Publications by authors named "Dana B Kaplin"
Introduction: Children in the US have a high incidence of psychiatric disorders, but the symptoms of these illnesses are often poorly recognized and treated. We thus created a Child Network for parents of children aged 2-12 to rate their child on a weekly basis on a secure website so that longitudinal ratings could be easily visualized.
Methods: After giving informed consent, parents filled out: a one-time questionnaire and a 97 item Child Checklist; and then rated the severity of depression, anxiety, ADHD, oppositional behavior, and mania each week.
The Treatment of Severe Childhood Aggression Study: 12 Weeks of Extended, Blinded Treatment in Clinical Responders.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol
February 2017
Article Synopsis
- - The study evaluated whether positive outcomes from a 9-week treatment for children with severe aggression and ADHD could be maintained over an additional 12 weeks, focusing on those who showed significant improvement during the initial phase.
- - Participants (n=103) continued under blinded treatments, and results indicated slight worsening of behavior after the initial trial, but overall improvements were still observed compared to baseline measurements.
- - The Augmented treatment showed greater benefits in specific areas of behavior than the Basic treatment, although some side effects were noted, including higher prolactin levels in Augmented subjects without serious movement disorders.