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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 14 of 14 Research Studies DisplayedHamblin RJ, Lewin AB, Salloum A
Clinical characteristics and predictors of hoarding in children with anxiety disorders.
This investigation was conducted to describe the clinical characteristics of anxious children with significant hoarding behavior and to examine the contributions of anxiety, obsessive compulsive, and inattentive and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms in the prediction of hoarding. Its findings suggest a pattern of behavioral and emotional dysregulation for children who hoard and provide further insight into the relationships between anxiety, attention problems, and hoarding.
AHRQ-funded; HS018665.
Citation: Hamblin RJ, Lewin AB, Salloum A .
Clinical characteristics and predictors of hoarding in children with anxiety disorders.
J Anxiety Disord 2015 Dec;36:9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.07.006.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Anxiety, Behavioral Health
Brent DA, Brunwasser SM, Hollon SD
Effect of a cognitive-behavioral prevention program on depression 6 years after implementation among at-risk adolescents: a randomized clinical trial.
The objective of this paper is to determine whether a cognitive-behavioral prevention (CBP) program reduced the incidence of depressive episodes, increased depression-free days, and improved developmental competence 6 years after implementation. Over the 75-month follow-up, youths assigned to CBP had a lower incidence of depression; the CBP program's overall significant effect was driven by a lower incidence of depressive episodes during the first 9 months after enrollment.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Brent DA, Brunwasser SM, Hollon SD .
Effect of a cognitive-behavioral prevention program on depression 6 years after implementation among at-risk adolescents: a randomized clinical trial.
JAMA Psychiatry 2015 Nov;72(11):1110-8. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1559.
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Keywords: Behavioral Health, Children/Adolescents, Depression, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Epstein RA, Fonnesbeck C, Potter S
Psychosocial interventions for child disruptive behaviors: a meta-analysis.
The researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize existing literature on the comparative effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents, 18 years of age with disruptive behavior disorders. It concluded that the 3 intervention categories were more effective than the control conditions. Interventions with a parent component, either alone or in combination with other components, were likely to have the largest effect.
AHRQ-funded; 290201200009I.
Citation: Epstein RA, Fonnesbeck C, Potter S .
Psychosocial interventions for child disruptive behaviors: a meta-analysis.
Pediatrics 2015 Nov;136(5):947-60. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-2577..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Children/Adolescents, Comparative Effectiveness, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Radovic A, Reynolds K, McCauley HL
Parents' role in adolescent depression care: primary care provider perspectives.
This study aimed to understand how primary care providers (PCPs) perceive barriers to adolescent depression care in order to inform strategies to increase treatment engagement. PCPs perceived that parental unwillingness to accept the depression diagnosis, family dysfunction, and trauma were common barriers. PCPs contrasted this with examples of good family support they believed would enable adolescents to attend follow-up appointments and have a “life coach” at home.
AHRQ-funded; HS022989; HS019486.
Citation: Radovic A, Reynolds K, McCauley HL .
Parents' role in adolescent depression care: primary care provider perspectives.
J Pediatr 2015 Oct;167(4):911-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.05.049..
Keywords: Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Depression, Behavioral Health, Primary Care
Storch EA, Salloum A, Johnco C
Phenomenology and clinical correlates of family accommodation in pediatric anxiety disorders.
This study assessed the nature and clinical correlates of family accommodation in pediatric anxiety, as well as validating a mechanistic model. It concluded that family accommodation was associated with increased anxiety severity and externalizing behaviors, having a diagnosis of separation anxiety, and increased functional impairment. Family accommodation partially mediated the relationship between anxiety severity and functional impairment.
AHRQ-funded; HS018665.
Citation: Storch EA, Salloum A, Johnco C .
Phenomenology and clinical correlates of family accommodation in pediatric anxiety disorders.
J Anxiety Disord 2015 Oct;35:75-81. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.09.001.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Anxiety, Behavioral Health, Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History
Johnco CJ, Salloum A, De Nadai AS
Incidence, clinical correlates and treatment effect of rage in anxious children.
This study examined the incidence and clinical correlates of rage in children with anxiety disorders. Change in rage during treatment for anxiety was also examined. It found that rage was associated with a more severe clinical profile, including increased anxiety severity, functional impairment, family accommodation and caregiver strain, as well as poorer relationships with parents, siblings, extended family and peers.
AHRQ-funded; HS018665.
Citation: Johnco CJ, Salloum A, De Nadai AS .
Incidence, clinical correlates and treatment effect of rage in anxious children.
Psychiatry Res 2015 Sep 30;229(1-2):63-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.071..
Keywords: Anxiety, Behavioral Health, Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History
Johnco CJ, Salloum A, Lewin AB
The impact of comorbidity profiles on clinical and psychosocial functioning in childhood anxiety disorders.
This study compared the profile of children with a primary anxiety disorder without comorbidity to those with different comorbidity profiles in a treatment-seeking sample of 111 children recruited from community mental health settings. It found that anxiety severity and depressive symptomatology did not vary by comorbidity profile. Anxious children without comorbidity had lower levels of aggressive and externalizing behaviors compared to the comorbid ADHD group.
