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- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) results from prenatal alcohol exposure, causing cognitive and adaptive functioning deficits alongside various co-occurring disorders, making diagnosis and treatment challenging.
- The complexity of FASD symptoms contributes to difficulties in screening and assessing affected individuals, leading to potential gaps in necessary treatment services.
- A study on 79 mental health professionals revealed that most had some training in FASD, understood its basic symptoms, and recognized its significant impact on treatment approaches.
Article Abstract
Resulting from prenatal exposure to alcohol, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is characterized by deficits in adaptive and cognitive functioning. This disorder is typically accompanied by co-occurring disorders and conditions (e.g., mood, anxiety, psychosis, and substance use disorders). This complicated presentation of diverse symptoms makes the process of screening, assessing, and diagnosing FASD very difficult, limiting the likelihood that clients receive the treatment and services that they need. Although mental health care providers have an opportunity to intervene on behalf of clients with FASD, professionals may not be very familiar or comfortable with this complicated and life-altering disorder. The present study explores the familiarity of 79 mental health outpatient treatment professionals' personal knowledge and training about FASD. Findings suggest that the majority of respondents had received at least some FASD training, understood the basic symptoms of FASD, and were realistic about FASD's impact on treatment.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6339111 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010016 | DOI Listing |
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