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Titre :	Outreach developmental services to children of patients in treatment for substance abuse. (2000)
Auteurs :	Lisa-H SHULMAN ; Sabina HIRSHFIELD ; Sigal-R SHAPIRA
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 90, n° 12, 2000)
Pagination :	1930-1933
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Enfant ; Toxicomane ; Homme ; Toxicomanie ; Trouble personnalité ; Emotivité ; Parent ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Langage ; Amérique du Nord
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST kiBZR0xu. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This report describes as model for delivering developmental services to children of patients in treatment for substance abuse. Methods. A multidisciplinary team provides developmental evaluations of children at a substance abuse treatment clinic. Results. In 3 years of operation, 85% of 117 children completed individualized develomental evaluations. Cognitive limitations were diagnosed in 69%, speech and language impairments in 68%, emotional or behavioral problems in 16%, and medical problems in 83%. Follow-up information on children completing evaluation indicated that 72% of eligible children are receiving services as recommended. Conclusions. This high-risk population of children of substance-abusing parents can be effectuvekt served by providing developmental services at a substance abuse treatment program.

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