Evidence Based Treatments for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Disorders #2 – Eating Problems and Eating Disorders

In a previous post, I explored an article by Sally J. Rogers and Laurie A. Vismara on the state of early interventions for autism. The Rogers and Vismara article was one of a series of articles in a special issue of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology exploring the evidence base for current [...]

Evidence Based Treatments for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Disorders #1 – Early Intervention In Autism

In a previous “Special Issue Spotter”, I linked to the January edition of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology which published a 10-year review on evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents. The edition is made up of a series of 10 review articles in which experts sift through the last 10 years [...]

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depressive disorders in children and adolescents (Review)

A bit of background………
The Cochrane Collaboration, founded in 1993 is a non-profit organization who coordinate the writing and dissemination of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions. Their goal is to ensure that health practitioners and members of the public have at their fingertips the best available evidence for what works in the treatment of a variety [...]

Evidence-based Kernels: Fundamental Units of Behavioral Influence

Imagine a clinical database where you can type in a behaviour to be changed, hit enter, and the database returns to you a simple and experimentally supported procedure for altering that behaviour. I can hear teachers and parents reaching for the wallets already! If authors of the paper “Evidence-based Kernels: Fundamental Units of Behavioral [...]

Use of weighted vests with children with autistic spectrum disorders and other disabilities

Stephenson & Carter (2008), in their Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders article, explore the current literature on the use of weighted vests in treatment for children with autistic spectrum disorders and other disabilities. Despite what seems like widespread use of this type of sensory integration therapy (SI), the literature so far suggests little to [...]