The Development of a Pediatric Catatonia Clinical Roadmap for Clinical Care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Background: Pediatric catatonia is associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality in children. However, pediatric catatonia is highly responsive to treatment if rapidly identified and appropriate interventions are administered. To our knowledge, there are no current publications which propose a systematic approach for the management of pediatric catatonia.

Inside the Bell Jar of Social Media: A Descriptive Study Assessing YouTube Coverage of Psychotropic Medication Adherence.

The global mental health crisis is a longstanding one that impacts a multitude of patient populations worldwide. Within this crisis, psychiatric medication adherence is yet another complex public health challenge that continues to persist and contribute towards the chronic nature of the increased incidence and prevalence of psychiatric morbidities, which in turn result in the sequalae of substantial costs to humanity, the healthcare system, lost productivity, functioning and disability among patients with mental disorders. Psychotropic medication adherence is a significant part of psychiatric care and treatment across severity levels of mental illness.

Delirium following traumatic brain injury in adolescents: Symptomatology and prediction of ability to return to school or employment 1-year post-injury.

Background: There is a limited evidence-base describing clinical features of delirium in youth. What is known is largely extrapolated from studies of adults or samples with heterogeneous etiologies. It is unclear if the symptoms experienced by adolescents differ from those experienced by adults, or the degree to which delirium impacts the ability of adolescents to return to school or work.

Pre-school mental health disorders: a review.

Preschoolers are presenting in increasing numbers to primary care providers and mental health clinics with emotional and behavioural impairment. Preschoolers in the US have the highest rates of school expulsion of all age groups. Because young children are limited in their capacity to convey distress and internal states, impairment is most often expressed behaviourally.

[Study of four cases of poisoning by Atractylis gummifera L. in Morocco].

Atractylis gummifera L., a poisonous thistle responsible for frequent and sometimes mortal poisonings is known in Mediterranean region and in occident as this plant is used in alternative medicine. The clinical and biological data of four cases of poisoning in Morocco by Atractylis gummifera L.