurately made. The most prevalent diagnostic factors were deficits in the user of nonverbal social-communicative behaviors, delayed acquisition of spoken language and lack of social or emotional reciprocity.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 1999
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The treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents
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This article presents current methods used to manage bipolar disorder in pediatric patients. A multimodal approach that incorporates individual and family-based psychotherapy, mood stabilizers like lithium, and anticonvulsant agents to control refractory mania and depression associated with bipolar disorder is emphasized.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2001
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