Publications by authors named "Emily M Becker"

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  • The study evaluated hemangioma specialists' experiences with telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic to manage infantile hemangiomas (IH) and identified perceived effectiveness and barriers.* -
  • A total of 281 patients from 15 international medical centers were involved, with an average referral-to-evaluation time of 17 days and high physician confidence (95%) in telemedicine assessments.* -
  • Findings indicate that telemedicine is effective for IH management, favoring hybrid approaches with photographs, potentially reducing wait times and expanding access to specialists in underserved regions.*
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Background/objectives: Information is limited on the relationship between skin clearance, resolution of challenging body areas, and improvement of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in pediatric psoriasis. Ixekizumab, a high-affinity monoclonal antibody that selectively targets interleukin-17A, is approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis in patients aged 6 to <18 years. This study examines improvement in psoriasis clearance in challenging body areas in pediatric patients relative to health-related quality of life.

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Background: No oral systemic treatments are approved for pediatric patients with psoriasis.

Objective: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and safety of apremilast, an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, in pediatric patients with psoriasis.

Methods: This phase 2, multicenter, open-label study enrolled pediatric patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

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Measurement-based care (MBC) is an increasingly popular, evidence-based practice, but there are no tools with established psychometrics to evaluate clinician use of MBC practices in mental health service delivery. The current study evaluated the reliability, validity, and factor structure of scores generated from a brief, standardized tool to measure MBC practices, the Current Assessment Practice Evaluation-Revised (CAPER). Survey data from a national sample of 479 mental health clinicians were used to conduct exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, as well as reliability and validity analyses (e.

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Cyclic adenosine monophosphate phosphodiesterases (PDEs) regulate pro-inflammatory cytokine production. One isoform, PDE4, is overactive in chronic relapsing inflammatory skin diseases: psoriasis and eczema/atopic dermatitis, and in several cancers. East Indian sandalwood oil (EISO) has significant anti-inflammatory properties.

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Research has examined patterns and correlates of parent/youth informant discrepancies in the reporting of youth anxiety. However, little work has examined whether it is better to conceptualize patterns and correlates of informant disagreement across anxiety broadly, or more useful to consider disagreement on specific symptom clusters. Using data from the Child Adolescent/Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS; = 488; Walkup et al.

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This study examined racial differences in anxious youth using data from the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS) [1]. Specifically, the study aims addressed whether African American (n = 44) versus Caucasian (n = 359) children varied on (1) baseline clinical characteristics, (2) treatment process variables, and (3) treatment outcomes. Participants were ages 7-17 and met DSM-IV-TR criteria for generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, and/or separation anxiety disorder.

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Importance: Pediatric anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and impairing and are considered gateway disorders in that they predict adult psychiatric problems. Although they can be effectively treated in the short term, data are limited on the long-term outcomes in treated children and adolescents, particularly those treated with medication.

Objective: To determine whether acute clinical improvement and treatment type (i.

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Computer-based trainings are a promising avenue for increasing access to training in evidence-based practices. However, little is known about whether therapists are willing to use them. Results from a national survey of practicing therapists (N = 1,067) indicated that 26 % of therapists reported previously using a computer-based training and overall attitudes (as measured by the Computer-Based Training Attitudes Scale) were positive.

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Despite enthusiasm in the field for their potential ease of dissemination, little work has examined whether practicing clinicians are willing and able to use computer-assisted therapies (i.e., computerized treatments designed to be administered with therapist support).

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Treatment manuals are currently the most common way treatments are disseminated to practicing clinicians, although little is known about the rates with which practicing therapists incorporate these manuals into their practice. In light of a widely acknowledged research-practice gap, understanding how often therapists are using manuals is important for shaping future dissemination efforts. This study collected data on rates of manual use among a national sample of mental health clinicians representative of those likely to be targeted in dissemination efforts (N = 756), as well as predictors of use.

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Cyclosporine has been shown to increase the risk of lymphoma when used in organ transplant patients; however, studies have failed to demonstrate an increased risk of lymphoma when used at lower dermatologic doses for psoriasis. The authors present a case of solid B-cell lymphoma occurring in a psoriasis patient with a history of intermittent exposure to high-dose methotrexate, followed by low-dose cyclosporine for two years and subsequently transitioned to treatment with adalimumab. Methotrexate, cyclosporine and adalimumab are each effective treatments for psoriasis.

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