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

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

Anxiety, somatic symptoms and school refusal in children and adolescents.(From the staff of Bradley Hospital)
December 1, 2007... Case: Martin is an 11 year old boy who was functioning well academically and socially until he and his family went on a camping trip and all came home with a gastrointestinal illness. After about a week, everyone in the family had recovered...

Relaxation training and biofeedback in the treatment of childhood anxiety.(From the staff of Bradley Hospital)
December 1, 2007... "Just try to relax and take some deep breaths," is a common suggestion that children and adolescents hear when others (usually parents) try to help them calm down during times of nervousness and anxiety. The just as common refrain to this...

... Family history can inform prognosis in conduct-problem boys.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... It has been difficult for professionals to project which children who exhibit conduct problems at an early age will develop life-course antisocial behavior, but a study published in the October 2007 Journal of the American Academy of Child and...

... Influences in and outside home affect drinking initiation.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Factors including older age, the presence of adults drinking in the home and positive attitudes toward alcohol are associated with an increased likelihood of alcohol initiation in youths ages 11 to 18, reports a study published in the October...

... Academy updates statement on assessing suicide risk.(Keep your eye on ...)
December 1, 2007... The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its statement intended to help physicians identify and manage suicide risk in adolescents. In a clinical report published in the September 2007 issue of Pediatrics, the academy states that...

Long-term preventive interventions can assist highest-risk children.(What's New in Research)
December 1, 2007... A 10-year intervention that included parent training, social skills training for children and a school-based curriculum has been shown to have a positive effect on reducing the incidence of conduct disorder and other "externalizing" diagnoses...

Two prevention programs have short-term effect on depressive symptoms.(What's New in Research)
December 1, 2007... According to a new study, two programs designed to prevent depressive symptoms in high school students had positive short-term effects vis-a-vis no intervention, but these post-intervention results were not maintained at six-month follow-up....

Understanding stuttering: greater research and advocacy efforts needed.(Editor's Commentary)
December 1, 2007... I've always been interested in the common problems of childhood that span the boundary between pediatrics and child psychiatry--problems like recurrent abdominal pain, picky eating, bedwetting and stuttering. What they have in common is that...

All about anxiety disorders.(Reprint)
December 1, 2007... Anxiety is a normal, natural emotion experienced by most human beings. However, a youngster with an Anxiety Disorder experiences anxiety more strongly and more readily than others, and has excessive worry to a degree that interferes with the...