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Review articles serve an important purpose in synthesizing knowledge in the field of pediatric psychology, highlighting new topic areas, innovative concepts, and contemporary issues in the field. In the arena of treatment, a high-quality systematic review may answer questions about the efficacy of psychological treatments for specific pediatric problems by synthesizing quantitative results from relevant studies about specific interventions. As new treatments are de-veloped in the field and new conditions are being tackled with pediatric psychology interventions, efficacy will need to be established. Such results may inform pediatric psychologists and other health providers about which interventions to use. Moreover, such results may guide decision making concerning whether the strength of the evidence warrants that a specific intervention for a particu-
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