scholarly journals Cognitive assessment using ERP in child and adolescent psychiatry: difficulties and opportunities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Berchio ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Diagnostic Categories ◽  
Related Potentials

Event related potentials (ERPs) represent powerful tools to investigate cognitive functioning in child and adolescent psychiatry. So far, the available body of research has largely focused on advancements in analysis methods, with little attention given to the perspective of assessment. The aim of this brief report is to provide recommendations for cognitive ERPs assessment that can be applied across diagnostic categories in child and adolescent psychiatry. First, we discuss major issues for ERPs testing using examples from common psychiatric disorders. We conclude by summing up our recommendations for methodological standards and highlighting the potential role of ERPs in the field.

Occupational Therapy in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry the Future

1982 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 330-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily I. H. Jeffrey
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Clinical Excellence ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Clinical Role ◽  
Client Group ◽  
Appropriate Therapy

Taking “The Way Ahead” Report as a basis for discussion, the author examines one clinical field. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, from the point of view of Occupational Therapy's future development within this speciality over the next ten years. The aim of clinical excellence in any field is to provide essential and appropriate therapy for that client group, whether in geriatrics, mental handicap, neurology, paediatrics, etc. By presenting the past, present and future development of this one field, the author hopes that this will stimulate discussion regarding planning in all clinical specialities and bases her views on four main areas, the clinical role of the Occupational Therapist, correct staffing and facilities, post registration studies and research.

scholarly journals High Intellectual Potential and High Functioning Autism: Clinical and Neurophysiological Features in a Pediatric Sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1607
Author(s):  
Assia Riccioni ◽  
Stefano Pro ◽  
Lorena Di Criscio ◽  
Monica Terribili ◽  
Martina Siracusano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
High Functioning Autism ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Adaptive Skills ◽  
High Functioning ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Autistic Symptoms ◽  
Intellectual Potential

High Intellectual Potential (HIP) and High Functioning Autism (HFA) are two different conditions sharing some clinical and neurobiological features. The aim of the present study was to characterize a sample of HIP children (n: 16; M/F: 14/2; median age: 10 years) in comparison to those with HFA (n: 17; M/F: 16/1; median age: 13 years) and to neurotypically developed (NTD) children (n: 10; M/F: 4/6; median age: 11 years) from a clinical and neurophysiological perspective. Specifically, a standardized clinical assessment of cognitive and adaptive skills, autistic symptoms, executive functions and behavioral features was performed. Moreover, event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded, referring specifically to the mismatch negativity (MMN) and P300 paradigm. Our data highlighted the presence of similarities between the intellectually gifted individuals and the ones with autism (i.e., a nonhomogeneous intellective profile, an adaptive skills impairment, subthreshold autistic symptoms and increased perfectionism). Interestingly, a distinct neurophysiological characterization between groups came out, with evidence of a reduced MMN amplitude only in the HFA group. Furthermore, no differences within groups in the P300 component emerged. Therefore, our results start to provide a more informative characterization of the HIP phenotype in comparison to those of HFA and NTD, highlighting the potential role of the MMN amplitude index in helping clinicians and researchers to distinguish between HIP and HFA. Nevertheless, further research on the topic is strongly needed.

scholarly journals The Role, Responsibilities and Work of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 127-131 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Child Psychiatrist ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatrist ◽  
Work Assessment ◽  
Preventive Work ◽  
Role Responsibilities ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teamwork

This document, produced by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section of the College, is aimed at administrators, trainees considering entering the specialty, and colleagues in other disciplines. Its purpose is to describe the role of child and adolescent psychiatrists today, who work largely as part of a multidisciplinary team and may be based in a hospital or in the community. There is increasing emphasis on community work: assessment, treatment and preventive work is carried out with children and their families in close liaison with mainly non-medical colleagues. Such multidisciplinary teamwork has many advantages, but presents delicate problems in ethics and organization. In what follows ‘child psychiatrist’ will be generally used to mean ‘child and adolescent psychiatrist’.

scholarly journals Team working in psychiatry

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 323-325
Author(s):  
Meena Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Team Working ◽  
Adult Psychiatry

Potential workloads in child and adolescent psychiatry have led to discussions within the professions about 'who does what' and attempts to redefine the role of doctors. Dr Meena Agarwal, consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry, describes how such a model for working might be translated into adult psychiatry practice. It has implications for all consultants.

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