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

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

Helping parents and children understand "Gender Identity Disorder". (Expert Speaks Out).
January 1, 2003... Most two-year-olds know whether they are boys or girls and can identify strangers as "mommies" or "daddies." By the age of three, children know that daddy has a penis and that mommy has breasts. They consistently apply gender labels, referring...

Teen relationships may impact behavior and health more expected. (Adolescent Romantic Experience).
January 1, 2003... Dating and romantic relationships are often the most important part of adolescents' social lives. Over one-half of 12- to 18-year-olds in the United States report having experienced a romantic relationship in the previous 18 months, and it has...

... Cocaine, amphetamines more addictive for teens. (Keep Your Eye On).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Research with mice suggests that cocaine and amphetamine may be more addictive to adolescents than adults, the United Press International reported. Researchers found that adolescent mice who were given either cocaine or amphetamine had...

... Parental smoking provides "prompts". (Keep Your Eye On).(may encourage children to smoke)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Parents who smoke may be encouraging their children to smoke, according to findings presented to a conference of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). The researchers found that seventh and eighth graders were more likely to have...

... Online treatment. (Keep Your Eye On).("TeenGetgoing")(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A San Jose, Calif.-based treatment facility and its online affiliate, eGetgoing, the country's only accredited Internet drug and alcohol treatment provider, recently announced the nation's first Interact-based interactive audio and video drug...

... CDC awards grants for ADHD. (Keep Your Eye On).(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awards a reasearch grant to Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded the organization Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) a $750,000 grant to establish and operate the first National Resource Center...

Group and individual CBT improves anxiety in children. (What's New in Research).(cognitive behavioral therapy)
January 1, 2003... Children with anxiety disorders appear to have similar rates of improvement with group and individual cognitive behavioral therapy, according to new findings. Researcher Katharina Manassis, M.D., of the Hospital for Sick Children in...

Insecure attachment a risk factor for depression. (What's New in Research).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Insecure attachment to parents may be linked to the development of serious depressive symptoms among young adolescents, Dutch researchers reported recently. Researchers Anne Marl Sund, M.D., and Lars WichstrOm of the Norwegian University...

... Violent teens. (Conference Update).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Aggressive teens diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) use their brains differently than non-aggressive adolescents when viewing violent video games, according to research presented at the 88th Scientific Assembly and Annual...

... Delayed speech. (Conference Update).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Children with unusually delayed speech tend to listen with the right side of their brain rather than the left side, according to preliminary findings presented at the 88th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of...

Intervention reduces risky driving behavior in teens. (What's New in Research).
January 1, 2003... A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) suggests a program that teaches parents how to set limits on their teens' driving greatly reduces the chances of risky driving behavior that...

Kid's popular culture: the selling of childhood. (Guest Commentary).
January 1, 2003... Stanley, an obese 11-year-old boy, presented to a child psychiatrist for poor school performance and lack of social skills. The oldest of three children, Stanley spent his days and evenings sitting on his bedroom floor, surrounded by WWF action...

Tips for divorcing parents.
January 1, 2003... No step-by-step manual can give you a guarantee on how to raise kids blissfully through divorce. Every situation--and every family--is different. There arc, however, some common sense guidelines that may make adjustment a little bit easier. ...