Titre :
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Outreach developmental services to children of patients in treatment for substance abuse. (2000)
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Auteurs :
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Lisa-H SHULMAN ;
Sabina HIRSHFIELD ;
Sigal-R SHAPIRA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 90, n° 12, 2000)
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Pagination :
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1930-1933
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Enfant
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Toxicomane
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Homme
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Toxicomanie
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Trouble personnalité
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Emotivité
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Parent
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Langage
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[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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