Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Yael Dvir Author

yael.dvir@umassmed.edu 508-856-5390

Subjects of specialization
Pediatric mood disorders, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Depressive, Adolescent Psychiatry

Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA

Biography

Yael Dvir is a Vice Chair and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, directing the Psychosis & Mood Disorders Clinics at the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CANDO) and Co-Director for the Psychiatry Medical Student Clerkship. His current research interests include in Childhood maltreatment; Pediatric mood disorders; Pediatric bipolar disorder; Mood disorder not otherwise specified; Major depressive episode; Manic episode; Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Pediatric Mood Disorders and Trauma: What are the Associations?

Author(s):

Yael Dvir, Hodge SM, Michael Hill and Frazier JA

Background: There is limited data on the effects of Childhood Maltreatment (CM) on pediatric mood disorders in general and pediatric Bipolar Disorder (BD) in particular. We aimed to compare clinical and family characteristics of youth with CM and Mood Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (MD) to youth with CM and BD and to follow the youth with MD longitudinally to determine their course of illness.

Methods: Twenty-two youths (ages 8-18 years) with mood symptoms (11 with BD and 11 with MD) and histories of CM prior to the age of 5 years were assessed using a structured clinical interview. A follow-up assessment was conducted with 8 of the 11 parents of youth with MD.

Results: 11 subjects (5 females, mean age 13 ± 2.4 sd) met DSMIV-TR criteria for BD and 11 subjects (4... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000182

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