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Attitudes and reported practice of paediatricians and child psychiatrists regarding the assessment and treatment of ADHD in Ireland
Objectives. This mixed-method national survey has obtained original data on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) attitudes, assessment and treatment regimes reported by paediatricians and child psychiatrists; and has compared their clinics. It has examined the extent of involvement of Irish paediatricians in the management of ADHD.
Methods. A questionnaire was designed, based on a review of literature and ADHD guidelines, and piloted by expert clinicians. Universal recruitment was conducted among Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) consultants (n = 71) and community/general paediatric consultants (n = 72). Quantitative and qualitative data was collected and analysed.
Results. There was an overall response rate of 43%. A dedicated ADHD clinic is offered in 79% of CAMHS services, but only in one paediatric service. Participants reported that the assessment of ADHD involves multidisciplinary work and this was only established in CAMHS clinics. Medication is initiated by 82% of child psychiatrists and only 22% of paediatricians.
Conclusions. This first national study of ADHD attitudes and practices presents comprehensive data regarding the management of children with ADHD in CAMHS and paediatric settings in Ireland. Paediatricians reported a minor role in managing ADHD. Study limitations are related to subjective reporting rather than case note audit, and a moderate response rate for the paediatricians’ participants
Enseñanzas mínimas de educación infantil : Real Decreto 1630-2006, de 29 de diciembre, por el que se establecen las enseñanzas mínimas del segundo ciclo de educación infantil
Se presenta el Real Decreto 1630-2006, de 29 de diciembre que establece las enseñanzas mínimas a impartirse en el segundo ciclo de educación infantil. Se indican los objetivos, contenidos y criterios de evaluación de cada una de las áreas que integran el segundo ciclo de educación infantil.MadridBiblioteca de Educación del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte; Calle San Agustín 5 -3 Planta; 28014 Madrid; Tel. +34917748000; [email protected]
Inferring hydroxyl layer peak heights from ground-based measurements of OH(6-2) band integrated emission rate at Longyearbyen (78 N, 16 E)
Measurements of hydroxyl nightglow emissions
over Longyearbyen (78 N, 16 E) recorded simultaneously
by the SABER instrument onboard the TIMED satellite and
a ground-based Ebert-Fastie spectrometer have been used to
derive an empirical formula for the height of the OH layer
as a function of the integrated emission rate (IER). Altitude
profiles of the OH volume emission rate (VER) derived from
SABER observations over a period of more than six years
provided a relation between the height of the OH layer peak
and the integrated emission rate following the procedure described
by Liu and Shepherd (2006). An extended period of
overlap of SABER and ground-based spectrometer measurements
of OH(6-2) IER during the 2003–2004 winter season
allowed us to express ground-based IER values in terms of
their satellite equivalents. The combination of these two formulae
provided a method for inferring an altitude of the OH
emission layer over Longyearbyen from ground-based measurements
alone. Such a method is required when SABER
is in a southward looking yaw cycle. In the SABER data
for the period 2002–2008, the peak altitude of the OH layer
ranged from a minimum near 76 km to a maximum near
90 km. The uncertainty in the inferred altitude of the peak
emission, which includes a contribution for atmospheric extinction,
was estimated to be±2.7 km and is comparable with
the ±2.6 km value quoted for the nominal altitude (87 km)
of the OH layer. Longer periods of overlap of satellite and
ground-based measurements together with simultaneous onsite
measurements of atmospheric extinction could reduce
the uncertainty to approximately 2 km
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