Tobi Okopie

A 6-Year-Old With Becker Muscular Dystrophy and Catatonia

Catatonia is often underrecognized and underdiagnosed, particularly in young children. Catatonia occurs secondary to a medical and/or psychiatric etiology. The diagnosis can be supported by validated rating scales, including the Pediatric Catatonia Rating Scale and/or response to...

Discretionary Child Protective Services Reporting for Infants With Prenatal Opioid Exposure

OBJECTIVE Hospital guidelines implemented in May 2021 to end reflexive child protective services (CPS) reporting for infants with prenatal substance exposure nearly halved overall reporting rates among infants with prenatal opioid exposure (IPOE). Given concerns that discretionar...