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 [...]

Special Issue Spotter: Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents: ten year review

Just noticed that the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology’s January 2008 issue was a special edition. In this edition, they provide a ten-year update on evidence based psychosocial treatments for a range of child and adolescent presentations including: anxiety, autism, disruptive behaviour, eating disorder, problems in ethnic minorities, OCD, substance abuse and trauma. [...]

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 [...]