Investigation of environmental factors in pediatric headache.

This study assessed the environmental conditions surrounding headache for a clinical sample of 38 pediatric headache patients. A parent rating questionnaire, the Children's Headache Assessment Scale (CHAS), was developed and pilot tested as a means of identifying particular environmental events or situations impacting on children's headaches. CHAS items are organized into six functional categories (Stress Antecedents, Physical Antecedents, Attention Consequences, Escape Consequences, Coping Responses, and Medication Use) potentially related to headache activity.

Naltrexone in treatment of self injurious behavior: a clinical study.

It has been suggested that the parenteral opiate antagonist, naloxone, might ameliorate self-injurious behavior. However, clinical studies have had conflicting results. We have evaluated whether a potent oral opiate antagonist, naltrexone, is effective in the treatment of this condition.