Resources for Parents

Last updated November 2022

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Delirium

Facts for Families

AACAP's Facts for Families provides concise up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families.

• Delirium in Children and Adolescents

Educational and Treatment Resources

• AACAP Delirium in Children and Adolescents Brochure
• When Your Child has Pediatric Delirium (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
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Videos

Delirium - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology

Related Websites

• Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction and Survivorship (CIBS) Center - this website provides information what to expect after the patient gets discharged from the intensive care unit.
• Coping with Stress Reactions after Injury or Illness - Health Care Toolbox

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Somatic Symptom and Functional Disorders

Facts for Families

• Physical Symptoms of Emotional Distress: Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders

Educational and Treatment Resources

• Somatization and the Mind-Body Connection (British Columbia Children’s Hospital, Canada - Kelty Mental Health Resource Center)
• Functional neurologic disorder/conversion disorder (Mayo Clinic)
• Pediatric Somatization: Family Handbook (BC Children's Hospital)

Videos

Mind-Body Connection at Wildwood High - This video for patients and families describes the mind-body connection that causes somatization.

Patient Support Organizations

• Epilepsy Foundation
• FND Hope (Functional Neurological Disorder)
• Psychogenic Non Epileptic Seizures (Northeast Epilepsy Group)

Apps

These apps can be helpful tools for people with Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders. They should be used alongside comprehensive assessment and treatment from a trained mental health professional.

MindShift® CBT
MindShift® CBT uses scientifically proven strategies based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of your anxiety.

Related Websites

• Somatization Learning Hub - About Kids Health
• Somatization and the Mind-Body Connection - BC Children's Hospital
• Functional Neurological Disorders Society
• Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) (Epilepsy Foundation)

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Medical Traumatic Stress and Resilience

Facts for Families

• Chronic Illness and Children
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Educational and Treatment Resources

• Handouts from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  • At the Hospital: Helping My Child Cope
  • At the Hospital: Helping My Teen Cope
  • After the Hospital: Helping My Family Cope
• Ways to recognize, manage and reduce stress as a family - BC Children's Hospital
• Pain Management and Prevention Resources to Help You #BeAPainChampion - Meg Foundation
• Coping with Stress Reactions after Injury or Illness - Health Care Toolbox
• Managing Stress - Kelty Mental Health Resource Center

Books

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