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

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

The experience journal: a conversation with David DeMaso, M.D.(Facing Childhood Depression)(Interview)
February 1, 2007... In February 2006 David DeMaso, M.D., Chief of Psychiatry at Children's Hospital Boston, and his colleagues published a paper titled, "Depression Experience Journal: A Computer-Based Intervention for Families Facing Childhood Depression." In the...

Bringing mental health awareness to the schools.("Typical or Troubled?")(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... "The onset of mental illness can occur during the teen years," Steven Rubloff, American Psychiatric Foundation (APF) executive director, told CABL. In fact, according to APF's website, "Ninety percent of people who develop mental health problem...

... Adolescent smoking as a gateway to alcoholism.(Keep your eye on...)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Adolescent smokers have a 50% higher risk of an alcohol-use disorder (AUD) than their non-smoking peers, even if the non-smokers have the same drinking patterns. According to a review of data from the 2002-2004 U.S. National Surveys on Drug Use...

... Preliminary support of CBT for PANDAS-related OCD.(Keep your eye on...)(cognitive behavioral therapy)(obsessive-compulsive disorder)(Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... A small study carried out by researchers at the University of Florida provides preliminary support that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) associated with Pediatric Autoimmune...

... Mental health grants to reach very young children.(Keep your eye on...)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Connecticut is the fortunate recipient of one of six grants for early childhood mental health awarded nationally. Funded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Building Blocks for Bright Beginnings program...

He's okay on weekends.(What's New in Research)
February 1, 2007... Adolescents who refuse to attend school may be at risk of anxiety disorders, major depression and other psychiatric disorders later in life. If left untreated, school refusal behavior may be associated with short-term problems such as academic...

Managing Tourette Syndrome through group therapy.(What's New in Research)
February 1, 2007... Tourette Syndrome (TS), characterized by motor and vocal tics, is often associated with emotional or behavioral problems as well as learning difficulties which may account for much of the impairment experienced by TS patients. While tics are...

Psychiatric outcome in children who recover from meningococcal disease.(What's New in Research)
February 1, 2007... Children who recover from meningococcal disease may later experience high levels of psychological distress, hyperactivity and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An acute life-threatening bacterial infection, meningococcal disease develops...

High rates of prescription drug abuse.(What's New in Research)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Adolescent abuse of prescription opioids in the United States remains at unacceptably high levels according to a survey funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Although illicit drug use among students in the eighth, tenth and...

Meeting the self: encouraging young children to read and write.(Guest Commentary)
February 1, 2007... Editor's Note: We are pleased to have a guest commentary this month by Sarah Porter, a teacher of creative writing in New York schools. Ms. Porter's essay provides a provocative perspective on the impact of writing and reading on children's...