The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter articles from July 1996

The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter archives from July 1996

If disconnected too long, lost youths do not recover.
July 1, 1996... One-third of America's youth spends at least one year disconnected from society - out of school, out of work, not in the military and not married. Most of these 16- to 23-year olds will eventually reconnect connect to mainstream society...

Survey finds schoolchildren are scared.
July 1, 1996... We are all aware of the violence that grips contemporary society and affects our educational community. To validate that this violence is affecting the lives of very young children, we administered a survey to fourth-grade students. The...

Smart children have problems too. (adapted from the Journal of Educational Psychology, 88,2:203-214)
July 1, 1996... Belief in one's abilities has more effect on one's success in school than natural ability or potential, a new study says. The researchers also found that wanting to learn is a better motivation for achievement than external reasons, such as...

New objective test detects ADHD. (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)(adapted from the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 35,3:334-342, 1996)
July 1, 1996... Researchers have devised what may be the first objective test for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the most common psychological problem of children. A recent study has found that in 93 percent of cases, computer measures of...

Children lose educationally from parents' divorce. (adapted from annual meeting of the Population Association of America, May 9, 1996)
July 1, 1996... According to a new study, children who do not consistently live with two biological parents are only half as likely to ever attend a selective college, even taking into account factors such as income and parent education. The family...

Childhood trauma plagues adults. (adapted from the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,34,9:1167-1173, 1995)
July 1, 1996... A recent study supports other research that the effects of trauma experienced in childhood persist into early adulthood. The study examined the relationships between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, trauma exposure, gender and...

Behaviorally disorded are at risk for injury. (adapted from the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 150:50-56,1996)
July 1, 1996... Research suggests that children with behavioral problems are at considerable risk for unintentional injuries regardless of ethnicity. Researchers performed a cross-sectional analysis of data on 11,630 children in the 1988 National Health...

How to help keep children safe.
July 1, 1996... Solutions are not simple for a problem of this magnitude, but multiple, comprehensive strategies can minimize children's fear of violence and maximize care and cooperation. Schools can become true community centers where parent...

Help us end our nation's shame. (gunfire deaths of children)
July 1, 1996... The morally unthinkable killing of children has not only become routine but is increasing in the world's greatest democracy. We Americans allowed 5,751 children to be killed by guns in 1993 - almost twice as many as were killed by gunfire in...

What to do about your child's sleeping problems.
July 1, 1996... Many parents are concerned about their toddler's or preschooler's sleeping problems. Some children don't want to go to sleep at all. Others will only sleep in their parents, bed. Still others will go to sleep but get up during the night and...