The Importance of Sibling Relationships for Children in Foster Care.

There are approximately 500,000 children in the foster care system in the United States of America. With exposure to chronic and cumulative trauma, they constitute a population with an increased risk of developing mental health concerns and adverse outcomes in later life, including contact with the forensic system. Legislative frameworks that have been developed to facilitate improved outcomes are outlined, although these vary between states, and the focus is often on the parental relationship.

Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD): A Clinical Review and Case Series in Support of Multidisciplinary Management.

Introduction: Persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) is an uncommon condition resulting in intrusive, unwanted and distressing symptoms of genital arousal. Presentation can vary and most cases do not have an immediately identifiable etiology.

Objectives: To present evaluation and treatment recommendations for PGAD from a multidisciplinary perspective and provide case examples.

The Negative Impact of Maternal Perinatal Opioid Use on Neonatal Outcomes.

To compare outcomes among newborns of opioid-using and nonopioid drug-using mothers with those of control mothers who did not report substance use. Using the Rochester Epidemiology Project, newborns diagnosed with drug withdrawal syndrome (per or codes) from January 2010 through June 2017 were identified. For mothers, data collected included age, race, drug use, number of prenatal visits, and results of the urinary drug abuse survey, meconium test, and self-report survey.