Publications by authors named "Meital Avishai-Neumann"
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- * The study involved 44 parents who completed questionnaires and had their hair analyzed for cortisol levels to measure stress.
- * Results showed no direct link between time since diagnosis and distress levels, but those with high PSOC experienced lower stress levels the longer it had been since their child's diagnosis, highlighting PSOC as an important area for possible intervention.
Psychopharmacology in the Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Units: Antidepressant Treatment.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol
April 2022
The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical profiles, tolerability, and efficacy of two groups of antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and the atypical antidepressant, mirtazapine, in children and adolescents treated in a large pediatric Hematology-Oncology center. A review of computerized medical charts of 32 pediatric patients with cancer, from December 2011 to April 2020, was conducted. Efficacy and tolerability of antidepressant medications were retrospectively analyzed.
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