AHRQ-funded; HS018665.
Citation: Johnco CJ, Salloum A, Lewin AB .
The impact of comorbidity profiles on clinical and psychosocial functioning in childhood anxiety disorders.
Psychiatry Res 2015 Sep 30;229(1-2):237-44. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.027..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Anxiety, Behavioral Health
Fan T, Rossi C
AHRQ Author: Fan T
Primary care behavioral interventions to reduce illicit drug and nonmedical pharmaceutical use in children.
This case study involves a 16-year-old white female nonsmoker who presents for a sports clearance physical. It poses three multiple choice questions together with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and related background information.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Fan T, Rossi C .
Primary care behavioral interventions to reduce illicit drug and nonmedical pharmaceutical use in children.
Am Fam Physician 2015 Jun 15;91(12):865-6.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Primary Care, Behavioral Health, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Substance Abuse
Lu CY, Zhang F, Lakoma MD
Asthma treatments and mental health visits after a Food and Drug Administration label change for leukotriene inhibitors.
This study investigated how a label change to include neuropsychiatric adverse events (e.g., depression and suicidality) affected the use of leukotriene inhibitors (LTIs) and other asthma controller medications, mental health visits, and suicide attempts. The label change was associated with abrupt reductions in LTI use among all age groups.
AHRQ-funded; HS019669.
Citation: Lu CY, Zhang F, Lakoma MD .
Asthma treatments and mental health visits after a Food and Drug Administration label change for leukotriene inhibitors.
Clin Ther 2015 Jun;37(6):1280-91. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.03.027..
Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Asthma, Children/Adolescents, Medication, Behavioral Health
Olfson M, Druss BG, Marcus SC
Trends in mental health care among children and adolescents.
This study examined national trends in the use of outpatient mental health services by children and adolescents, focusing on the severity of mental health impairment. It found that outpatient mental health treatment and psychotropic-medication use in children and adolescents increased in the United States between 1996–1998 and 2010–2012. Youths with less severe or no impairment accounting for most of the absolute increase in service use.
AHRQ-funded; HS021112.
Citation: Olfson M, Druss BG, Marcus SC .
Trends in mental health care among children and adolescents.
N Engl J Med 2015 May 21;372(21):2029-38. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1413512..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Behavioral Health, Ambulatory Care and Surgery
Garfield LD, Brown DS, Allaire BT
Psychotropic drug use among preschool children in the Medicaid program from 36 states.
The researchers examined utilization of the most commonly used psychotropic medications among children aged 4 years and younger. They determined the prevalence of and indications for psychotropic medication among preschool children in Medicaid. Their study found that preschoolers are receiving psychotropic medications despite limited evidence supporting safety or efficacy. Medications for attention-deficit disorder/attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder treatment were most common.
AHRQ-funded; HS020269.
Citation: Garfield LD, Brown DS, Allaire BT .
Psychotropic drug use among preschool children in the Medicaid program from 36 states.
Am J Public Health 2015 Mar;105(3):524-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302258..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Medication, Medicaid, Behavioral Health
Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T
AHRQ Author: Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T
Annual report on health care for children and youth in the United States: national estimates of cost, utilization and expenditures for children with mental health conditions.
This study examined national trends in hospital utilization, costs, and expenditures for children with mental health conditions between 2006 and 2011. It found that hospitalizations for all listed mental health conditions increased by nearly 50 percent among children aged 10 to 14 years and by 21 percent for emergency department visits.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T .
Annual report on health care for children and youth in the United States: national estimates of cost, utilization and expenditures for children with mental health conditions.
Acad Pediatr. 2015 Jan-Feb;15(1):19-35. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.07.007..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Behavioral Health
Bauer NS, Anand V, Carroll AE
Secondhand smoke exposure, parental depressive symptoms and preschool behavioral outcomes.
In order to learn about the association of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure to behavioral conditions among preschoolers, the researchers looked at billing and pharmacy claims and medical encounter level data. They found that SHS is associated with behavioral conditions such as attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behavior disorder.
AHRQ-funded; HS018453; HS017939
Citation: Bauer NS, Anand V, Carroll AE .
Secondhand smoke exposure, parental depressive symptoms and preschool behavioral outcomes.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2015 Jan-Feb;30(1):227-35. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.06.004..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Behavioral Health, Tobacco Use
Christian RB, Gaynes BN, Saavedra LM
Use of antipsychotic medications in pediatric and young adult populations: future research needs.
This article describes and prioritizes future research needs regarding antipsychotic treatment in youth, focusing on within-class and between-class drug comparisons with regard to key population subgroups, efficacy and effectiveness outcomes, and adverse event outcomes. Future research needs are delineated in detail as well as study designs that could be used to address them.
AHRQ-funded; 290200710056I.
Citation: Christian RB, Gaynes BN, Saavedra LM .
Use of antipsychotic medications in pediatric and young adult populations: future research needs.
J Psychiatr Pract 2015 Jan;21(1):26-36. doi: 10.1097/01.pra.0000460619.10429.4c..
Keywords: Medication, Children/Adolescents, Behavioral Health, Comparative Effectiveness, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research