The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from April 2006

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from April 2006

Identifying and addressing trauma in adolescents: a conversation with David A. Wolfe.(Interview)
April 1, 2006... David A. Wolfe holds the inaugural RBC Chair in Children's Mental Health at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, and is Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Toronto. CABL recently spoke with Wolfe...

Motivational interviewing with adolescents.
April 1, 2006... Although Motivational Interviewing (MI) has its roots in the field of substance abuse treatment, its theory and techniques are widely applicable to many problems as well as many settings in which behavior change is promoted. MI has increasingly...

... Childhood depression, obesity and asthma.(.)(Disease/Disorder overview)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... According to new study data, depressive symptoms during childhood may be associated with adult asthma and obesity. Researcher, Gregor Hasler, M.D., University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland and colleagues analyzed data from a prospective...

... Media campaign to reduce risky sexual behavior.(.)
April 1, 2006... Media campaigns reminding parents to discuss sex with their children can have a positive effect on reducing risky sexual behavior in young people. A new study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that a public service...

... Thousands of mentally ill Medicaid children in Massachusetts.(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... A U.S. district court judge has ruled in favor of 8 families of low-income children who sued the State of Massachusetts in 2001 over alleged unavailability of mental health services. Judge Michael Posner says the State did a "woefully...

Cannabis use and aggression in Dutch adolescents.
April 1, 2006... Cannabis use in Dutch adolescents appears to be strongly associated with delinquency and aggression among recent users of cannabis, but not with internalizing behavior such as depression and withdrawn behavior, according to a new Dutch survey....

Who are the best friends of shy, withdrawn children?
April 1, 2006... Are the best friendships of shy, withdrawn children very much different from those of non-withdrawn children? Although considerable research has focused on children who are rejected by their peers, little research has examined the nature of...

Why are stimulants facing the dreaded "black box"?(Drug Warnings)
April 1, 2006... Here's an odd paradox: the recent FDA advisory panel's vote in favor of imposing a "black box" warning on stimulant medications may end up producing a beneficial effect--but for the wrong reasons. To review the recent events: the FDA...

Helping a traumatized child.
April 1, 2006... The following guidelines are intended to shape caregiver interactions: DO NOT BE AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT THE TRAUMATIC EVENT Children do not benefit from "not thinking about it" or "putting it out of their minds." If a child senses that...