Objective: To compare and contrast notions of ADHD among pediatricians and parents of affected children to understand the perspectives they bring to shared decision making (SDM).   Methods: In this freelisting study, 60 parents of children with ADHD and 30 primary care…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between children's hospital readmission and the performance of child health systems in the states in which hospitals are located. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 197,744 patients 2 to 18 years old from 39 children's…

We explored the relationship between seizure activity (SA) and/or chronic epilepsy (CE) and short-term neurodevelopmental outcomes following fetal myelomeningocele (fMMC) surgery. Retrospective databases and a parental questionnaire focusing on common complications of hindbrain…

OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to assess potential candidacy for hormonal emergency contraception (EC) and desire for sexual health education among female adolescents presenting for care to a pediatric emergency department (ED). METHODS: We used an anonymous, cross…

OBJECTIVE: High hospital occupancy may lead to overcrowding in emergency departments and inpatient units, having an adverse impact on patient care. It is not known how children's hospitals acutely respond to high occupancy. The objective of this study was to describe the frequency,…

Asked to pen an editorial about the child welfare articles in this month's Archives, our challenge was to link the policy and practice implications between 2 articles that could not appear more different at first glance. The first article, by Bos and colleagues, reports the results of…

PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to determine the short-term neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with giant omphalocele (GO). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2002 and December 2007, 31 consecutive infants with GO received prenatal and postnatal care at our institution…

BACKGROUND: The American Medical Association, the British Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association have guidelines that specifically discourage physicians from self-prescribing or prescribing to family members, but only the BMA addresses informal prescription requests…

OBJECTIVE: The relationship between weight and sexual behavior among adolescents is poorly understood. We examined this relationship in a nationally representative sample of high school girls. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of self-reported data from 7193…

The article discusses the state of primary care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in the U.S. The first step in optimizing care for these youth is by knowing the differences between sexual orientation, sexual behavior and gender identity. These…