2021
Pakistan’s First Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit: Characteristics of admitted patients and response to treatment over a 7-year period
Imran N, Bodla Z, Asif A, Shoukat R, Azeem M. Pakistan’s First Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit: Characteristics of admitted patients and response to treatment over a 7-year period. Pakistan Journal Of Medical Sciences 2021, 37: 305-311. PMID: 33679904, PMCID: PMC7931300, DOI: 10.12669/pjms.37.2.2611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInpatient unitPsychiatry inpatient unitDedicated childSomatoform disordersClinical Global Impression ScaleKing Edward Medical UniversityGlobal Impression ScaleFirst childAdolescent inpatient unitDifficulties Questionnaire scoresCharacteristics of childrenAdolescent mental healthCommon diagnosisMiddle-income countriesReferral patternsMean ageMean durationImpression ScaleMedical recordsInpatient treatmentPatients' scoresMood disordersQuestionnaire scoresPsychiatric diagnosisDelusional disorder
2017
Effectiveness of six core strategies based on trauma informed care in reducing seclusions and restraints at a child and adolescent psychiatric hospital
Azeem M, Aujla A, Rammerth M, Binsfeld G, Jones RB. Effectiveness of six core strategies based on trauma informed care in reducing seclusions and restraints at a child and adolescent psychiatric hospital. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 2017, 30: 170-174. PMID: 30129244, DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma-Informed CareSeclusion/restraintInformed careMonths of studyHospitalized youthType of admissionLength of stayNumber of seclusionsNumber of admissionsUse of seclusionAdolescent psychiatric hospitalDisruptive behavior disordersRestraint episodesMajor diagnosesMedical recordsMore episodesMood disordersPsychiatric diagnosisPsychiatric hospitalHospital staffBehavior disorderCarePatientsAdmissionChildren
2014
Comparing stimulant effects in youth with ADHD symptoms and epilepsy
Gonzalez-Heydrich J, Hsin O, Gumlak S, Kimball K, Rober A, Azeem MW, Hickory M, Mrakotsky C, Torres A, Mezzacappa E, Bourgeois B, Biederman J. Comparing stimulant effects in youth with ADHD symptoms and epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2014, 36: 102-107. PMID: 24907495, PMCID: PMC4109643, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure freedomADHD symptomsCGI improvement scoreImproved treatment outcomesHigh response rateUse of methylphenidateStart of trialMedication trialsMedical recordsUncontrolled designTreatment outcomesTreatment responseStimulant treatmentStimulant effectsPatientsResponse rateSeizuresMethylphenidateAmphetamine preparationsEmotional labilityBaseline frequencyEpilepsyAdverse effectsSymptomsTrials
2011
Effectiveness of Six Core Strategies Based on Trauma Informed Care in Reducing Seclusions and Restraints at a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital
Azeem MW, Aujla A, Rammerth M, Binsfeld G, Jones RB. Effectiveness of Six Core Strategies Based on Trauma Informed Care in Reducing Seclusions and Restraints at a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 2011, 24: 11-15. PMID: 21272110, DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2010.00262.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent Health ServicesBehavior ControlChildChild Health ServicesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDocumentationEthnicityFemaleHospitals, PsychiatricHumansKnowledge of Results, PsychologicalLeadershipMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesOrganizational InnovationRestraint, PhysicalRetrospective StudiesSocial IsolationStaff DevelopmentConceptsTrauma-Informed CareSeclusion/restraintInformed careMonths of studyHospitalized youthType of admissionLength of stayNumber of seclusionsNumber of admissionsUse of seclusionAdolescent psychiatric hospitalDisruptive behavior disordersRestraint episodesMajor diagnosesMedical recordsMore episodesHundred fiftyMood disordersPsychiatric diagnosisPsychiatric hospitalHospital staffBehavior disorderReducing SeclusionCarePatients