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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Underrepresented Youth With School Attendance Problems: Integration With Systems of Care, Advocacy, and Future Directions
Kearney C, Benoit L. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Underrepresented Youth With School Attendance Problems: Integration With Systems of Care, Advocacy, and Future Directions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 61: 1208-1210. PMID: 35364248, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchool attendance problemsUnderrepresented youthAttendance problemsEnglish language learnersHybrid learning formatStudents of colorLearning formatLanguage learnersStudentsComplicated clinical pictureLack of accessSystems of careMental health outcomesYouthNeighborhood-level factorsClinical picturePsychiatric careHealth outcomesLearnersLess accessSocioeconomic statusAdolescent psychiatryChildhood adversitySchoolsMental health
2022
Barriers to Identifying Learning Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Clinicians and Educators
Stone L, Benoit L, Martin A, Hafler J. Barriers to Identifying Learning Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Clinicians and Educators. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 23: 1166-1174. PMID: 36584937, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQualitative studyCharter schoolsProfessional educationPublic schoolsLearning DisabilitiesSchool-aged childrenIndividual interviewsSystemic barriersEducatorsSchoolsSpecific trainingTheoretical samplingInstitutional guidanceProfessionalsTrainingThemesCommunity settingsLDChildrenDisabilityEducationUnited StatesInterviewsResponsibilityDifferent areas
2021
A Systematic Review of Somatic Symptoms in School Refusal
Li A, Guessoum S, Ibrahim N, Lefèvre H, Moro M, Benoit L. A Systematic Review of Somatic Symptoms in School Refusal. Psychosomatic Medicine 2021, 83: 715-723. PMID: 33951013, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000000956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic symptomsSystematic reviewIdentifiable physical diseaseSchool refusalDialectical behavior therapyAbdominal painPsychologist/psychiatristJoint achesThird-wave behavioral therapyPsychiatric referralPsychological comorbiditiesExpression therapyBreathing trainingSuccessful therapyFirst complaintPhysicians' lackSymptomsBehavioral therapyTherapyPhysical diseasePsycINFO databasesDaily practiceMultidisciplinary approachBehavior therapyAnxiety management