The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from January 2008

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from January 2008

Traumatized youth in child welfare: a necessary change of perspective.(Impact of Abuse and Neglect)
January 1, 2008... Young people in the child welfare system have backgrounds that often include a combination of abuse, neglect, separation, and loss. The fact that these experiences are traumatic needs to be more fully stated and understood by child welfare...

Silent children: assessment and treatment of selective mutism.(Selective Mutism)
January 1, 2008... Case study Maria is a 9-year-old, 4th grade Hispanic girl who has never spoken at school. Her teacher is concerned that her achievement level is lagging behind her peers, particularly in the area of reading, but is not quite sure since she...

... Performance-avoidance may relate to depression in youths with LD.(Keep your eye on ...)(learning disabilities)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Failure in achievement tasks may constitute a stress factor that may be associated with depressive episodes in students with learning disabilities (LD), suggests a study published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities. Georgios D. Sideridis...

... Preschoolers with comorbidities unresponsive to methylphenidate.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... According to new study data, preschoolers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 3 or more comorbidities are unlikely to respond to methylphenidate regardless of dosage. The data are from the Preschoolers with ADHD Treatment...

... Watching TV violence places boys at risk of antisocial behavior.(Keep your eye on ...)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Researchers at the Child Health Institute of the University of Washington tested the hypothesis that exposure to televised violence between ages 2 to 5 would be associated with antisocial behavior at ages 7 to 10. The researchers used a coding...

Evidence-based ADHD treatment enhanced with collaborative care.(What's New in Research)
January 1, 2008... Primary care physicians can improve use of evidence-based treatment practices for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) through a collaborative consultation service in which mental health professionals help guide treatment decisions,...

ADHD appears to result from delay in brain development, not defect.(What's New in Research)
January 1, 2008... In what is believed to be the first neuroanatomic evidence of its kind on cortical maturation in the brains of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and...

Analysis of 20 studies confirms merits of CBT for anxiety.(What's New in Research)(cognitive-behavioral therapy )
January 1, 2008... Although it has been stated that few "well-established" treatments exist for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, reviews of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety have boosted that treatment's standing as a likely efficacious...

A nefarious plot: state laws imposing gag order on teachers.(Editor's Commentary)
January 1, 2008... There is a disturbing movement taking place at the state level across the country that aims to limit children's access to mental health services and prevent professionals who work with children from discussing behavioral issues they encounter....

Helping your child with ADHD succeed in school.(Reprint)
January 1, 2008... It is very common for children with ADHD to have difficulties in school. These problems can occur for several reasons: * Symptoms of ADHD like distractibility and hyperactivity make it hard for children with ADHD to pay attention or stay...