The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from February 2003

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from February 2003

Expert explores psychosocial interventions for ADHD. (Focus on ADHD).
February 1, 2003... According to experts at the Duke University Medical Center, the number of elementary school-aged children diagnosed with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has risen steadily during the last ten years. The Center for Disease...

A review of outcomes of MH interventions for children and adolescents. (What Works for Whom?).
February 1, 2003... A recently published study reports a systematic review of 830 primary studies and 648 further reports of the English language treatment literature on child psychiatric interventions for psychosis, anxiety and depressive disorders, conduct...

... Child abuse. (Keep Your Eye On).
February 1, 2003... Serious head injuries in children younger than five years of age is more likely to be indicative of child abuse than of accidental falls, according to findings presented at the 88th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological...

... Alcohol ads. (Keep Your Eye On).
February 1, 2003... Teens viewed more television commercials for beer in 2001 than for juice, gum, chips, sneakers or jeans, according to a report by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at Georgetown University. Researchers analyzed alcohol...

... Biofeedback. (Keep Your Eye On).
February 1, 2003... Biofeedback therapy may be beneficial in treating children with ADHD, according to a recent study. The study found that children who had received biofeedback treatment in addition to a year's worth of methylphenidate (Ritalin) and parental...

... Uninsured child rate. (Keep Your Eye On).
February 1, 2003... Expanded public health insurance eligibility and outreach efforts to enroll eligible children helped reduce the proportion of low-income, uninsured children in the United States from 20.1 percent in 1997 to 16.1 percent in 2001, according to...

FDA approves new nonstimulant treatment for ADHD.
February 1, 2003... The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the approval of the selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor atomoxetine (Strattera) for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children six years...

Two studies refute notion that stimulants for ADHD lead to SA.
February 1, 2003... Two studies appearing in the January issue of Pediatrics appear to debunk any notion that the use of stimulant medications to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) leads to substance abuse further down the line. While...

Reading about dieting tied to psychosocial distress. (What's New in Research).
February 1, 2003... Frequent exposure to magazine articles about dieting and weight control behaviors is associated with unhealthy eating behaviors and increased levels of psychosocial distress among adolescents, according to a recent report by investigators at...

Teens' exposure to violent movies studied. (What's New in Research).
February 1, 2003... A substantial proportion of young adolescents are exposed to extremely violent movies, including those that depict sexualized violence, according to a cross-sectional survey of middle school students in the Northeast. For the study,...

The juvenile sex offender: forever a menace? (Commentary).
February 1, 2003... Despite their immaturity, adolescents--and to a lesser degree, children--are fully capable of committing serious sex offenses. FBI data from 1995, for example, indicate that individuals under 18 years old comprised almost 16 percent of those...

Your child and medication.
February 1, 2003... One in ten of America's children has an emotional disturbance such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression or anxiety, that can cause unhappiness for the child and problems at home, at play, and at school. Many of these children...