Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders for mental health professionals - a brief review

Lockhart, Paula J.

doi:10.1097/00001504-200109000-00007

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“…To combat this obfuscation, there are several steps that require consideration by a mental health professional [20,21]. First, mental health professionals should not rely exclusively on intelligence measures in their assessment batteries.…”

Section: Implications For Mental Health Professionalsmentioning

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A call on mental health treatment professionals to become informed

Brown¹,

Harr²,

Morgan³

et al. 2017

J Psychol Psychiatry

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a spectrum of life-long disorders caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. The adverse effects of FASD include cognitive, behavioral, emotional, physical, and adaptive functioning deficits. Since the deficits and symptoms of FASD can have a deleterious impact on the individual's overall daily functioning over the lifespan, assistance from a qualified mental health professional is often required. While FASD can be potentially debilitating, long-term positive outcomes have been associated with early intervention and diagnosis provided by adequately trained mental health professionals. This article provides the reader with an introductory overview of FASD and its implications for mental health treatment professionals, training recommendations, and suggestions for future research.

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Section: Implications For Mental Health Professionalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A call on mental health treatment professionals to become informed

Brown¹,

Harr²,

Morgan³

et al. 2017

J Psychol Psychiatry

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“…Inability to diagnose FASD reduces opportunities to access special support services. This is likely to result in poorer long‐term outcome (Lockhart, 2001).…”

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“…Adults with FASD also have needs requiring education‐based interventions. However education interventions in this age group are rarely used, programmes being limited to lists of possible strategies for intervention without clear evidence bases for such assumptions (Lockhart, 2001).…”

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“…Wider psychosocial difficulties such as trauma, physical illness, disrupted school experience, trouble with the law, confinement and multiple foster care placements are common. These contribute further to psychiatric disability, possibly even at lower levels of alcohol consumption (Lockhart, 2001; Sayal et al, 2007). Group work may be less effective than one‐on‐one interventions, possibly due to difficulties in social understanding (Gray & Mukherjee, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: An Overview of Interventions for Affected Individuals

Chandrasena

Mukherjee

Turk

2009

Child Adoles Ment Health

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Whilst much has been written about understanding the diagnostic and underlying pathological processes related to prenatal alcohol exposure, far less has been directed at the management of affected individuals. We undertake a review of the literature focusing on a range of interventions including psychological, social, educational, pharmacological as well recent advances and directions. This paper is designed to give an overview on the management of this complex disorder.

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“…Lockhart (2001) noted that connections to psychopharmacological treatment, behavior therapy, education placement, speech and language services, family education, and vocational services are helpful for individuals with FASD. Assisted living supports are also of fundamental importance for adaptive functioning and daily living skills (Streissguth et al 1996.…”

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Caregivers of Youth with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Hopes for Them as Adults

Brown

Kapasi

Nowicki

et al. 2017

Adv Neurodev Disord

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Caregivers of youth with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder participated in telephone interviews about their hopes for their youths as adults. Interviews with 16 birth, adoptive, and foster parents, as well as with aunts and grandparents of children over the age of 10 years, were conducted. A total of 54 unique responses were made to the question BWhat do you want for your child as an adult?^. Participants independently grouped all responses into themes. The groupings were analyzed using multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis using the concept system and resulted in four concepts. The concepts included the following: (a) education and employment, (b) positive relationships, (c) community integration, and (d) support services. The main differences between the participants' experiences and the literature centered on different emphases on feelings relative to skills and on strengths relative to deficits.

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders for mental health professionals - a brief review

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A call on mental health treatment professionals to become informed

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A call on mental health treatment professionals to become informed

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: An Overview of Interventions for Affected Individuals

Caregivers of Youth with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Hopes for Them as Adults

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