The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from April 2005

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from April 2005

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: a proven school-based program to reduce bullying.(Violence Prevention)
April 1, 2005... It has been estimated that up to three-quarters of young adolescents experience some type of bullying and as many as one-third report more extreme experiences of coercion or inappropriate touching. Such statistics have prompted action on many...

Effective consequences for child misbehavior: be specific!(Expert Speaks Out)
April 1, 2005... Does this hypothetical example sound familiar? "Billy, your score today was a 2 (out of a possible 5). While you did clean up after breakfast, which was good, you also had some problems. You did not come in after morning break in a...

... Parents, teens positive on impact of ADHD treatment.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... A survey commissioned by the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) on parent and teen attitudes about attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) looked at 268 parents of teens with ADHD and 265 teens diagnosed with ADHD, and found...

... AACAP applauds juvenile death penalty ban.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has issued a statement of support for the recent Supreme Court ruling (5-4) in favor of Christopher Simmons, 17 years old at the time of his conviction, forbidding states from...

... Health Canada suspends Adderall.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(controlled release amphetamine drug)
April 1, 2005... Health Canada, the Canadian drug regulatory agency, has suspended the sale of, but not revoked the approval of, Adderall XR, in the Canadian market. Adderall XR, made by Shire Pharmaceuticals, is a controlled release amphetamine indicated for...

Does maternal depression influence children's behavior?(What's New in Research)
April 1, 2005... The authors of a new study test the prevailing psychosocial thinking that maternal depression influences children's anti-social behavior (ASB) strictly via environmental causation, or "nurture." This study employed a prospective, longitudinal...

Researchers study abnormal head growth in autism.(What's New in Research)
April 1, 2005... In a retrospective study published in Pediatric Neurology, researchers hypothesized that accelerated head growth in the first two months of life could be an early indicator of increased risk of developing autism. Although macrocephaly is a...

A crisis is looming in child mental health.(Editor's Commentary)(Column)
April 1, 2005... Every winter for the past four years we have experienced a crisis in child mental health: we run out of inpatient beds for children and adolescents who need psychiatric hospitalization. These patients languish in emergency rooms or are...

Is your child being bullied? Tips for parents.
April 1, 2005... Every day in our schools and communities, children are teased, threatened, or tormented by bullies. The messages exchanged between children and their caregivers in just 15 minutes or more a day can be instrumental in building a healthier and...