The Relationship Between Cannabis Use and Self-Reported Trait Anger in Treatment-Seeking Young People.

Trait anger has been shown to be predictive of emotion-focused coping and alcohol use. Yet, the connection between cannabis use and trait anger remains poorly characterized. The present study sought to investigate the relationship between cannabis use and self-reported trait anger in youth seeking substance use treatment.

Substance-induced Psychosis in Youth.

Youth experiencing psychosis also frequently misuse substances, making it clinically challenging to differentiate substance-induced psychosis (SIP) from a primary psychotic disorder (PPD), which has important implications for management and prognosis. This article presents practical considerations related to differentiating SIP from PPD, including information on substances associated with symptoms of psychosis. Recommendations for management of SIP are also reviewed, including screening for and treating comorbid substance use disorders and using evidence-based medication and psychosocial interventions.

"Her Life Rests on Your Shoulders": Doing Worry as Emotion Work in the Care of Children With Diabetes.

Research on parents' caregiving experiences in the context of diabetes management have consistently shown that parents experience high levels of pediatric parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and general worry. However, how parents understand their worry is largely unexplored and little attention is paid to the work parents are already actively doing to manage their worry. Adopting Arlie Hochschild's concept of "emotion work" and Dorothy Smith's concept of "work," this article examines how parents engage in the emotion work of doing worry.

Use of targeted transversus abdominus plane blocks in pediatric patients with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome.

Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is a commonly overlooked source of chronic abdominal wall pain. A diagnosis of ACNES should be considered in cases of severe, localized abdominal pain that is accentuated by physical activity. Providers should consider diagnosing ACNES once a patient has both a positive result from a Carnett's test and precise localization of pain.

Elevated lidocaine serum concentration after subcutaneous lidocaine administration using a needle-free device in pediatric patients.

We report several cases in which pediatric patients at our institution have elevated lidocaine levels in toxicology screens after subcutaneous injection of lidocaine using a needle-free device. The purpose of this article is to report 4 cases in which pediatric patients have elevated lidocaine levels in toxicology screens after J-Tip administration. In particular, the article highlights 2 cases in which children younger than 3 years had lidocaine levels in the toxic range.

Elevated lidocaine serum levels following the use of a needle free device in healthy adult volunteers.

There is increased concern regarding circulating levels of lidocaine immediately after the use of a needle-free device with buffered lidocaine. As a result, we conducted a prospective study to assess lidocaine circulation after the use of a needle-free device for the delivery of a local anesthetic in 10 healthy adult subjects. After informed consent, 2 peripheral intravenous catheters were placed in the antecubital fossa of each arm.

Understanding the health impact of caregiving: a qualitative study of immigrant parents and single parents of children with cancer.

Purpose: Research looking at the health of parents of children with cancer typically uses outcome measures focused on symptoms of anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress. Our team builds on this literature to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the health impact of caregiving.

Methods: Interviews were conducted with 79 Canadian parents of children with cancer at least 6 months post-diagnosis.

Cultural beliefs and coping strategies related to childhood cancer: the perceptions of South Asian immigrant parents in Canada.

The purpose of this study is to describe cultural beliefs and coping strategies related to dealing with childhood cancer identified through a qualitative study of the caregiving experiences of first-generation South Asian immigrant parents of children with cancer. A constructivist grounded theory approach was employed. Families with a child at least 6 months postdiagnosis were recruited from 5 Canadian pediatric oncology centers.

Immigrant to Canada, newcomer to childhood cancer: a qualitative study of challenges faced by immigrant parents.

Background: Given the increasing numbers of immigrant families in Canada, it is imperative that healthcare providers (HCPs) understand the caregiving experiences of immigrant family caregivers. Our study aimed to explore any special challenges faced by immigrant parents of children with cancer and to identify supportive factors.

Methods: A constructivist grounded theory approach was used.

Communication and language challenges experienced by Chinese and South Asian immigrant parents of children with cancer in Canada: implications for health services delivery.

Background: Language is an important aspect of health literacy and plays a vital role in families' ability to access and use health information and resources. Our study explored the role of communication and language in the healthcare experiences of immigrant parents of children with cancer living in Canada.

Procedure: We used a grounded theory approach.

Perceptions about complementary and alternative medicine use among Chinese immigrant parents of children with cancer.

Purpose: Research indicates complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among children with cancer is common and widespread. CAM use, particularly traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is prevalent in the country of origin of Chinese immigrant families, yet little is known about its use after immigrating to Canada. This paper describes 25 Chinese immigrant parents' perception about the use of CAM in their child with cancer in Canada.

The relationship of cognitive retraining to neurological patients' work and school status.

Primary Objective: To explore the relationship of cognitive retraining performance to discharge productivity status.

Methods And Procedures: One hundred and one brain-injured patients from a holistic milieu-oriented work/school re-entry programme.

Experimental Interventions: Initial, last, mean and best cognitive retraining scores; cognitive retraining behavioural checklist ratings; and working alliance scores.

Psychosocial outcomes 1-7 years after comprehensive milieu-oriented neurorehabilitation: the role of pre-injury status.

Primary Objective: To explore pre-injury variables related to post-discharge psychosocial status and identify factors related to work and driving outcomes.

Methods And Procedures: Ninety-three brain-injured patients attended a holistic milieu-oriented neurorehabilitation program and were contacted 1-7 years post-discharge.

Experimental Interventions: Questionnaire data addressing pre-injury and post-injury work, driving, income, marital status and living situation.

Suckling- and sucrose-induced analgesia in human newborns.

This experiment had three goals: 1. To identify the basis of sucking-induced analgesia in healthy, term, newborn humans undergoing the painful, routine, procedure of heel lance and blood collection. 2.