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Resources for Providers

Developed by Providers, for Providers.

We’ve compiled a repository of resources approved by our pediatric mental healthcare team. Let us know if you’d like some free printed materials by using our contact page.

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Clinical Pearls & Guidelines

Clinical Pearls and Guidelines support providers in managing mental and behavioral health disorders in youth. These
resources include information on how to assess for conditions, common misdiagnoses, treatment recommendations, and
monitoring of the condition. We would like to thank the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for allowing us
to adapt these resources for South Carolina. Jump to: Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, Depression, OCD, PTSD.

ANXIETY

Around 9.5% of youth are diagnosed with anxiety
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Symptoms of anxiety include:

  • Avoidance of activities or settings that are anxiety provoking
  • Frequent or excessive seeking of reassurance
  • Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
  • Decline in grades or academic performance, which may include inattention or trouble concentrating
  • Physical symptoms, including headaches, stomach aches, pain, or changes in appetite

AUTISM

Around 1% of youth are diagnosed with ASD
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Symptoms of autism spectrum disorders include:

  • Avoids or does not keep eye contact
  • Does not respond to name by 9 months of age
  • Does not show facial expressions like happy, sad, angry, and surprised by 9 months of age
  • Does not play simple interactive games like pat-a-cake by 12 months of age
  • Uses few or no gestures by 12 months of age (for example, does not wave goodbye)

ADHD

Around 10% of youth are diagnosed with ADHD
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Symptoms of ADHD include:

  • Making frequent careless errors or overlooking details
  • Difficulty sustaining attention in tasks/activities
  • Failing to complete tasks/work
  • Difficulty organizing tasks
  • Becoming easily distracted

DEPRESSION

Around 4% of youth are diagnosed with depression
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Symptoms of depression include:

  • Frequent sadness, tearfulness, or crying
  • Feelings of hopelessness
  • Withdrawal from friends and activities
  • Lack of enthusiasm or motivation
  • Decreased energy level

OCD

Around 1-2% of youth are diagnosed with OCD
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Symptoms of OCD include:

  • Excessive hand washing due to a fear of germs
  • Counting
  • Repeating words silently
  • Rechecking completed tasks

PTSD

Between 14% and 43% of youth are affected by PTSD
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Symptoms of PTSD include:

  • Reliving the event over and over in thought or in play
  • Nightmares and sleep problems
  • Becoming very upset when something causes memories of the event
  • Lack of positive emotions
  • Intense ongoing fear or sadness

Patient and Family Materials

Parent Medication Guides were developed by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to help a child and/or adolescents’ caregiver make informed decisions about treating mental disorders. We also offer NIMH brochures and fact sheets on mental disorders and related topics. Click the link to access electronic versions.

Medication Guides

Inquire through the YAP-P Contact Page about receiving medication guides.

ADHD Guide

The ADHD Medication Guide© is a visual aid for professionals caring for individuals with ADHD. The guide provides dosing information and images of medications indicated for the treatment of ADHD by the FDA. In clinical practice, this guide may be used to assist patients in identifying medications previously tried and may allow clinicians to identify ADHD medication options for the future.

Stimulant Guide

The Stimulant Medication Guide© is a visual aid for
professionals caring for individuals with ADHD. The
Guide shows short-acting and long-acting stimulant medications indicated for the treatment of ADHD organized by method of administration (liquids, sprinkles, etc.). It may help identify medication alternatives for patients if there are issues with cost, availability, or clinical response.

Antidepressant Guide

Developed by YAP-P consultant, Dr. Khetpal, this guide’s intended purpose is for antidepressant dosing guidance. The guide shows medication (fluoxetine, sertraline, escitalopram, duloxetine, bupropion, & mirtazapine), method of administration, target dose, maximum dose, FDA indications, and tips.

Additional Resources

Trauma ScreenTIME Pediatric Primary Care Course

The ScreenTIME course equips professionals in child-serving systems with best practices for trauma screening. Designed to support early identification of traumatic stress in children, the course helps child-serving staff identify and support children suffering from traumatic stress as early as possible and connect those in need with effective services.

 

School Mental Health Quality Guide on Screening

Part of a collection of resources developed by the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, this guide contains background information on school mental health screening in addition to best practices, possible action steps, examples from the field, and supplemental resources.

 

Mental Health Screening Tools for School Settings

This resource provides an overview of screening in the schools and considerations for screening in the school setting.  It also includes a curated list of sample tools that can be administered by students, educators, or parents.

 

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)’s Bright Futures Toolkit:  Links to Commonly Used Screening Instruments and Tools includes tools for use during Bright Futures visits as well as screening and assessment tools for use at the discretion of the health care professional.

 

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)’s Screening Technical Assistance and Resource (STAR) Center focuses on early childhood screening and offers a Screening Tool Finder to help identify appropriate tools for assessing child development, perinatal depression, and social drivers of health.

 

Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program Primary Care Behavioral Health Screening Toolkit provides guidance on using standardized behavioral health screening tools in the primary care setting. It addresses clinical considerations, such as integrating screening into well-child visits and responding to  elevated risk, and includes several MassHealth-approved tools.