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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prioritization-selection-of-harms.pdf
February 01, 2018 - Question(s) Interventions Harms Outcomes 
Psychosocial and 
Pharmacologic 
Interventions for Disruptive 
Behavior … in Children and 
Adolescents  
Vanderbilt Evidence-
based Practice Center, 
2015 
Disruptive behavior … 18 
What are the harms associated 
with treating children under 18 
years of age for disruptive 
behaviors
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_disposition-comments.pdf
April 15, 2013 - Children in the Fostering Healthy Futures group showed greater improvements in 
trauma symptoms and behavior … problems…” The program has not yet demonstrated 
improvements in externalizing behavior problems, although … Peer Reviewer 
#2 
General On page 62 of the report, “behavior problems” are listed as outcomes in three … Peer Reviewer 
#2 
General  On pages E44-46 of the Appendix, under Mental Health and Behavior (Part … On page E44 of the Appendix, in Mental Health and Behavior (Part 4), under “Recent 
MH therapy, adjusted
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pelvic-pain_research-protocol.pdf
February 16, 2011 - Evidence Report on the
 
 
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov  
Published Online: February 16, 2011 
1 
 
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol 
 
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for 
Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women 
 
Protocol Posting Date:  October 19, 20… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-update_research-protocol.pdf
June 06, 2017 - Treatments 
Nonpharmacological therapies aim to strengthen the pelvic floor and change behaviors 
that … interstim) 
OR “fluid therapy"[Mesh]  
OR (fluid AND (therapy or manage*)) 
OR urge suppression 
OR “Behavior … Therapy”[Mesh]  
OR ((behavior* or behaviour*) AND (therapy or modif* or treat*)) 
OR “hypnosis”[Mesh … ]  
 
App A—3 
 
OR (hypnosis or hypnotherapy) 
OR “Drinking Behavior”[Mesh] 
OR “Complementary
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/screening-counseling-interventions-protocol-amendment.pdf
February 05, 2025 - Youth Risk Behavior 
Survey: data summary & trends report.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/obesity-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - However, researchers now know that other factors including genetics, metabolism, 
behavior, environment … approved Orbera for placement up to 6 months in conjunction with a long-term supervised 
diet and behavior … The balloon 
group showed greater improvement in eating behaviors and weight-related quality of life … The balloon group showed greater improvements in eating 
behaviors and weight-related quality of life … for whom more conservative weight reduction 
alternatives, such as supervised diet, exercise, and behavior
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-therapy-management-1_research.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Adherence may have also been addressed, although the intervention was not designed to impact 
behavior … It reviews the stages of behavior change in the transtheoretical model 
of change, and strategies for … Barrier Assessment/Behavior Modification 
Behavior modification is a component of patient education. … to a 
medication regimen, then efforts were taken to work with the patient to modify their behavior. … learned in the MTM provider training program were used by the MTM providers for 
assessing barriers and behaviors
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0352_09-22-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Effective Health Care
Topic Number: 0298      
Document Completion Date: 03-19-12 
1 
 
 
 
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps 
 
 Perinatal depression treatment will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this 
topic, including populations, interventions, comparators, and ou… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-612-09-03-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - TND-612-09-03-2013
Topic Number(s):  0520     
Document Completion Date:  02-06-2013 
1 
 
 
 
Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps 
 
 The topic, Interventions to Transition Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) from Pediatric 
to Adult Care, is not feasible for a full systematic review due… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/case-management_research-protocol.pdf
June 06, 2011 - limited to): adherence to therapy; missed 
appointments; patient self-management; change in health behavior … including:
•Adherence to therapy
•Missed appointments
•Patient self-management
•Change in health behavior … services, adherence to therapy, missed appointments, 
patient self-management, and changes in health behavior … Care
• Adherence to therapy
• Missed appointments
• Patient self -management
• Change in health behavior
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/binge-eating-disposition-160504.pdf
December 09, 2015 - (ACNP 2012)  
• Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate Safety and Efficacy on Binge 
Eating Days/Episodes and Behavior … explicitly aware of the four major categories of outcomes that were 
examined in this report (i.e., binge behavior … LOC eating is a behavior that is 
subjective, not necessarily associated with overeating or binge eating … The 
behavior of LOC eating  was specifically examined in this review as it 
relates to  children and … Again, evaluating treatments for a behavior such as LOC eating 
that is not well defined and not a recognized
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prioritized-research-agenda.pdf
October 01, 2021 - outcomes, depression and comorbidities, perinatal and postpartum depression, 
and suicide thoughts, behaviors … rates (at 6 and 12 months) 
- Remission rates (at 6 and 12 months) 
- Rate of suicide ideation and behavior … - Response rates at 6 and 12 months 
- Remission rates at 12 months 
- Rate of suicide ideation and behavior … with depression judged to be at imminent risk for suicide, in 
terms of reducing suicide ideation and behavior … How can we improve documentation and extraction of data on suicide thoughts, suicide 
behaviors, suicide
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_consumer.pdf
November 01, 2016 - Constipation
��Decreased 
appetite
��Sweating
��Duloxetine can increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/executive-summary-2017-schizophrenia-adult.pdf
January 01, 2017 - core symptoms 
(delusions, hallucinations, disorganized 
speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic 
behavior … hospitalization, crisis services), legal system involvement, 
quality of life, self-harm and aggressive behaviors … social 
withdrawal and blunted affect) symptoms
 – Reductions in agitation symptoms or aggressive behaviors … Cognitive behavior therapy for 
schizophrenia: effect sizes, clinical models, and methodological 
rigor … A randomized controlled 
trial of cognitive-behavior therapy for persistent symptoms 
in schizophrenia
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - Video game (SPARX) for cognitive behavior therapy for adolescents with major 
depressive disorder 
Archived … Eligible Topic Not Deemed to Have High-Impact Potential 
 Video game (SPARX™) for cognitive behavior … early-
onset major depressive disorder (eoMDD) include supervised individual or group cognitive 
behavior … expanding research into ketamine’s efficacy for treating 
suicidal ideation and as an adjunct treatment to behavior
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-synthesizing-evidence-improve.pdf
July 01, 2020 - AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice 
Center Program
Synthesizing evidence to improve health care practice and delivery 
1
EPC Program Methods for Systematic Reviews
What is the Evidence-based Practice Center Program?
The vision for AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program is that all health care decisions are… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-227-noninvasive-nonpharm-chronic-pain-comments.pdf
April 16, 2020 - Effects of anger 
suppression on pain severity and pain behaviors among 
chronic pain patients: evaluation … Notably, the provider’s 
nonverbal behaviors and intonations toward patients with 
chronic pain can play … A qualitative systematic 
review of effects of provider characteristics and nonverbal 
behavior on pain
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/screening-counseling-interventions-protocol.pdf
October 01, 2023 - Youth Risk Behavior 
Survey: data summary & trends report.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breastfeeding-health-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
March 31, 2025 - Julie Ware and 
Elien Rouw, 
Academy of 
Introduction In the Physical Breastfeeding Behavior section … Including studies that assess the impact of 
these structural barriers on breastfeeding behaviors is … changed the word “contemporaneously” 
throughout the report to reflect “real-time” reporting of 
feeding behaviors … agree that it is essential to improve and 
standardize the measurement and reporting of 
breastfeeding behaviors … It’s important, however, that these 
studies also examine the extent to which 
breastfeeding behaviors
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_4-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2010 - 45
Abstract
Characterization of exposure is a central issue in the analysis of observational data; however, no “one 
size fits all” solution exists for exposure measurement. In this chapter, we discuss potential exposure 
measurement approaches for observational comparative effectiveness research (CER). First, it is …