The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from April 2007

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from April 2007

Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents: current thinking on a difficult subject.(Pediatric Bipolar Disorder)(Disease/Disorder overview)
April 1, 2007... There is considerable interest, concern and confusion in child and adolescent mental health about the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Brown University's Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Rhode Island Council of Child and...

The littlest worriers: treating obsessive compulsive disorder in young children.(Disease/Disorder overview)
April 1, 2007... Many young children worry. Some young children worry so much that they start to have problems with school, friends, or at home. When worries become upsetting and difficult to get rid of, and children begin to perform certain rituals to reduce...

... Childhood neuropsychiatric disorders on the rise?(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Although much attention has been paid in the U.S. and abroad to the increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, a study among Danish children suggests that at least two other childhood neuropsychiatric disorders may be on the rise....

... Study illustrates developmental pathway of attachment.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... The recently published results of an ongoing longitudinal study in 78 individuals tend to support previous attachment theories, such that an individual's behavior in adult romantic relationships can be related back to their attachment...

... Family interactions impact well-being of overweight teens.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007... Dianne Neumark-Sztainer and colleagues with the University of Minnesota investigated the connections among multiple layers of family environment and the psychosocial health of overweight adolescents, who comprise a growing segment of the U.S....

Memory and learning deficits in children with PTSD.(post-traumatic stress disorder)
April 1, 2007... In a recently published study the authors note that there is very limited information regarding the cognitive functioning of traumatized youth, and a dearth of clinical research examining the memory and learning performance of children and...

Government study cites suicide increase in youth.
April 1, 2007... A recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which measured death rates in youth, has found that in 2004 the suicide rate increased more than 18% in youth ages 1 through 19. The report, which appears...

Predictors of emotional well-being in at-risk teen girls.
April 1, 2007... In a recently published study of emotional well-being in at-risk adolescent girls, Armstrong and Boothroyd emphasize that theirs is unique in that it focuses on the emotional well-being of these adolescent girls. This 4-year observational...

Challenging the common myths about adoption.(Column)
April 1, 2007... Adoption is becoming a common means of family formation in the United States, and there is a growing amount of diversity both among those who adopt and those who are adopted. Approximately 150,000 children of all races and nationalities are...

Teaching young children self-control skills: information for teachers and parents.
April 1, 2007... Self-control is an important skill for all children to learn. It refers to having power or control over one's own actions. It also means that an individual knows right from wrong. Children who do not make choices for their own behavior, but...