A5010474163- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Infant Health and Development
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
Neurobehavioral Systems
2007-2024
University of California, Los Angeles
2013-2023
Mattel Children's Hospital
2020
United States Department of the Navy
2011
Woodward (United States)
2011
Children's National
2007
George Washington University
2007
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
2007
University of Pittsburgh
2007
UCLA Medical Center
2007
We evaluated the Families OverComing Under Stress program, which provides resiliency training designed to enhance family psychological health in US military families affected by combat- and deployment-related stress.We performed a secondary analysis of program evaluation data that was collected between July 2008 February 2010 at 11 installations United States Japan. present baseline for 488 unique (742 parents 873 children) pre-post outcomes 331 families.Family members reported high levels...
The toll of multiple and prolonged deployments on families has become clearer in recent years as military have seen an increase childhood anxiety, parental psychological distress, marital discord. Families overcoming under stress (FOCUS), a family-centered evidence-informed resiliency training program developed at University California, Los Angeles Harvard Medical School, is being implemented installations through initiative from Navy Bureau Medicine Surgery. research foundation for FOCUS...
Summary Objective Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures ( PNES ) in youth are symptoms of a difficult to diagnose and treat conversion disorder. is associated with high medical psychiatric morbidity, but specific risk factors the pediatric population not known. We examined if have distinct biopsychosocial factor profile compared their siblings interrelationships between these differentiate probands from sibling group. Methods This multisite study included 55 confirmed diagnosis (age range...
This study examined the psychometric properties of four new health belief measures for asthmatic children and their parents. A total 110 (aged 7-15) 129 parents (with aged 3-15) responded to a mail-out survey. Evidence reliability (0.75-0.87) validity was obtained Parent Barriers Managing Asthma, Asthma Self-Efficacy (subscales: attack prevention management), Treatment Efficacy, Child management). All were correlated in hypothesized directions with status, asthma symptoms, impact illness on family.
Institutions across the world are working to develop initiatives aimed at supporting well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs) facing psychological impacts novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.This Commentary identifies risks that HCWs experiencing, reviews sources fear and stress, describes implementation a three-tiered model for provision emotional support mental health services clinical nonclinical HCWs.The recognizes fluid, everevolving nature COVID-19 pandemic includes proactive,...
Despite frequent targeting of health beliefs in pediatric chronic pain treatment interventions, there are currently no reliable and valid self-efficacy measures for children with their parents. The current study examined the psychometric properties parent child versions a measure related to functioning normally when pain. Pediatric patients, 9-18 years age, caregiver completed questionnaires before an initial tertiary care clinic appointment. 67 patients our sample had average 1.7 locations,...
Objective To examine relationships among trait anxiety sensitivity, state task-specific anticipatory anxiety, and laboratory pain responses in healthy children adolescents. Methods Participants (N=118, 49.2% female, ages 8–18 years) completed a measure of sensitivity rated prior to undergoing thermal, pressure, cold tasks. Linear logistic regressions were used test the hypothesis that would predict incremental variance response after controlling for sex, age, anxious symptoms. Results...
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Patient expectations regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) interventions have important implications for treatment adherence, attrition clinical outcome. Little is known, however, about parent child CAM approaches pediatric chronic pain problems. The present study examined ratings of the expected benefits (i.e. hypnosis, massage, acupuncture, yoga relaxation) conventional medications, surgery) in 45 children (32 girls; mean age = 13.8 years +/- 2.5) parents (39 mothers)...
National statistics reveal that efforts to reduce medical student mistreatment have been largely ineffective. Some hypothesize as supervisors gain skills in professionalism, students become more sensitive.The purpose of this study was determine if perceptions are correlated with sensitivity.At the end their third year, 175 completed an Abuse Sensitivity Questionnaire, focused on assessment hypothetical scenarios which might be perceived abusive, and annual Well-Being Survey, includes...
Pain-associated disability syndrome (PADS) is a recently defined term that describes patients with chronic pain whose restriction in daily activities appears disproportionately severe for the observable pathology. The aim of this study to describe features group pediatric abdominal symptoms fitting diagnosis.To identify factors associated visceral PADS, we reviewed records 40 (18 males; age range, 7-21 years) gastrointestinal enough prevent school attendance or eating 2 months more. These...
The purpose of this article is to propose guidelines for the evaluation possible Munchausen by proxy child abuse court systems. These assessments require evaluator have an understanding complexity involved when type alleged. should appreciation how falsification illness may or not occur, recognize need careful analysis medical records, and understand problems associated with use a profile in determining validity allegation. This presents gathering pertinent data, analyzing evaluating...
The present study investigated how maternal HIV and mediating family processes are associated with adolescent distress, substance use, risky sexual behavior. Mother-adolescent (ages 12-21) dyads (N = 264) were recruited from neighborhoods where the HIV-affected families resided (161 had mothers HIV). Mediating youth aggressive conflict style, bonding, role reversal expectations, overall functioning. Results of structural equation modeling indicated that resolution style was strongly In...
Abstract Physicians are experiencing epidemic levels of work-related stress and burnout. Determine efficacy mindfulness meditation delivered as a hybrid (in-person digital) format to reduce perceived in pediatric residents. Pediatric residents ( n = 66) were block randomized Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs) intervention, comprised one in-person 60–min session 6-week access digitally MAPs curriculum 27) or wait-list control 39). Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was administered at baseline...
Pediatric condition falsification may masquerade as chronic and serious digestive disease, including intestinal pseudo-obstruction. The purpose of this study was to define clinical criteria discriminate between these two conditions. We compared medical records 8 pediatric victims those 14 children with Clinical features suggesting in toddlers presenting severe complaints included (a) daily abdominal pain, (b) illness involving three or more organ systems, (c) an accelerating disease...