AHRQ Child & Adolescent Health Digest

 AHRQ Child & Adolescent Health Periodic Digest

Volume 14, No. 48, January 9, 2015   Genetic Testing for Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorders - Open for Comment  Protocol for Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents Disruptive Behavior Disorder - Open for Comment   Genetic Testing for Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorders – Open for Comment The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking comments on the draft Technical Brief, Genetic Testing for Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. The draft report is available for comment until January 12, 2015. Go to: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayProduct&productID=2024 Protocol for Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents The protocol for the systematic evidence review, “Strategies to Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents,” is now available on the AHRQ Effective Health Care (EHC) Web site. Go to: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productid=2030 Disruptive Behavior Disorder – Open for Comment AHRQ has posted a draft of the systematic evidence review on psychosocial and/or pharmacologic treatment for children with disruptive behavior disorders. The draft report is available for comment until January 27, 2015. Go to: http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayProduct&productID=2031

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