Difficulties encountered by physicians and mental health professionals in evaluating and caring for affective and behavioral problems in pediatric brain tumor survivors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clémentine Lopez ◽  
Serge Sultan ◽  
Kristopher Lamore ◽  
Christelle Dufour ◽  
Estelle Favré ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Pediatric Brain Tumor ◽  
Pediatric Brain

scholarly journals QOL-51. LISTENING BEFORE WE SPEAK: A PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO DEVELOPING RESOURCES FOR PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii440-iii440
Author(s):  
Kathy Riley
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Pediatric Brain Tumor ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Pediatric Brain

Abstract In the United States, more than 28,000 children and teenagers live with the diagnosis of a primary brain tumor (Porter, McCarthy, Freels, Kim, & Davis, 2010). In 2017, an estimated 4,820 new cases of childhood primary brain and other central nervous system tumors were expected to be diagnosed in children ages 0 – 19 in the United States (Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, 2017). Survivors suffer from lifelong side effects caused by their illness or by various treatments. Commonly identified late effects of treatment include a decline in intellectual functioning and processing speed, performance IQ deficits, memory deficits, psychological difficulties, deficits in adaptive functioning (daily life skills), and an overall decrease in health-related quality of life (Castellino, Ullrich, Whelen, & Lange, 2014). To address the ongoing challenges these survivors and their families face, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) met extensively with working groups comprised of survivors and caregivers to develop the outline for a comprehensive Survivorship Resource Guidebook. In 2019, the PBTF published the guidebook which categorizes survivor and caregiver needs into three primary areas: physical and mental health, quality of life, and working the system. Expert authors included survivors and caregivers themselves in addition to medical and mental health professionals. Key outcomes discovered during the creation and production of this resource highlight how caregivers, survivors and professionals can collaborate to provide needed information and practical help to one segment of the pediatric cancer population who experience profound morbidities as a result of their diagnosis and treatment.

On-site Mental Health Professionals and Pediatric Residents in Continuity Clinic

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (13) ◽  
pp. 1219-1226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Braveen Ragunanthan ◽  
Emily J. Frosch ◽  
Barry S. Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Pediatric Resident ◽  
Continuity Clinic ◽  
Pediatric Residents ◽  
Resident Perceptions ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics

The objective of the study was to examine differences in pediatric resident perceptions and practices related to child mental health conditions in continuity clinic settings with versus without on-site mental health professionals (MHPs). A 20-item questionnaire, based on the American Academy of Pediatrics Periodic Survey Number 59, was administered to pediatric residents in a medium-sized program from 2008 to 2011. Of 130 residents surveyed, compared with their peers, those practicing with the on-site MHPs were more likely to report mental health services as very available in their clinic (odds ratio [OR] = 39.7; P = .000). Residents with on-site MHPs inquired more frequently about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; OR = 2.96; P = .029) and referred more frequently for ADHD (OR = 3.68; P = .006), depression (OR = 2.82; P = .030), and behavioral problems (OR = 3.04; P = .012). On-site MHPs in continuity clinics offer great potential to improve resident education and patient care. Additional research is necessary to further understand their impact.

For Forensic Mental Health Professionals

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-350
Author(s):  
Paul D. Lipsitt
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Forensic Mental Health
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