Treatment of Typically Developing Toddlers with Hair-Pulling Behavior and Concurrent Poor Sleep Hygiene: A Case Series.

Objective: Hair-pulling disorder is a rare condition with onset most commonly in adolescence and a well-documented association with comorbid psychiatric disorders. Minimal literature currently exists detailing the occurrence and treatment of this condition in young children, particularly less than 5 years old.

Method: This case report describes 2 cases of children (<24 months old) with hair-pulling disorder and concurrent highly disrupted sleep.

Assessment and Treatment of Noise Hypersensitivity in a Teenager with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study.

Noise hypersensitivity is a poorly understood symptom of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). For some, problem behaviors co-occur with the aversive noise. Limited literature exists on treating noise hypersensitivity; however, noise hypersensitivity may be related to a specific phobia.

Optimizing the use of continuous glucose monitoring in young children with type 1 diabetes with an adaptive study design and multiple randomizations.

Parents of young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience unique, developmental challenges in managing their child's T1D, resulting in psychosocial distress. Only a small portion of young children reach glucose goals and adherence to diabetes devices that help improve T1D management have historically been low in this population. The purpose of this study is to test four interventions that couple developmentally tailored behavioral supports with education to optimize use of diabetes devices, improve glucose control, and reduce psychosocial distress for parents of young children with T1D.

Risperidone treatment of preschool children with thermal burns and acute stress disorder.

Pharmacologic treatment of acute stress disorder (ASD) is a novel area of investigation across all age groups. Very few clinical drug trials have been reported in children and adolescents diagnosed with ASD. Most of the available, potentially relevant, data are from studies of adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Depression in children and adolescents.

Depression is a common problem in children and adolescents. The disorder may be overlooked because of the prominent irritability seen in children with depression and because of the perception that moodiness is a normal phase of childhood. Depression frequently is associated with other psychiatric problems and neurologic disorders.