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

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

Enriching school-based mental health: a telepsychiatry initiative in Texas public schools: a conversation with Christopher R. Thomas, M.D.(Focus on Schools)(Interview)
December 1, 2006... We spoke with expert Christopher R. Thomas, M.D., who is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch, about a new telepsychiatry initiative in the Texas public school system. ...

Making measurement meaningful in K-12 schools: promoting a climate for learning.(Expert Speaks Out)
December 1, 2006... In American K-12 education, what is measured is what "counts." For example, we spend a great deal of energy measuring reading and math abilities. As important as these are, educators and parents alike understand that there are other aspects of...

... Pediatric telepsychiatry in rural settings.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... A new videoconferencing service is providing psychiatric consultation to children in some rural areas of the United States. The service provides telepsychiatry based on a model used by outreach clinics, involving health care professionals who...

... Screening for substance use at STD clinics.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(sexually transmitted disease)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics may be appropriate settings for screening young people for substance use. In a study of 448 adolescents and young adults (ages 15-24 years) attending an urban STD clinic, investigators found that...

... Bullying patterns may persist beyond high school.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... For some people, being a bully, being a victim of a bully, or both, may continue well beyond one's early school years into college. The long-term consequences of being bullied may lead to serious mental health outcomes such as depression or...

Recovering from anorexia nervosa.(What's New in Research)
December 1, 2006... What are some of the turning points that lead to recovery from anorexia nervosa (AN)? Swedish researchers posed the question to a group of women 16 years after their first admission for treatment of AN, and their subsequent recovery. ...

ADHD symptoms associated with video games.(What's New in Research)
December 1, 2006... Results from a new survey conclude that adolescents who play console and video internet games for more than an hour a day may have more symptoms or more intense symptoms of ADHD or inattention than those who do not. According to the...

Failure to recognize fear in others--a marker for psychopathy?(What's New in Research)
December 1, 2006... The inability to recognize fear in others may be present in adult psychopathy and in people with damage to the amygdala. New study results suggest that deficits in fear-recognition may also exist in children with psychopathic traits. If these...

Understanding teens in this age of digital technology.(Guest Commentary)
December 1, 2006... Hello boys and girls and those in between.... What web chatter can I pull outa my xxx. Well... I'm 15... I live in a boring xxx town. I love music... mostly punk,... interested in well xxx boys.... hope I've enriched all of your meaningless...