The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from February 2004

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from February 2004

Experts clarify guidelines for ADHD and disruptive behavior disorders.(International Consensus Statement)
February 1, 2004... Child mental health professionals worldwide share concerns that many children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or disruptive behavioral disorders (DBDs) do not receive appropriate treatment, even though...

Survey finds decline in teen drug use.('Monitoring The Future' National Results)
February 1, 2004... Drug use among America's teenagers has fallen for the second consecutive year, with the 2002 and 2003 declines together accounting for an 11 percent drop, according to a federal government survey. Since 2001, the proportion of eighth-,...

... Bulletin examines youth victimization.(Keep Your Eye On)
February 1, 2004... The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is offering a 12-page bulletin, "How Families and Communities Influence Youth Victimization," by Janet L. Lauritsen, Ph.D. The bulletin examines how individual, family and...

... British gov't warn against antidepressants for children.(Keep Your Eye On)
February 1, 2004... The controversy over the use of antidepressants for children got ratcheted up recently after British health officials issued a stern warning against such use. The Washington Post reported that British health authorities have warned doctors...

... Comparing children's healthcare costs for mental and health disorders.(Keep Your Eye On)
February 1, 2004... Children with behavioral disorders incur similar overall healthcare costs to children with physical disorders, according to a recent study. Among behavioral disorders, costs were not uniform. Anxiety and depression cost twice as much as other...

Postnatal growth related to neurodevelopmental outcome.(What's New in Research)
February 1, 2004... In a study examining the neurodevelopmental outcome of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, Swiss researchers concluded that it is the course of postnatal growth rather than growth status at birth that is associated with neurodevelopmental...

Sleep disturbances high in ADHD children.(What's New in Research)
February 1, 2004... A study of sleep-related disturbances in children with ADHD found significant alterations in the sleep patterns of children with the attentional disorder, compared with other children. In a prospective, observational study, researchers...

Parents--the anti-drug: helping your kids say no drugs.
February 1, 2004... Help With Peer Pressure No matter where children grow-up or who their friends are, nearly all of them are confronted at some time or another by friends with bad ideas--ways of testing limits, getting in trouble, and doing things they'll...

Treatment strategies for juvenile delinquency.(What's New in Research)
February 1, 2004... A literature review of three treatment strategies that might serve as alternatives to traditional incarceration for delinquent juveniles showed lower recidivism rates for two of the strategies and no significant difference in recidivism rates...

Can subtypes of depression help predict eating disorders?(What's New in Research)
February 1, 2004... Research has shown that depression is one of the most common experiences of patients with eating disorders. One dimension of depressive experience focuses on concerns about disruptions in relationships with others, such as feelings of loss,...

New look at ADHD data suggests lasting effect of behavioral treatment.(The NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study)
February 1, 2004... The NIMH Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (the MTA) is a randomized clinical trial that compared the relative effectiveness of different treatments in a sample of 579 children with ADHD, ages...

Behavior kills: controlling hurtful behavior.(Guest Commentary)
February 1, 2004... More young Americans die today of behavioral misadventures than of all diseases combined. This is shown by data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accidents, suicide, homicide, smoking, dangerous drug use, excessive...