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Filter by:The purpose of this project is to conduct an impact evaluation of the Conjoint Behavioral Consulting (CBC) intervention under real-world conditions as an IES Efficacy Replication trial. CBC is a family-school partnership intervention proven efficacious for children with serious emotional and behavior problems. The investigation will conduct a systematic efficacy replication of CBC to identify important process and context variables in need of attention prior to a CBC effectiveness study. School-based specialists (SBSs) will implement CBC and will be responsible for working directly with parents and teachers who have a student with or at risk for severe emotional disturbance, with more implementation support (i.e., non-routine conditions) than would be expected under routine conditions to ensure adequate fidelity of implementation. The research questions examine the impact of CBC, when implemented by SBSs, on student, parent, and teacher outcomes, as well its effect on mediational pathways. In addition, the research team will gather stakeholder feedback in focus groups to provide information about factors that stakeholders perceive as impeding or promoting CBC adoption, implementation, and sustainability.
The Safety-Net project, is intended to disrupt disparities in mental health treatment access for children at-risk for childhood trauma (ACEs) and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED). "Safety Net" will use mobile clinical and family support teams to improve mental health outcomes. This clinical innovation, nested in an integrated system-of-care will be piloted for children, ages 3-18 yrs., with SED who receive primary care through Cambridge Health Alliance.
The aim of the study is to determine virtual reality (VR) impact during standard program of rehabilitation on emotional state of patients with aphasia.
The study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Tuning in to Kids (TIK) compared to treatment as usual (TAU). Participants are recruited among referred children aged 2-5 years with difficulties with emotion regulation. The study setting is Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services clinics. Parents of children randomized to TIK will attend 8 two-hourly group sessions. A brief version of TIK will be offered to the child's daycare teacher. Participants are assessed at baseline, week 12 and month 9 after inclusion. The primary clinical outcome is Coping with Toddlers' Negative Emotions Scale.
Globally, in 2011, 52 million children under 5 years old suffered from acute malnutrition, and a further 165 million children showed evidence of chronic undernutrition or stunting. It was also estimated that 3.1 million children died in 2011 of malnutrition related causes. The survivors, due to deprivation of critical nutrients in the most important period of development and growth, are left with permanent damage, including an increased risk of cardio-metabolic disease, poorer educational achievement and diminished earning potential. In Jamaica in 2012, 2.5% of children were moderately or severely underweight (more than two standard deviations below weight-for-age by international reference populations), falling from as high as 8.9% in 1993. Though there have been modest reductions in the incidence of acute malnutrition in Jamaica over the past 20 years, the risk remains high in poor families and among children who are being weaned. Hence, the problem is an ongoing one and we have a significant pool of survivors of childhood malnutrition who have now reached adulthood and face the consequences of early nutrient deprivation. The brain is particularly vulnerable to the effects of malnutrition and studies have demonstrated both structural (brain atrophy) and functional (cognitive impairment and poor academic achievement) changes. This evidence, however, has been mainly in later childhood and adolescence. In addition, there is local data that suggests that cardio-metabolic risk factors are increased in these adult survivors, which are well-described precursors of cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment. Therefore, in adulthood there may be accelerated cognitive decline due to a poor cardio-metabolic profile superimposed on pre-existing brain injury. We hypothesise that there are differences in cognitive function (poorer memory and executive function)and emotional responses in adult survivors of childhood malnutrition compared to those not exposed to early childhood malnutrition. There is evidence suggesting that aerobic exercise and omega-3 supplementation have some benefit in reversing cognitive decline in older adults, but they have not been investigated in survivors of childhood malnutrition.Hence, we propose to introduce a six month intervention of supervised aerobic exercise and omega-3 supplementation, and will compare cognitive function pre and post intervention/placebo between malnutrition survivors and controls.
The purpose of this study is two-fold: 1) to examine the feasibility of the Drop-In model of Family Nurture Intervention (FNI); and 2) to collect pilot data concerning the mother's response to the Drop-In model of FNI and short term effects of participation. Feasibility of the Program will be measured through costs, staffing, space availability, and uptake. Participation in the Drop-In entails weekly visits for FNI. The investigators hypothesize that the Family Nurture Intervention will show feasibility through attendance and positive response to the Drop-In format. The investigators also expect the Family Nurture Intervention to improve mother's perceived well-being and mother-child emotional connection.
A recent survey exploring mental health in a large cohort of French medical students and young graduates (N = 21.768), observed that 68.2% of participants showed pathologic anxiety. A high level of depressive symptomatology was found in 27.7% of participants, while suicidal ideation was reported by 23.7%. Mindfulness Based Interventions are beneficial for health with a positive impact on mood, anxiety, and well-being. It thus can be hypothesized that such interventions could help to prevent anxio-depressive symptomatology in medical students. The implementation of prevention programs to promote resilience to stress and empathy among medical students is a priority, included in French National Strategy for Health. Efficacy of Mindfulness Based Interventions in French university must be studied to confirm and strengthen their development. The originality of this project consists in the collaboration of medical schools from different cities and the longitudinal follow-up. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a mindfulness-based therapy in burnout prevention in comparison to relaxation.
A treatment to improve emotion regulation is tested in young patients with trauma-related mental disorder. The Electrical FingerPrint (EFP) from the amygdala is used for presenting patients with feedback (i.e. neurofeedback) from the amygdala, a brain region which plays a critical role in emotion and mental disorder. Via feedback, patients learn to self-regulate the neural circuit of emotion.
The current project will examine effectiveness of an intervention based on the concept of the social regulation of emotion. The intervention is designed to improve well-being in individuals with MS by leveraging participants' existing social support. Effectiveness will be tested on a sample of 42 individuals with MS, half of whom will receive the intervention and half of which will receive an inactive control. Investigators will document changes resulting from treatment on self-reported levels of stress, depression, and quality of life. Intervention evaluation will expand scientific knowledge of emotion regulation disruption in MS, and potentially identify a novel and highly efficient means of treatment.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of Family Nurture Intervention in a mother-child group setting with a Standard Children's Learning Center (CLC) Program for preschool-aged children (ages 2-4.5). This approach is based on creating emotional connection and establishing mother-child two-way regulation, which the investigators hypothesize affects early child development. Mothers and children will be engaged by Nurture Specialists in comforting and calming interactions to regulate each other physically-leading to an automatic calming response to contact with each other.