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Two lecturers of Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP) participated in the publication of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) (July-August, 2018)
[ Updated (10/12/2018) ]

Two lecturers of CTUMP include Dr. NGUYEN Tan Dat – Public Health Faculty and Dr. TRAN Thien Thang – Department of Psychiatry, Medicine Faculty appeared in the magazine edition in July – August/2018, volume 49, issue 4 of JAACAP.


The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) established in 1953, is a non-profit professional association in the United States dedicated to facilitating psychiatric care for children and adolescents, is headquartered in Washington, the U.S. The Academy's official mission is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through research, training, prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and to meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers. Since 1962, the AACAP has published its monthly journal, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).

Prof. Kathleen Myers from University of Washington collaborated with Dr. Dat and Dr. Thang in the framework of a partnership established since 2014 between Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy (CTUMP) and the University of Washington (UW) to conduct a study on the psychiatry of children and adolescent in the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam; held a workshop on autism spectrum disorder from global epidemiology and evidence-based interventions. They interviewed 9 children aged from 2 to 13 year – old to hone appropriate diagnosis and intervention. At the same time, the families of affected children also showed openness, trust and great needs to be supported in matters of caring and raising children. The study showed that there is no difference in family’s concerns from countries with different economic level. The larger burdens in future of autism spectrum disorders of children to families and communities underscored the importance of building professional skills for both psychiatrists and pediatricians.

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