The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from January 2005

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from January 2005

Are prescription stimulants being misused or abused? Experts debate whether reports of abuse are real or exaggerated.
January 1, 2005... Methylphenidate (MPH) and other prescription stimulants are abusable, but "we really think that kids with [attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)] who are taking medication, for the most part are taking these medications appropriately...

Report indicts juvenile justice system for lack of treatment: CASA calls for overhaul of state systems.(National Center on Substance Abuse at Columbia University)
January 1, 2005... A groundbreaking report by the National Center on Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) found that the vast majority of juvenile arrests involve substance abuse or addiction yet most of these youths go untreated. According to...

... Athletic program targets SA and disordered eating.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The initial results of the program ATHENA (Athletes Targeting Healthy Exercise and Nutrition Alternatives), published in the Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (2004), suggest that a school-based sport team-centered program can be...

... Hispanic children less likely to get ADHD diagnosis.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... In a study published in the October issue of Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (JDBP), researchers discovered that Hispanic-American children are less likely to receive a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder...

... Depression is up among college students.(Keep Your Eye On ...)(Author Abstract)
January 1, 2005... According to the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) the incidence of depression among college students increased by 4.6 percent over the 4-year period from 2000 to 2004. From a sample comprised...

Depressed, withdrawn parents may affect adjustment of children in divorced families.(What's New in Research)
January 1, 2005... A longitudinal study published in Child Psychiatry and Human Development suggested that depressive maternal symptoms and withdrawn parenting may be factors in the heightened adjustment problems faced by pre-adolescent children in divorced...

Early menarche and neighborhood impact violent behavior in girls.(What's New in Research)
January 1, 2005... A study published in the December issue of Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry considers the impacts of menarcheal timing and neighborhood context on girls' potential for violent behavior. Results showed that...

Social communication intervention effective for core impairments of autism.(What's New in Research)
January 1, 2005... Although the benefits of psychosocial treatment are well established for autism and pervasive developmental disorder, there have been few rigorous, systematic reviews of this approach. In a randomized study published in the Journal of...

The nature-nurture continuum: crib death and genes.(Editor's Commentary)
January 1, 2005... A recent article in The Economist (21 Aug, 2004) references a published paper, in Pediatric Research, from Rush University in Chicago, with the startling header, "Cot deaths are caused, in part, by genes." Crib death, or sudden infant...

A prescription for danger: prescription drug abuse in teens.
January 1, 2005... From Vicodin, Valium, OxyContin and Ritalin to plain cough syrup, parents need to watch for signs of use and abuse The same medicines that can help patients can also be misused to produce a high feeling. And they can hurt teens or hook them...